We’re getting lots of requests for training and presentations. DB has been secured to teach the trek leaders for Alaska Geographic http://www.alaskageographic.org and is finishing his avalanche trainings for the North America Outdoor Institute http://www.aknaoi.org As a Master Counselor, DB is taking on a number of trainees, and serving on a number of graduate thesis [...]
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Exciting times ahead! Leave a comment
DB Palmer awarded Master Counselor certification by NATWC! Leave a comment
Hey there! It’s been a great season for me, as it stands as the culmination of over a decade of work within wilderness and adventure therapy. This fall I have been fortunate to present at NAOI, gain NCC & DCC credentials, become a certified Master Counselor with NATWC, get a cover story in Counseling Today [...]
The Washington Post- Doctor’s Orders = Get Outside! Leave a comment
While I generally deplore major media’s discourse on anything to do with mental health, counseling, and psychology as pop psychology, at best, and blatant marketing by the psychopharma industry; there are infrequent moments of clarity in major medicine and media. In the continuing saga of the slowly awakening medical community, the Washington Post has released [...]
Custom Treks are getting more attention 1 comment
In addition to our “standard options”, which is a strange thing for an adventure-based counseling entity to say… we offer customized treks for individuals, couples, families, and groups. These often take place with the support of a local outfitter for logistics, unless the trek is a co-designed option in a case where outfitters are not [...]
Winter Adventure Therapy for Anchorage folks Leave a comment
I’ll be opening spots for a selected group of students to join me for ABC Family Therapy’s winter series of adventures, called, Winter Adventure Therapy. What is this? Well, WAT is a weekly group therapeutic adventure group that meets together to have fun, work through personal and group based tasks, and process these with a [...]
What do you think? Leave a comment
I am leaning toward offering individual sessions at ABC Family Therapy (for this summer), but I recognize that group sessions are more likely to solve the problem of waitlists. I’m a huge fan of group work, especially in adventure therapy; so for me it’s about what do you want to see? I’m happy to work [...]
ABC Family Therapy Website Updates Leave a comment
As we look toward starting our Anchorage operations, which mean that Seattle takes a back-burner for a short bit; we are excited about getting to know what you think about our site, our options, and if you want to get on the list. Subscribe to our page, comment on this content, or send us an [...]