ECOTHERAPIST . EDUCATOR . EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAM DESIGNER

Nature,

Applied.

Drawing from biophilia and ecotherapy principles, Lauren develops programs, professional practices, and land-based projects with nature to improve how people feel, connect, learn, and engage.

The result is more meaningful experiences, stronger outcomes for people and place, and projects with greater distinction, relevance, and long-term commercial value.

01 | P E O P L E


Internal growth that raises professional standards that activate increased wellbeing, belonging and participation, for people and the organizations they work within.

Mobilized & Enrolled

02 | P L A C E S


Environments experienced through use, relationship, and narrative that create measurable impact to environment, community, visitors, and culture.

Function & Impact

03 | P R O J E C T S


Greater relevance, engagement, and long-term commercial value sustained by reciprocal, regenerative revenue.

Distinction & Revenue

WHERE THE WORK LIVES

In Programs

For Practices

‍ ‍P R O G R A M S | P R A C T I C E | L O C A T I O N

On Location

Expanding retreats, workshops, and learning programs beyond itinerary and talk-based theory into participatory experiences that elevate the content, deepen transformation, and activate the spaces in which they occur.

Education and training for clinicians, practitioners, facilitators, and placemakers to apply ecological and psychological principles within their existing fields, strengthening participant engagement and improving outcomes.

Advising place-based projects on staff education, operating procedures, land use, and nature-connected programming to support personal change, strengthen culture and community, and create a more reciprocal relationship with the surrounding environment while incorporating marketing strategies, brand voice, and scale.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

  • Intro to Applied Ecotherapy and Biophilia

    Nature-based practice isn't one technique — it's a full field, with its own language, evidence, and application across design, health, and programming. This is where you start.

    You'll leave with the terminology, a working sense of where this fits inside your existing practice, and one simple exercise to try for yourself.

    For facilitators, clinicians, micro-hospitality operators, and designers.

  • PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SEASONS

    A rolling three-month practitioner development program integrating eco-psychology, nervous system regulation, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) — for facilitators, clinicians, and the self-inquiring alike.

    Each cohort moves through one full arc incorporating Jungian psychology, TEK, and nervous system regulation, mapped against the psychological and physiological markers specific to that season, with applied exercises to work the material into daily practice, not just understand it.

    New cohorts begin at each cardinal cycle, so the curriculum you receive is shaped by the season you enter, not a fixed sequence repeated year-round.

    NOTE: While the content is curated for facilitators and practitioners, its multidisciplinary approach reaches personal development, working artists and writers, and professionals whose careers aren't overtly woven with nature at all.

    Scholarships available.

L E A R N + D E V E L O P

Upcoming Courses

LEARN APPLIED ECOTHERAPY + BIOPHILIA

Nature-based practices for clinicians, facilitators, and self-inquiring individuals.

This program series trains practitioners and clinicians in the principles and practice of applied ecotherapy and biophilia. This focus moves nature-based work from abstract, intuitive ideas into well-designed tools clinicians and facilitators can implement across disciplines while remaining grounded in current research.

Curriculum extends the knowledge base beyond theory into the practical use and emergent science of nature-based concepts, exercises, and systems across multidisciplinary fields, resulting in a practitioner clear about the scope and effects of nature-based work and able to confidently integrate it into private practice while deepening sense of care, reciprocity, and right relationship with the natural world that directly translates to personal capacity and client outcomes.

IMPACT NOTE: This body of work is shaped in ongoing relationship with the Chaikuni Institute and Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. A portion of proceeds supports Chaikuni's conservation and reforestation efforts — meaning each registrant plants seeds, literally, for participants and for communities across the world.

SELECTED SPEAKING

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L I S T E N + L E A D

BEYOND THE BUILDING

Applying biophilic principles and ecotherapy to programs, people and practice. An inquiry into what happens when nature-centered design continues beyond the physical environment and into the experiences, relationships and culture of a place.

APPLIED ECOTHERAPY + BIOPHILIA

Nature-based practices for clinicians, facilitators, and self-inquiring individuals.

This program series trains practitioners and clinicians in the principles and practice of applied ecotherapy and biophilia — moving nature-based work from abstract, intuitive ideas into well-designed tools clinicians and facilitators can implement across disciplines while remaining grounded in current research.

Curriculum extends the knowledge base beyond theory into the practical use and emergent science of nature-based concepts, tools, and systems across multidisciplinary fields, resulting in a practitioner clear about the scope and effects of nature-based work, able to confidently integrate it into private practice while deepening sense of care, reciprocity, and right relationship with the natural world that directly translates to personal capacity and client outcomes.

Explore upcoming courses

This body of work is shaped in ongoing relationship with the Chaikuni Institute and Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. A portion of proceeds supports Chaikuni's conservation and reforestation efforts — this program plants seeds, literally, for participants and for communities across the world.

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THE APPROACH

02 | Applied Ecotherapy

RECIPROCITY IN ACTION

Supporting human change while cultivating greater awareness, care, and responsibility toward the environments that sustain us.

Applied Biophilia

Applied Ecotherapy

F U N C T I O N / F O R M / E X P E R IE N C E

01 | Applied Biophilia

RELATIONSHIP BY DESIGN

Not only whether nature is present, but how people encounter it, participate in it, and develop a meaningful relationship with place.

Resourcing from both fields means expanding upon input and outcome to answer:

How can well-built design, intelligent programming, and interaction with nature directly shape physiological and psychological states to yield better results…

not only for the planet, but for the health of people, place, and business?

The professional development program Lauren delivered provided our cohort with innovative ways to incorporate ecotherapy principles into their existing teaching methods, enhancing both professional skills and personal well-being.

The hands-on activities demonstrated how engagement with the land can renew a sense of connection to nature, and a clear understanding of how to leverage its benefits in teaching practice to improve students’ mental health and learning outcomes.”

— Candace Rivela, Assistant Director, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts