Hiking Therapy
Monday, September 22, 2025
1:30PM - 3:00PM PDT
Hiking supports mental health in powerful ways that are often overlooked. Learn about the research between hiking and mental health and learn the basics of ecopsychology, including 3 experiential interventions that can be used in outdoor sessions to support mental health.
Location: Online
Continuing Education: 1.5 (Applied through NASW Oregon)
Cost: Free to RVP Volunteers and partnering clinics who are listed in our directory and who have an active MOU with RVP. We also welcome our OR/WA Vet Center and VA staff to join for free. All other community providers, please pay $29 (or apply to become a RVP volunteer provider).
Who Should Attend:
This training is open to all RVP Volunteer Providers, social workers, mental health counselors, and community providers.
What You Will Learn:
Hiking offers a respite from roles and daily responsibilities and there is ample research to show the many mental health benefits of both time in nature and physical activity. In this presentation attendees will learn about the research supporting hiking as a means of supporting mental health. Aimee Frazier, LPC, will share about her experience of facilitating hiking therapy sessions with clients, and will blend learning with real-world examples of the application of ecopsychology- the mind-nature connection. Attendees will learn interventions they can use in session to support client’s development and nervous system regulation.
Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify 5+ ways that hiking supports improved mental health.
- Be able to articulate how hiking connects us to ourselves, others, nature, the land, and something larger than ourselves
- Be able to articulate how hiking supports co-regulation of the nervous system in the context of nature and movement
- Gain a basic understanding of ecopsychology- the mind-nature connection
- Learn 3 experiential interventions that can be used in a hiking/ walk and talk session
CE Faculty
Aimee Frazier is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and the owner of Portland Hiking Therapy, a private practice. She received her Master’s in Counseling for George Fox University. Her work has been featured in the New York Times article “Therapists Trade the Couch for the Great Outdoors” and Fox 12 News “Benefits of Hiking Therapy”. Prior to her time as a therapist, Aimee worked as an outdoor adventure guide, witnessing and facilitating the transformative power of adventure-based activities. Outside of work she enjoys time with her family and mountaineering
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503-954-2259
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