Active Grief, Active Hope
In conjunction with Power to Be, join us for 5 weeks of supporting our communities' engaged youth as they face the difficult thoughts, emotions, and uncertainties that come along with the grave realities of climate change.
Human-Nature Counselling Society is happy to offer a range of nature-based therapy programs, designed for the specific needs of individuals, youth and families looking for support.
Nature-Based Therapy is relational and systemic, drawing on the importance of a healthy family system and an inherent relationship to our ecological world. It draws on attachment research which highlights the crucial need to have secure connections with others, in order to have the confidence to grow and explore one’s potential in the world.
Our programs encourage playful encounters with nature and each other, and create a safe container within which to explore one’s edges and develop new tools for self-awareness, friendships, self-esteem and belonging. We believe that group programming is an essential ingredient to combat mental health stigma, social isolation, and despair – together we can lift one another up!
Our group offerings shift depending on community need and available funding, so please check back often for the latest opportunity to get involved! And if your community group is interested in finding out how nature-based therapy could meet your member’s needs, then give us a shout. We have been partnering with local school districts, municipalities and First Nations over the past 10 years to deliver quality, effective and accessible therapeutic programming.
Lynx Trax Program
Nature-based group therapy program for female identified youth (ages 12-16) to enhance their mental health and social connections
Coyote Tracks Program (ages 9-12)
Nature-based group counselling for male identified youth (ages 9-12) to enhance their mental health and social connections.
Coyote Tracks Program (ages 12-15)
Nature-based group counselling for male identified youth (ages 12-15) to enhance their mental health and social connections
Family Roots – Adventure Therapy Group
Delivered and generously funded through Power To Be, the Family Roots program uses outdoor recreation and the power of nature to increase the well-being and resiliency of local youth and their families.
New Roots Program
An 8-week program for middle school youth to transform their relationship with anxiety/worry and connect with Nature as resource in their lives.
Parent Course: Parenting and Screen Time/Gaming
Do you find that talking with your pre-teen/teenager about their use of video games, social media, YouTube, or TikTok does not have the results you had hoped for? Are you unclear about whether your son or daughter’s screen time is problematic?
Waves of Change
A 5-month group counselling program to support women who identify anxiety as being a barrier to living their lives to the fullest.