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 Licensed Professional Counselor (DB Palmer) and adventure leaders.

We work on a range of issues, and primarily are a fit for students who are:
-beginning to act out in class, but not in trouble… yet.
-having trouble paying attention in class.
-having a hard time with boundaries and behavior at home or in class.
-Good kids who need some work in order to get back on track.

Know anyone who fits this description?
If so, contact us at either our phone line (206)427-0931 or via email at abcfamilytherapy@hushmail.com

We’ll get this going forward pretty soon. Stay in touch, and get outside!

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 with our ABC Family Therapy staff in either/both options.

So, what do you think?

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.

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Alaska Pacific University's Wilderness Therapy Leadership Skills Retreat

I was privileged to host/lead the first Alaska Pacific University Wilderness Therapy Leadership Skills Retreat this semester for undergraduate and graduate students. I’ve gotten requests from the Alaska Counseling Association to host a retreat for association members, and I’m looking at a few other ideas which will help practitioners and students gain a more solid sense of both the lived experience and programming options for referral.

I produced a video to wrap up, just a bit, of what our winter trek entailed. Here’s the video.