Nature Based Therapy

13/10/2026

Feel drawn to bring nature into the way you support people?

Nature Based Therapy training gives you the space to explore that calling and develop practical ways to bring it into your work.

🌿 Eight self-paced modules
🌿 Start anytime, with 12 months’ access
🌿 Monthly live Community of Practice included
🌿 Choose to learn for professional development or work towards Advanced Accreditation through assessment

Your journey can begin when you’re ready.

Explore the course and download the brochure:

Professional Nature Based Therapy training designed to deepen your relationship with nature and support you to integrate nature-based approaches into your life and professional practice.

13/10/2026

I’m pleased to share that I’ve been accepted as a member of the Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) Community of Practice, facilitated by Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN).

As a Social Worker with over 25 years of experience in mental health, trauma, addictions and community wellbeing, I recognise the importance of continued learning, collaboration and strengthening our collective response to family, domestic and sexual violence.

Through my work in Nature Based Therapy, I remain committed to advocating for trauma-informed, holistic and person-centred approaches that recognise the complex impacts of violence on individuals, families and communities.

I’m looking forward to connecting with fellow practitioners, sharing knowledge and contributing to meaningful conversations that strengthen professional practice and improve outcomes for people experiencing violence.

Thank you to Western Victoria Primary Health Network for this opportunity and for creating a space that encourages professional connection, reflection and collaborative learning.

08/10/2026

There is no one way to deepen our practice. 🌿

Sometimes we need new knowledge,
sometimes we need practical tools,
sometimes we need space to reflect with other practitioners,
and sometimes we need to step outside the way we’ve always worked and explore something different.

Over the next month, I’m offering three opportunities to do just that:

🌿 Trauma-Informed Practice™ Assessment Training & Certification — 24 October
Explore a holistic, trauma-informed approach to understanding wellbeing.
Register here: https://www.kitkline.com/services/TIWSA

🌿 Community of Practice for Holistic Social Work — 29 October
A reflective space for practitioners wanting to work in more trauma-informed, creative and holistic ways.
Register here: https://www.kitkline.com/services/community-of-practice

🌿 Introduction to Nature Based Therapy — 7 November
Discover the foundations of NBT and experience a different way of thinking about people, wellbeing and therapeutic practice.
Register here: https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/IntroNBT

Choose the space that speaks to where you are in your practice right now, or come and join me for more than one. 💚

07/10/2026

This is something worth speaking up about. 🌿

Ask Izzy is a free and anonymous service that helps Australians find support when they need it most — including housing, food, mental health services, family violence support and financial assistance.

Last year alone, Australians made 9.1 million searches for help through Ask Izzy.

For those of us working across mental health, community services, social work and wellbeing, we know how important it is that people can actually FIND the services that exist.

Ask Izzy is now facing the loss of Australian Government funding, and there is a national campaign calling for that funding to be restored.

I’ve added my voice and I encourage others — individuals, practitioners and organisations — to do the same.

Sometimes helping someone begins with simply connecting them to the right support.

👉 Add your voice here:
https://www.helpaskizzy.org.au

Billions are spent on services. Ask Izzy is how people find them. Join the push to get its funding back.

03/10/2026

Give me one hour on Monday.

Not for another lecture about everything that is wrong with mental health, but for a conversation about what else might be possible.

In our one hour together, I want you to come away with:
🌿 A broader way of looking at human wellbeing
🌿 An introduction to the 8 Dimensions of Wellbeing
🌿 A clearer understanding of Nature Based Therapy
🌿 Ideas you can begin reflecting on in your own life or practice
🌿 A simple nature-based experience you can use again

And perhaps a few new questions about the way we currently think about mental health.

Is There Another Way to Support Mental Health?
📅 Monday, 5 October
⏰ 7:30–8:30pm AEST
💻 Live via Zoom

Register for free here:
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/free-webinar

02/10/2026

🌿 **Calling my Geelong Surf Coast women in business!**

I’d love to invite you to a workshop I’m hosting locally:

**YOUR WELLBEING IN BUSINESS**
*A practical & personalised plan for the woman behind the business.*

We put so much energy into our businesses — our clients, finances, families, deadlines and everything that needs to get done — but how often do we actually stop and check in on **our own wellbeing?**

Over three hours, I’ll take you through my **8 Dimensions of Wellbeing** framework to help you look at how you’re travelling emotionally, physically, socially, financially, environmentally, occupationally, intellectually and spiritually.

This isn’t about adding another thing to your to-do list. It’s about stepping away for a few hours, connecting with other local women and creating a **practical, personalised wellbeing plan** that fits your life and business.

🌿 Beach Willow Nursery & Cafe, Mount Duneed
🥗 Lunch included
💚 Connect with other local women in business
🎟️ $157

I’d really love to see some of my Surf Coast friends there — and please tag a woman in business who you think might need this too.

👉 **Bookings & details:**
https://luma.com/jcd31no9

G21 Geelong Region Alliance
Geelong Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Victoria
Global Sisters

Running a business doesn’t happen separately from the rest of your life. Your energy, relationships, finances, environment, physical health and emotional…

01/10/2026

Do you need to be a therapist to attend? No!

My upcoming free webinar is for anyone curious about a more holistic and nature-connected way of understanding human wellbeing.

You might be a:
• Social worker
• Counsellor
• Psychologist
• Allied health professional
• Community worker
• Educator
• Coach
• Wellbeing practitioner

Or you may simply be someone asking: "Could there be another way to support mental health?"

There’s no expectation and no pressure to enrol in anything.

Come along, listen, reflect, ask questions and experience a little of NBT for yourself.

📅 Monday, 5 October
⏰ 7:30–8:30pm AEST
💻 Live via Zoom

Save your spot:
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/free-webinar

29/09/2026

What if there was another way to think about mental health?

One that looked beyond symptoms and considered the whole person.

One that recognised the importance of our bodies, relationships, environment, experiences, community, purpose and connection with the natural world.

Next Monday, I’m opening up this conversation in a free live webinar: Is There Another Way to Support Mental Health?

We’ll explore holistic mental healthcare, the 8 Dimensions of Wellbeing, Nature Based Therapy, and connection with self, others and nature.

📅 Monday, 5 October
⏰ 7:30–8:30pm AEST
💻 Live via Zoom

Curious? Come and join the conversation.
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/free-webinar

27/09/2026

Feel drawn to bring nature into the way you support people?

Nature Based Therapy training gives you the space to explore that calling and develop practical ways to bring it into your work.

🌿 Eight self-paced modules
🌿 Start anytime, with 12 months’ access
🌿 Monthly live Community of Practice included
🌿 Choose to learn for professional development or work towards Advanced Accreditation through assessment

Your journey can begin when you’re ready.

Explore the course and download the brochure:
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/NBTAccreditation

27/09/2026

Here’s a small Nature Based Therapy reflection you can try today.

Step outside for a few minutes. Rather than trying to relax or clear your mind, simply notice:
• What can you hear?
• What is moving?
• What has changed since you were last here?
• What captures your attention?
• What do you notice happening within yourself as you slow down enough to observe what is around you?

There’s nothing you need to achieve, just notice.

We’ll experience a simple nature-based reflection together during my free webinar, Is There Another Way to Support Mental Health?

📅 Monday, 5 October
⏰ 7:30–8:30pm AEST
💻 Live via Zoom

Register for free here:
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/free-webinar