Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? —Mary Oliver.

WALK AND TALK THERAPY

Don’t have time to exercise? Don’t have time for therapy? 

For many people, most of our days are spent sitting indoors.  With us, you have the option of getting outside to work on yourself while enjoying the many benefits of therapy in the good ol’ outdoors or choosing the convenience of telehealth.   

Walks take place in parks, on hiking trails, or for extra convenience we can take a walk in your neighborhood or your favorite spot.

Benefits of Getting Outside!

  • Mood Boosting

    Even we can have seasonal affective disorder in Arizona. Lack of sunlight can cause depression. Symptoms may include low energy, sadness, sleep difficulties, difficulties concentrating, irritability, weight gain, anxiety, and more. Research suggests that less less sunlight may result in decreased serotonin levels in the winter and too much melatonin. The changes in serotonin and melatonin levels disrupt the body’s normal daily rhythms leading to sleep, mood, and behavior changes. Deficits in vitamin D may further impede serotonin activity.

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What we can work on in Outdoor therapy:

  • Anger management

  • Stress management

  • Self discovery

  • Relationships in individual counseling and couples therapy

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Depression

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder

  • Dissociative Disorders

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

  • Phobias

  • Social Anxiety

  • Panic Disorders

  • Self-Harm

  • Divorce

  • Bereavement & Loss

  • Trauma

  • Burnout

Let’s move. Let’s get out and do this together!

 FAQs

  • Instead of the traditional office session, we meet outside and walk. If you feel like sitting, we sit and talk.

  • In the heat we can go very early or in the evening. If it rains we can bring an umbrella. If there’s a dust storm we can do telehealth or reschedule. In office will surely be an option, again, at some point.

  • Not usually, but you set the pace. We will see together what works best for your session. This is usually slow to moderate walking. Often we stop and at times you might decide that we have our session sitting under a tree. Some clients who have been in therapy prefer to make it a bit of a workout, which is why the hike on Mormon Trailhead is offered.

  • I take your privacy and confidentiality seriously. On the first session we will discuss how you want to handle if you or I see someone we know.