Getting off the Couch: How to Incorporate Walking Therapy in your Practice

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Jennifer Udler, LCSW-C Related seminars and products

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Jennifer Udler, LCSW-C is the founder of Positive Strides Therapy where she has a full-time walking psychotherapy practice and consulting business.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jennifer Udler is the owner of Positive Strides, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Jennifer Udler has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

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Objectives

1. Investigate the scientific under-pinnings of walking-based format of psychotherapeutic treatment and which clients it may be appropriate for. 
2. Categorize the significant elements that are applied during walk and talk, combining movement, nature, and therapy. 
3. Propose how to conduct a session while outdoors; including seeing others on the trail, handling the various weather conditions, different terrain, and how to use nature to enhance the effectiveness of the therapy. 
4. Apply 2 specific mindfulness-based strategies that can be used during outdoor and walking therapy.

Outline

• Combining nature, movement, and therapy. Who has it worked well for? 
• Origins of Walk-and-Talk Therapy. Background, research, and history of walking therapy. Explanation of the physiological response to movement, and how movement effects mood and anxiety levels. 
• Demonstration of the approach 
• Creative and applicable ways to weave nature into the therapeutic process. 
• Getting started in offering this format of treatment.

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Psychotherapists
• Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Case Managers
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Other Mental Health Professionals