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What We Do
We connect children and youth with nature to promote their biophilic health™ and wellbeing
and build resilience for life. Our focus is on their experiences of being in the world and the development of social- emotional skills that align with a healthy, inclusive, and sustainable future.
What is Biophilic Health™ ?
Biophilic health™ is a way to describe a state of well being where people exist and thrive in relationship with nature, the earth, and all living things. It promotes health for life by fostering a deep connection with nature through which a person experiences nature’s health benefits and learns from nature’s life strategies how to be resilient and live sustainably in a changing environment and climate.
ConnectByNature
Therapy Services
A division of Biophilic Health Inc.
Biophilic Health™ for children focuses on the idea that being connected with nature is crucial to child health and development. It explores how exposure to nature in childhood (in all its forms) can have positive impacts on children's physical health and mental wellbeng over the course of their lives, as well as the health and sustainability of the planet.
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Nature assisted occupational therapy
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Nature assisted psychotherapy and social- emotional learning.
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Animal assisted psychotherapy and social emotional learning
Our Therapy Services
Our therapy services are provided by registered mental health providers and occupational therapists in partnership with equine assisted learning facilitators and forest and nature practitioners.
Mi'Kmaq Artist Loretta Gould
'In the spirit of nature everything is connected.'
Who We Serve
We serve children, youth and families affected by a range of issues impacting upon their social- emotional health and well-being including:
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Anxiety and Stress
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Grief, Trauma and Loss
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Depression
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Neurodevelopmental Differences (e.g. ADHD and Learning Differences, Autism, Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy)
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Sensory Processing Issues
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Problems with Emotional Regulation
CByN Hobby Farm and Forest
All nature and equine- assisted therapies take place outdoors on a hobby farm and forest situated on the Niagara peninsula in Pelham, Ontario.
ConnectByNature is located on land which is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg peoples. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this land is home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Peoples. We are reminded that our great standard of living here in Pelham, Ontario is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.
General Inquiries
Nancy Rushford, PhD
Registered Occupational Therapist,
Psychotherapist
Biomimicry Practitioner
Certified Equine Assisted Psychotherapist
n.rushford@connectbynature.ca
Phone: 905-630-1909
© ConnectByNature Therapy Services 2024
A division of BIOPHILIC HEALTH Inc.
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