This therapeutic approach utilizes nature and the outdoors as a therapeutic tool. It is founded on the growing body of research that points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress and promoting healing. Ecopsychology is essentially informed by systems therapy and provides individuals with an opportunity to explore their relationship with nature—an area that may be overlooked in many traditional forms of psychotherapy.

Ecopsychology emphasizes that humans are not separate from the natural environment and that reclaiming a relationship to the natural world, creates a path towards feeling alive and connected.  Not only does this practice improve our mental health, restoring connection with the earth through our body also activates areas of the brain, the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system. It is an effective approach and practice toward holistic wellbeing.