Some writers have suggested that our inner world responds to the outer one. When we lose touch with nature, we lose touch with parts of ourselves. There is a simultaneous loss. Complementary – when we spend time outside, something in us remembers itself.

We spend our days indoors, in our heads, in front of screens. Stepping outside onto a trail, into a park, onto a patch of grass, changes the texture of what’s possible. The nervous system settles. Attention widens. We begin to sense ourselves again.

I offer sessions in nature because conversations breathe differently when we’re walking side by side with nature. The pace shifts. Insight arrives on its own timing. People tell me they feel more honest, more imaginative, and less self-conscious outdoors. Nature shapes the session’s material.

Ecotherapy helps us rediscover the pleasure of being a person in a living world. There is an impact of hearing wind in the leaves while being with a difficult emotion, noticing the way your body loosens as you talk, feeling supported by the ground beneath you. 

Nature has a way of reflecting what is essential back to us without judgment or agenda. As thinkers like Hillman and Jung noticed, the world around us often mirrors something in us, sometimes gently, sometimes with surprising clarity.

When we work outside, we’re inviting those reflections in. It is also a chance to let the landscape guide the session. We follow what draws your attention. We notice patterns in thought, emotion, and sensation the same way we notice patterns in the terrain. We let the environment help us approach things that feel stuck, overwhelming, or unfinished. People find that new perspectives appear naturally, in the same steady way a path reveals itself one step at a time.

At its core, ecotherapy is about relationship. It is about your relationship with yourself, with the world around you, and with the parts of your nature that have gone quiet. Being outdoors helps people reconnect with a sense of belonging that isn’t forced or theoretical. It is felt.

If you’re craving a therapy experience that’s more embodied, more spacious, or more alive, meeting outside can be a beautiful way to begin.