In-person in the upper valley of Vermont
Nature-based Emdr
Healing work held within the living world
Integrative EMDR in relationship with the natural world.
weaving together connection with nature and connection with self.
Nature-Based EMDR is an experiential way of engaging in healing that recognizes the natural world as an active part of the therapeutic process — not just a setting.
For many people, being in relationship with the land supports regulation, grounding, and a sense of connection that can be difficult to access indoors. When combined with EMDR, time outdoors can help the nervous system settle, allowing deeper work to unfold with greater ease and continuity.
This approach is especially supportive for people who feel drawn to healing that is embodied, experiential, and connected to the rhythms of the natural world.
How Nature-Based EMDR works.
Nature-Based EMDR sessions take place outdoors and may involve fly-fishing, walking, sitting, skiing, snowshoeing, or other gentle movement — depending on the season, location, and your needs.
These are extended sessions, between two and four hours long, allowing time to arrive, regulate, process, and integrate without rushing. EMDR is woven thoughtfully into the experience, guided by your nervous system, the environment, and what’s emerging in the moment.
The pace is intentional and responsive. Some portions of a session may be active and moving; others quieter and more reflective. Nature becomes a co-regulating presence, supporting both processing and integration.
Therapeutic fly-fishing with emdr
About Tf-EMDR®.
Therapeutic fly-fishing with EMDR (TF-EMDR)® is a specific modality of nature-based EMDR. It integrates the inherent regulatory and grounding benefits of fly-fishing with the EMDR therapy, allowing trauma processing to unfold within relationship to the natural world, rather than separate from it.
With feet grounded in the water, attention attuned to movement and rhythm, and the nervous system supported by sensory input and presence, clients experience real-time resourcing alongside deeper reprocessing. The cadence of casting, the environment, and the therapeutic relationship work together to support integration.
While fly-fishing on its own can be restorative, TF-EMDR is distinct in that it is facilitated by a therapist trained in EMDR and is grounded in an evidence-based trauma model. This allows the work to move beyond regulation alone, supporting meaningful processing, resolution, and change.
who it’s for
Nature-Based EMDR may be a good fit if you…
feel more regulated or grounded outdoors
want an experiential, body-based approach to healing
notice that traditional indoor therapy feels limiting
are working with trauma, grief, or stress held deeply in the body
are drawn to healing that includes movement, space, and connection
No previous experience with EMDR or outdoor therapy is required — just a willingness to engage with the process.
Supporting depth with care.
As with all of my work, Nature-Based EMDR is polyvagal-informed and parts-aware, with close attention to safety, regulation, nervous system capacity, and the needs of different parts.
Extended time outdoors allows space for deeper focus while remaining grounded and contained. My role is to hold a steady, responsive container so the work can continue to unfold in a way that feels supported and integrated.
When meaningful to you, this work may also include attention to ancestral, spiritual, or relational dimensions of experience — always client-led and approached with care.
The Practical Details.
Session length:
Extended sessions 2 to 4 hours in length.
Location:
Outdoors in the Upper Valley of Vermont. Locations are discussed collaboratively.
Telehealth may be incorporated for preparation or integration when appropriate.
Availability:
Offered year-round, with activities adapted accordingly. TF-EMDR is offered June - September.
Open to clients traveling from outside of the region.
If you’re interested in a focused approach to EMDR that takes place in a comfortable office setting, you may want to explore Intensive EMDR.
Where healing meets the living world.
Held by land, water, and presence.
Here’s how we begin together.
If this approach resonates, next step is to schedule a consultation call. This is a brief conversation to connect, answer any initial questions, and note anything important you’d like me to know.
From there, we’ll schedule an initial session to explore your experience more fully and see if working together feels like a good fit.