Centre for Ecotherapy - Current Projects
Regular weekly sessions
Ecotherapy and Social and Therapeutic Horticulture drop-in sessions
Join us on a Monday or a Friday for enjoyable, therapeutic, activities of a horticultural nature.
Mondays, 10am-1pm. Help with the maintenance and development of the wilderness site: pruning, weeding, mulching paths, building planters. Create natural artwork, make a fire or simply just be. Drinks available, bring snacks if you feel like it, and all weather clothing and footwear
Fridays, 10am-2pm. Help with the maintenance and development of the organic allotment: cultivating beds, sowing, planting, weeding, maintaining paths, pond and willow arbour. Make a fire, enjoy a joke and a chat or lie in the hammock. Pick the produce as it ripens to eat raw, take home for later or cook tasty, healthy, food, over the fire, with whatever is harvested that day! Drinks available, bring snacks if you feel like it and all weather clothing and footwear.
If you are personally interested in attending either drop-in, or if you would like to discuss the drop-in on behalf of a client, relative or friend, please ring beforehand to have a quick chat and to make sure the particular session is happening. The number is 07517 090915
6-week Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Referral Programme
If you are a mental health practitioner (clinical psychologist, occupational therapist, community mental health nurse, support worker) working with someone you feel may benefit from social and therapeutic horticulture please get in touch, our programme may be of interest to your client.
To express an interest in, or get further information about, any of our weekly activities, or to join our mailing list, please complete the form below.
Join us on a Monday or a Friday for enjoyable, therapeutic, activities of a horticultural nature.
Mondays, 10am-1pm. Help with the maintenance and development of the wilderness site: pruning, weeding, mulching paths, building planters. Create natural artwork, make a fire or simply just be. Drinks available, bring snacks if you feel like it, and all weather clothing and footwear
Fridays, 10am-2pm. Help with the maintenance and development of the organic allotment: cultivating beds, sowing, planting, weeding, maintaining paths, pond and willow arbour. Make a fire, enjoy a joke and a chat or lie in the hammock. Pick the produce as it ripens to eat raw, take home for later or cook tasty, healthy, food, over the fire, with whatever is harvested that day! Drinks available, bring snacks if you feel like it and all weather clothing and footwear.
If you are personally interested in attending either drop-in, or if you would like to discuss the drop-in on behalf of a client, relative or friend, please ring beforehand to have a quick chat and to make sure the particular session is happening. The number is 07517 090915
6-week Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Referral Programme
If you are a mental health practitioner (clinical psychologist, occupational therapist, community mental health nurse, support worker) working with someone you feel may benefit from social and therapeutic horticulture please get in touch, our programme may be of interest to your client.
To express an interest in, or get further information about, any of our weekly activities, or to join our mailing list, please complete the form below.
Youth Programme
The Centre offers ecotherapy activities specifically designed by and for young people between the ages of 16 and 25. Focusing on self-esteem/self confidence building, individual personal development and/or group participation activities, these sessions assist in improving mental wellbeing for vulnerable young people in the community.
If you are the parent/carer of, or know of/work with a young person (or group) who might benefit from a nature connection programme of activities delivered in a beautiful natural setting, proven to reduce stress and aid in improved wellbeing, please contact us through the form below.
Training Workshops
Introductory workshops on Social and Therapeutic Horticulture and Ecotherapy
Register your interest for next years training programme by signing up to our mailing list and/or sending us an email.
Introduction to Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
What is Horticultural Therapy and how can we practice it? Who can it benefit?
This full day workshop looks at how gardening can have therapeutic results. It is aimed at those interested personally in the use of horticulture as a therapy as well as professionals working with clients in a horticultural environment.
Introduction to Ecotherapy
What is Ecotherapy? How can we bring it into our lives and work?
This full day workshop is aimed at those interested personally in the use of ecotherapy as well as professionals interested in using eco-therapeutic practices with their clients.
If you are interested in attending a workshop, please get in touch to discuss your requirements and how the Centre for Ecotherapy can help.
Register your interest for next years training programme by signing up to our mailing list and/or sending us an email.
Introduction to Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
What is Horticultural Therapy and how can we practice it? Who can it benefit?
This full day workshop looks at how gardening can have therapeutic results. It is aimed at those interested personally in the use of horticulture as a therapy as well as professionals working with clients in a horticultural environment.
Introduction to Ecotherapy
What is Ecotherapy? How can we bring it into our lives and work?
This full day workshop is aimed at those interested personally in the use of ecotherapy as well as professionals interested in using eco-therapeutic practices with their clients.
If you are interested in attending a workshop, please get in touch to discuss your requirements and how the Centre for Ecotherapy can help.
Personal Ecotherapy Consultations
The Centre offers one-to-one ecotherapy ‘signposting’ sessions with an experienced consultant.
At times, all of us could do with a little extra help, a dedicated supporter who will listen and help you find the answers you need. Perhaps there is an issue that you cannot decipher, or a situation that is causing you undue stress. Perhaps you are considering changing direction in life but feel uncertain how to go forward, or there are barriers that you are unsure how to move through.
A personal ecotherapy session could help you identify what is troubling you and help you find the right path. It could open up areas that you were unsure about or were shy of addressing. Equally a session could simply help you find the confidence inside yourself to make the changes you know you need to make.
Our experienced consultant will help you make the right choice.
NB. It is important to note these are not counselling sessions, and should not be considered such, but they can help with identifying personal situations that are unclear or personal issues that may need further support.
Sessions take place outside at Stanmer Park and are confidential and informal. Sessions charged hourly; consideration for low income possible.
Team Building/Staff Respite Days
The Centre offers the opportunity for your staff team or department to come and take part in practical tasks that aid the smooth running of the service and ecotherapy activities that bring respite from the 'daily grind'. The Centre offers 3 packages:
- rental of the 'wilderness' site with free rein to run the day how you choose and provide your own refreshments
- rental of the site and we provide drinks/lunch but you manage/facilitate the day as you choose
- a fully facilitated team day, agenda to be decided according to your team's needs, drinks/lunch
Please contact us through the form below for further information or to check for availability.