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Many people took up gardening during the pandemic to support their psychological wellbeing. Mike Morgan wonders whether it could be a creative response to our mental health crisis. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

Jackee Holder finds personal and professional inspiration in the natural world, and shows us how we can all bring nature into our work with our clients. Coaching Today, October 2020

Sarah King is exploring outdoor therapy: Connecting with the more-than-human World. BACP member blog

Sarah Hinds shares the lockdown lessons she learned in nature. Thresholds, October 2021

Kate Beckwith shares her passion for working therapeutically with children in a place where nature, art and play converge. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.

Therapy, suicide prevention and the impact of getting out into nature have all made the headlines

Open article: Sue Sutcliffe reflects on the mental and physical health impact of the current pandemic and asks: how can we harness the healing power of nature to integrate ecotherapy with coaching, for the benefit of all? Coaching Today, April 2021

Making things grow can nurture resilience and self-confidence, as Sue Stuart-Smith explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2022

Three researchers talk about why practitioners should consider research into working with spirituality in counselling and psychotherapy. Thresholds, July 2022

This year’s theme was nature, and our members shared their thoughts on the impact of nature on mental health and wellbeing through a series of blogs