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Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors

Oct 29, 2019

Meaghan Farrell is a field guide at Elements Traverse in Utah. Meaghan shares her journey into the wilderness therapy field and how she worked all over the country in different outdoor education programs until she found Elements Traverse. Meaghan has been a field guide for two years and talks about the pros and cons...


Oct 24, 2019

Phil Bryan is a clinical assistant at Evoke Entrada.  Phil shares his story of working as a field guide for almost 20 years in various programs, including Aspen Achievement Academy, Summit Achievement, Outward Bound Voyager, Elements Wilderness Therapy, and Outback. Phil shares his experiences of being on the...


Oct 21, 2019

Jory Hanselman is the director of BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy, located in Colorado.  BaMidbar is the first Jewish wilderness therapy program in the United States. Jory shares her inspiring journey from her teenage years when she asked her parents to send her to a wilderness therapy program to being a camp counselor at...


Oct 15, 2019

Chris Luchesi is a field guide at Legacy Outdoor Adventures.  Chris grew up outside of Boston but had not even heard of wilderness therapy until he was in his 30's.  Chris was on a career track working for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston when he "heard the call" of working in wilderness therapy...


Oct 7, 2019

Guy Dumas is a coach of graduates of wilderness programs (guydumas.com).  Guy joined the wilderness therapy field in 1996 direct from the Army where he was a graduate of West Point and the Army’s Ranger School. He began working at Aspen Achievement Academy and found a new mission.  Over 1000 days in the field. Over...