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This webinar was recorded for the 2nd International Forest Therapy and Wellbeing Summit, hosted by the Forest Therapy Institute, in 2020. Juniper and Holden explore how ecotherapy and nature-based healing modalities can serve to understand, treat, and heal wounds of trauma.

Discuss the basics of ecotherapy and trauma, introduce models of trauma appropriate for ecotherapy interventions, and learn practices and techniques that are specifically designed to assist in trauma work.

Continuing Education

This program provides 1 hour of continuing education units.
-Approval NASW-KY #050522. NASW-KY is an approved provider for social work credits through the KYBSW.
-Approved Provider #50-33522 Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Course #20-945129.
-Accepted by the OH CSWMFT Board.
Continuing education requirements vary by state, while many accept the above approvals, please confirm with your board.

Learning Objectives

  1. Define 'Shinrin-Yoku' and recognize the practice's history.
  2. Explain the physical and mental health benefits of Shinrin-Yoku.
  3. Define 'phytoncides' and identify how it relates to Shinrin-Yoku and mental health.
  4. Demonstrate understanding of conceptual frameworks regarding Shinrin-Yoku.
  5. Summarize practices in clinical applications such as silence and disconnection, threshold crossing, sensory awakening/embodiment, reciprocal engagement, etc.
  6. Identify specific interventions to use in Shinrin-Yoku.
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Juniper Owens

LCSW, CPT, LMT, IMHP
Co-Founder, Director, and Podcast Host
Juniper earned bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from the University of Louisville and is a licensed clinical social worker in Kentucky. Juniper holds certifications in various therapeutic approaches, including EMDR, grief therapy, and Crisis and Suicide First Response.

Juniper co-founded Bridge Counseling and Wellness, a leading integrative mental health center in Louisville. She has also taught at the Kent School of Social Work, teaching Human Behavior and the Social Environment, and currently focuses on educational facilitation at the Academy. She is the creator and one of the hosts of the Conscious Mental Health Podcast, where she provides educational content in the field of mental health, focusing on the person-in-environment perspective. Her clinical expertise includes a range of therapeutic approaches, particularly in the treatment of anxiety and crisis work.
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Holden Dillman

LCSW, CYT-200, IMHP
Social Worker and Yoga Instructor
Holden holds an MS in Social Work from the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville and a BA in Sustainable Community Development from Berea College. Holden finds deep joy in serving as a trauma-sensitive yoga and meditation instructor and social worker. With an academic background rooted in understanding how human behavior is affected by various environments and systems, Holden is committed to supporting others as they tend to their relationship with themselves, others around them, and their environment. Their approach to this work is grounded in trauma-sensitive mindfulness, body-centered healing, and neuropsychology. Holden is committed to holding space for collective liberation of the mind, body, and soul in radical community.
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