WHAT’S WTH?

Wellness Trailhead–a collaboration between WholeHeart Counseling Services (MJ, PhD-MFT) and MyBizGuide (Kraig, Ecotherapist)–develops and facilitates fun, engaging, and effective wellness workshops, therapy groups, retreats, and educational services for those seeking relief from trauma & addiction. By combining both formal and experiential backgrounds in personal development, Kraig and MJ help people find solid ground on their Path through the sometimes challenging environment of a wellness journey–whether they’ve been on the journey a long time or they’re just setting out on the trail. (We work with therapists who want to offer outside-the-box therapy options to their clients, and we work with individual parties, too!) *CEU’S AVAILABLE THROUGH NBCC FOR CLINICIANS

Wellness Trailhead not only has a variety of ready-made group therapy workshops, but also pulls from our various teachings and activities to custom-design workshops for specific demographics and time frames. This is a great way to offer something truly unique to any therapy program! For current offerings, please see our services page that showcases group therapy workshop options, highlighting some of our key modalities and methodologies. Or call to discuss a custom project!

ABOUT ECOTHERAPY

We know that a hike in the woods calms the central nervous system, AND at WTH, we also understand WHY it does so. We recognize that mental health requires re-aligning ourselves with Natural principles. In a nutshell, psychotherapeutic modalities work to the degree that they align with Nature. That’s why we look directly toward Nature to understand wellness, to understand what it means to be unwell, and to understand how to get back in line with wellness. At WTH, we recognize that Nature IS the modality, and its principles are our principles.

While it’s self-evident, it bares reiteration–Nature is the foundation of everything. Psychotherapy requires understanding humans, and since humans are on this planet, understanding Nature is the foundation of understanding humans. Life on Planet Earth has an innate reciprocity (interconnectivity) with everything that exists. There’s an ebb/flow and a give/receive component in everything and in every system. It’s magical and awe-inspiring. AND it’s far more than that–it’s functional! Our mental health is directly related to our relationship with Nature…because the same Natural laws are flowing through ALL of nature, including human bodies, minds, emotions, and spirits.

By UNDERSTANDING some basic natural elements—such as ecosystems, organisms, pathogens, interconnectivity, balance, cycles, and carrying capacity—we can see how these processes affect us on a core level. Seeing how natural systems flow through us from the “natural science” or “earth science” lens gives the perspective we need to understand ourselves as an organism on this planet. Understanding all Life on this planet helps us understand our species on this planet, which helps us understand individuals of our species on this planet…and THAT is the foundation of therapy itself!

What are the challenges?

In the effort to help people achieve wellness, therapists can find themselves up against some common challenges, including:

  • Client fears (of the unknown, of pain, of growth, etc.)

  • Lack of teaching tools available to clinicians

  • Clients don’t consider therapy engaging, so aren’t inclined to participate wholeheartedly (inside and outside of session)

  • Clients lack Self understanding

  • Clinicians and clients often lack peer support

  • The “therapy hour” and the confines of office space present barriers and limitations to using creative therapy tools

  • Clinician and client burnout

What are the solutions?

Yep, LOTS of challenges. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Wellness Trailhead workshops are a great way to help alleviate those challenges and bring engagement, effectiveness, and fun to your practice. Here are some sample workshops (see Services page for details):

  • Movie Wellness Workshop (Popular movies/actors help us understand ourselves.) See Services page for all the different varieties of this amazing workshop!

  • Growing Inside, Outside (Engaging with our Natural external ecosystem teaches us how to engage with our Internal Natural EcoSystem.) See Services page for all the different varieties of this amazing workshop!

  • Couples Retreats (EVERYTHING is related! Understanding Natural laws of interconnectivity helps us see how birds relate to bees, flowers relate to trees, and lovers relate to each other.) See Services page for all the different varieties of this amazing workshop!

  • Custom workshops Our favorite! If we know the demographic and time frame of your specific group (along with a few more particulars), we’ll create a custom workshop just for you! Call us to discuss your specific goals!

How can we help?

Our unique tools for growth and healing make your job easier by giving your clients a variety of ways to embark on and engage their own personal wellness journey in experiential and intriguing ways. This results in more clients being more enthusiastic about “the work,” which of course leads to a more sustainable level of wellness for both clients and clinicians.

How are we different?

Kraig and MJ are conscious of being alive on this Planet, living in a natural ecosystem…and how this relates to emotional wellness. Nature’s reality is the foundation of all our wellness efforts, both personally and professionally.

Combining Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Internal Natural EcoSystems (INES), Kraig and MJ help clients align with foundational processes of Life on Planet Earth, providing an ongoing framework for practicing wellness.

We hope you’ll join us for a good dose of amazing!