The Centre for Natural Reflection Outdoor Therapy Training with Hayley Marshall

In 2012 Martin Jordan and I developed this extended weekend course for therapy professionals wanting to explore moving their work out of the therapy room into natural settings. This was based on our own experiences of taking our work outside, our peer supervision sessions, and our joint writing. Martin's subsequent Phd and wonderful book - 'Nature & Therapy' - were also instrumental in the development of our course.

We originally worked from Powder Mill Woods in East Sussex and then introduced Shining Cliff Woods as our second venue in the North. Both of these very different but stunning settings influenced how we thought about and facilitated the course, the landscapes offering their significant formative presence in the educational process.

Since Martin's sad and untimely death in 2017 this very successful and popular course has continued on, firstly with the expert co-facilitation skills and input of Bille Riley, and now facilitated solo by me, based at Shining Cliff Woodland.

The aim of this popular residential extended weekend course (entering it's 12^th year in 2023) has always been to offer practitioners a stepping stone between the therapy room and working outside. There is much to explore and think about as we incorporate the sometimes unpredictable outdoor elements into our work. Many practitioners find the support of the group and the teaching input invaluable in developing their own outdoor therapeutic rationale and way of working.