Outdoor Intensives
Personalized Inner work in the great outdoors.
"Between two pine trees there is a door
leading to a new way of life."
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”
— John Muir
What if the clarity you need isn't found in your head, but in your feet? What if it’s not in the office but outdoors?
Sometimes a weekly session isn’t enough.
You find yourself somewhere in need of help — divorce, career upheaval, grieve, loss, a disillusionment with God, yourself, or your life. Perhaps you find yourself with an ache or internal crisis you can't quite name. The kind of turning point that demands more than fifty minutes in an office.
This is therapy in wilderness. An intensive format where embodied movement and the meets therapeutic depth work.
Trail walking instead of sitting across from each other.
Not a hike with a therapist, but a contained transformation experience where leaving the ordinary world behind creates space for what needs attention.
Experiences
A full day on trail. For the turning point that needs more than a session, but doesn't require an overnight.
Two pre-intensive online sessions to clarify your goals + prepare you for the day
~7 hours on trail near Rainier or in the Olympic Peninsula
Trail walking, structured solitude, deeper sit-down work as the day calls for it
Custom prep packet sent in advance
One integration call within seven days
Includes: all pre-work, full-day facilitation, prep materials, trail water + snacks, integration call. You bring: weather-appropriate layers, sturdy footwear, lunch + water bottle, journal, your walking stick if you have one. Open heart.
The wilderness, an overnight in between, and a second day for what surfaces after the first day's work has had a chance to settle.
This format includes one night of car camping or backpacking together at a reserved site. The wilderness — including the overnight — is part of the medicine. You'll sleep in your own tent; I'll be nearby, not co-located.
Three pre-intensive online sessions
Day 1: ~8 hours on trail, then dinner at the fire, then structured firepit reflection
Overnight at our reserved site
Day 2: optional dawn walk, then ~5–6 hours of integration work and closing
Two integration calls (one week out, three weeks out)
Includes: all pre-work, two days of facilitation, campsite + any permits, Day 1 fire-cooked dinner, Day 2 simple breakfast, both integration calls. You bring: your tent, sleep system, personal gear, trail lunches and snacks, weather-appropriate layers, sturdy footwear. Your travel to and from the meeting point, plus any pre or post-intensive lodging, is yours to arrange.
Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. A small group of strangers becomes a temporary tribe in wilderness — your story heard and witnessed by others doing their own, with two nights between to let the work settle.
One pre-intensive group orientation video call + one individual intake with me
Friday late afternoon: arrive at gathering site, opening dinner together, opening circle around the fire
Saturday: full day on trail — morning walking, structured solitude, then a "middle of the circle" block where each person gets focused attention while the others witness. Evening fire reflection.
Sunday: morning walk + integration work, closing meal together, closing circle, send-off (~3pm).
One group integration video call ~two weeks after
Includes: orientation + individual intake, full 3-day facilitation, gathering site reservation, Friday opening dinner + Sunday closing meal, group integration call. You bring: your tent + sleep system, Saturday meals, trail food + snacks, weather-appropriate layers, sturdy footwear, headlamp. Your travel to and from the gathering site, plus any pre or post-intensive lodging. And the willingness to witness others without fixing or rescuing.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Adults at a real turning point — divorce, vocational shift, grief, faith crisis, identity reckoning, the question you've been carrying that won't quiet down
Comfortable on trail for several hours (non-technical, 4–6 miles a day at moderate pace)
Ready to do the work, not just talk about it
WHO THIS IS NOT FOR
Anyone in acute crisis or needing stabilization (active suicidal ideation, recent psychiatric hospitalization)
Anyone unable to physically handle several hours of moderate trail
Anyone looking for "a hike with a therapist" — this is intensive depth work that happens to take place in wilderness
[Physical capability screening required — this isn't technical hiking, but you'll be on trail for several hours. Weather-appropriate clothing and gear required.]