COUNSELLING THERAPY | ThrivingThruNature

COUNSELLING NATURE THERAPY
SESSIONS

GROUP & PEER SESSIONS

Our nature based social connections group and peer counselling sessions provide children with a calm and nurturing space where they feel confident and safe enough to build new relationships with peers. They will be encouraged to participate in a range of outdoor activities with their peers that will support the development of their social-emotional and physical skills. Skills they learn in this group can be transferred into their daily lives in the school playground or during play dates with friends at a playground or a backyard.

In our group and peer counselling sessions, children will be supported to develop skills through play including communication with their peers, initiating, and extending on conversations, conflict resolution, problem solving, expressing their opinions and feelings and actively listening and attending to their peers. Being able to provide therapy groups in a natural environment also means that we can incorporate the development of other essential skills such as:

Emotional regulation
Self regulation
Sensory processing
Body awareness

Safety awareness
Executive function
Attention
Visual motor skills

Shoulder, arm and hand strength

GROUP SESSION

Offered in a 2:4 therapist-to-client ratio.
Focus on peer dynamics, social interactions, and group activities.
Designed to foster social connections, confidence, nature connection, body awareness, and emotional regulation.

PEER SESSION

Offered in a 1:2 therapist-to-client ratio.
Sessions support social connection, confidence, nature connection, body awareness, and emotional regulation.
Encourages forming meaningful peer relationships and developing social skills in a smaller, more intimate setting.

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS

Our individual counselling therapy sessions are for families and children from 5 to 15 years of age. We feel it is important to work closely with the whole family unit when providing individual therapy and invite parents to be part of our sessions. Having the knowledge and education to be able to support our children and create an environment for them in which they can thrive is imperative for their health and wellbeing.

Our approach prioritises your child’s interests, autonomy, and authentic growth. Here is what you can expect from our individual sessions:

Safety and a nurturing therapeutic relationship between therapist, child and parents.
Knowledge and education for parents and child’s other significant caregivers to support your child’s individual needs.
Emotional regulation support through education for parents as well as play, mindfulness, creativity, and creative expression
Body connectedness through movement-based activities, play and building body awareness.
Confidence building through trying new activities and exploring nature.

We love this image from NeuroWild that shows how our neurodivergent children can be built up – This is the approach we take when working with your children.

CHILDREN 5 - 7 YEARS OLD:

Focus on building a strong relationship with the therapist.
Goal of transitioning to a peer session.

CHILDREN OVER 8 YEARS OLD:

Support for anxiety and fears, self-esteem and confidence, grief and loss, trauma, family separation, self-expression, emotional regulation, sense of self and identity exploration.
Address issues at school or conflicts with friends.

PARENT & SCHOOL CONSULTATIONS

Parent Consultation

Provides a platform to discuss therapy goals, progress, and specific information relevant to individual or peer therapy.
Offers education and coaching on implementing strategies at home (e.g., emotional regulation, confidence and self-esteem building).
Supports parents in understanding and reinforcing therapeutic activities and progress.

School Consultation

Ad hoc visits or teacher consultations to support classroom integration and achievement of specific goals.
Only withdraws children from class if there's a clear goal to work on within a short timeframe.
Collaborates with teachers to develop strategies tailored to the child's needs.