Ecotherapy Training

ECOTHERAPY TRAINING

Professional development for ecotherapy students & practitioners

Learn about ecotherapy and how to design and facilitate therapeutic outdoor experiences.

Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or just interested, you're in the right place. We provide professional development to suit a diversity of backgrounds and experience. Read testimonials from our alumni:

Jill Guppy / Youth Psychotherapist, UK

The course helped me to develop therapeutic work outdoors with young people. I have learnt so much about the process and how to develop and structure our outdoor sessions. I feel l have also learnt so much about how everything links up and all the connections between establishing a healthier planet in conjunction with healthier people.

Elizabeth Riches / Dol Fach Community Interest Company, Wales

Having recently completed this training, I feel I have stepped through a threshold; one which has transformed me, and how I contribute to our world.

Regan Stacey / The Forest Therapy School, USA

From terminology to concept to fields of study, I feel more confident in crafting a vision for my own offerings. I feel well on my way to the next steps and am richer for the learning.

Peter Wooding / Venture Scotland

I gained a massive amount of insight from this training both personally and professionally. I was profoundly moved by the process. I came away refreshed and inspired.

Charlie Németh / Teacher, Hungary

This training programme has helped me to reach a deep resolve in my choices for the direction of my life and the work that I wish to do in the world.

Sandra Cunningham / Walking Coach, Scotland

To anyone who wants to understand what it really means to climb down from our human superiority and truly inhabit the world as nature intended – and lead others in doing so – I can’t recommend this training enough.

Yasmin Aschebrock / Clinical Psychologist, Aotearoa New Zealand

The course was very helpful in opening up possibilities for how I can use an ecotherapy approach in my clinical work as a psychologist. It was also extremely valuable personally, in helping me to navigate my way into a new phase in my life. I guess you could say the training was transformational!

Julia Aplin / Upward Spiral, Canada

Thank you for the course! I really enjoyed it and it was very thought-provoking. I especially appreciated the perspectives and experiences that were so clearly articulated. The course has helped me to work towards framing and understanding my own work more clearly.

Margret Mennenga / Campaigner, WWF-Germany

Don´t hesitate. Just do it! I promise you that you will feel great and brave and you won´t be disappointed.

Janani Eswar / Growing in Nature, India

I work to connect children to nature in India and this course has helped me to build language and structure around my work to better communicate with others around me. I have also greatly benefited from the resources available which would be very hard for me to find elsewhere.

A solid foundation

ecoSelf LEARNING is built on over 25 years of research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and professional practice. It brings together a vast wealth of material, experience and a unique professional community. Join the thousands of students who have grown through ecoSelf LEARNING.

There are various options:

TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Enrol in a training programme to combine specific courses with Fire Circle community membership with one year of access. Ideal for anyone looking for a comprehensive training package. Pay once or in instalments;

INDIVIDUAL COURSES
Take an individual course on a range of ecotherapy subjects with 90 days of access. Ideal for more experienced practitioners looking for training in specific areas;

COACHING
Add bespoke one-to-one coaching to any course or training programme - or just get coaching on its own;

COMMUNITY
Join the Fire Circle community, our global community of ecotherapy students and practitioners. Access live events, resources and networks;

EVENTS - Join a live webinar or supervision group.

Combine some or all of these to create the perfect professional development package to suit your needs, circumstances and aspirations.

Click on the programmes and courses below to explore all the options in more detail.

If you have any questions read our FAQs. If you would like to discuss which elements could meet your specific professional development needs, book a call.

All training programmes offer an option to pay in instalments. Prices are in New Zealand Dollars (NZD).

Learn to:

Define and describe different approaches to ecotherapy practice and how they relate to each other.
Communicate authentically about your work to engage clients, colleagues and funders.
Underpin your practice with practical theories and ideas from a diverse range of disciplines.
Design therapeutic outdoor programmes and projects using practical models and tools.
Facilitate transformative outdoor experiences using tried and tested frameworks and techniques.
Plan safe outdoor activities and assess and manage risk outdoors in real time.
Develop your own governance system in a profession that has no formal regulation.
Prepare and facilitate specific activities and practices.
Use a case study to inform your own practice including engaging clients, managing incoming and outgoing referrals, programme design, facilitation, logistics and evaluation.
Connect with other ecotherapy practitioners to get support, share ideas and feelings, find collaborators and develop best practice.

Flexible Study

Recorded content so you can study whenever you like. Add live sessions if you want them.
Human Contact

Discussion forums, a peer community, live drop-in sessions and one-to-one coaching.
Original Content

Original models, frameworks and case studies based on 25 years of research and professional practice.
Payment Options

All training programmes offer up-front or instalment payment options. Enrol now for instant access.
Hands-on Approach

The most practical, accessible and versatile ecotherapy training available.