Heather Kaminski (she/her)

The most important thing that happens during Outdoor (Wilderness) Therapy is that I accept you just as you are and hear and understand what you want & need. Amazing things are happening to you when you are outside. The Great Outdoors is a healing tonic for our busy brains. Spending time in nature is linked to both cognitive benefits and improvements in mood, mental health and emotional well-being. Combining nature and psychotherapy can lead to new breakthroughs, insights and understanding.

CBT has been around for decades because it works. I like to use this modality in conjunction with ACT. We all have distorted thinking from time to time, but it is important to have a non-judgmental party to help decipher what is accurate and helpful versus untrue "stories" that might unknowingly been accepted as truth. Then it is much easier to make new and right choices rather than familiar and wrong ones. Clarity is key.

I specialize in ACT. ACT is an extraordinary treatment modality that is evidence based and will help you increase psychological flexibility. You are not your past trauma or the "stories" you were born into or accepted as truth. I believe this modality targets the heart of our very being as involves taking inventory of what we truly value & believe, challenging indoctrinated the "stories" and empowering you to move forward courageously on your own path.

The most important thing that happens during Outdoor (Wilderness) Therapy is that I accept you just as you are and hear & understand what you want and need. Amazing things are happening to you when you are outside. The Great Outdoors is a healing tonic for our busy brains. Spending time in nature is linked to both cognitive benefits and improvements in mood, mental health and emotional well-being. Combining nature and psychotherapy can lead to new breakthroughs, insights and understanding.

As humans, we are hardwired for meaningful connection but when relationships are unstable, it is very distressing. We can explore interactional patterns and look for the disconnects in values, beliefs, boundaries, communication patterns and expectations. Or maybe you just need someone to listen and hear you. Being non-judgmental and patient, I will help you every step of the way.

Anxiety can feel like a tiny ball of terror ricocheting around your body constantly. It can permeates your entire existence robbing you of sleep, peace, calm, the present moment. It never stops. But it can. I can teach you ACT tools such as Acceptance, Diffusion and Self As Context - the active process of allowing anxiety to "be" while separating yourself from it so that it does not consume you. Anxiety is a broken alarm system, not a broken you.

Change can be unsettling and distressing. Sometimes we know we need to make changes, but don't know how or where to start. Other times, change is thrust upon us not by choice. Even positive changes such as marriage, parenthood, a new job or a relocation can be stressful. There may be lots of decisions to make and they are not always easy. Having support though life transitions can ease the stress and anxiety of the unknown. Let's walk through the changes together.