Nature-Based Play and Expressive Therapies

Part I: Essential Nature Foundations

1. An Introduction to the Emerging Practice of Nature-Based Play and Expressive Therapies

Janet A. Courtney and Jamie Lynn Langley

2. "Not Just A Walk in the Park: Complex Layers of Integrating Nature into Play Therapy Practice"

Judi A. Parson and Megan Ellard

3. Creation of Safe Space for Transformation and Healing: The Chrysalis Model of Intentional Design for Healing Gardens

Angela M. Cavett

Part II: Cultural Considerations

4. Let's Go Outside: Nature-Based Play Therapy through the Lens of Cultural Humility

Meyleen Velasquez

5. Sacred Ground: The Cultural Implication of Nature-Based Therapy with Young Children and the Intersection of Culture

Harleen Hutchinson

Part III: Healing Nature-based Trauma Therapies

6. The Nature of TraumaPlay®: Incorporating Nature into the Seven Key Components

Paris Goodyear-Brown

7. Using Nature to Create Safety for Medical Trauma Integration

Rose Lapiere and Lisa Dion

8. The Integration of Nature-Based Play and EMDR Therapies in the Aftermath of Trauma

Jackie Flynn

Part IV: Nature Play Therapy Models and Other Individual Therapeutic Applications

9. Cultivating Mindfulness Through Use of Nature in Play Therapy

Lynn Louise Wonders

10. Nature-Based Child-Centered Play Therapy: Taking the Playroom Outside

Jacqueline M. Swank and Sang Min Shin

11. Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning for Children: Why Horses?

Susan Jung

Part V: Nature-Based Family Interventions

12. Tiny Hearts and Hands: Nature Sensory Play Promotes Infant Mental Health

Janet A. Courtney and Ashley S. Lingerfelt

13. Nature Play Therapy as a Healing Way for Children, Teens, and Families: Incorporating Nature with Play and Expressive Therapies

Jamie Lynn Langley

14. Using Nature-based Interventions in Family Play Therapy

Jennifer Taylor and Bree Conklin

Part VI: Nature-based Storytelling Interventions

15. Into the Great Forest: Fairy-Tale Themes of the Wild Take Shape in Sandplay

Rosalind Heiko

16. The Wisdom of Nature: StoryPlay®, Connecting Nature’s Gifts of Thriving and Resiliency to Play

Danielle Woods and Joyce C. Mills

17. Story Stone Play: Embodied Imagination in Virtual Therapy and Beyond

Cyndera Quackenbush and Janet Courtney

Part VII: Closing Activities

Closing Considerations: Nature Appreciation and Gratitude

Jamie Lynn Langley and Janet A. Courtney

Index