Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy

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APPENDIX B

The Pen and the Path

Melia Snyder, PhD, LPC, NCC, REAT

Purpose and goals of the activity

To connect with nature as a way of knowing and as a source of
wisdom for moving through challenges that arise in personal and
professional life.

Materials needed

• Journal


• Writing instrument


• Access to the outdoors


• Printed writing prompts and poetic structure

Time and space requirements

This session can be completed within 1.5 hours but may be expanded
or contracted as desired.

Appropriate clientele

This activity requires abstract thinking and therefore is not
developmentally appropriate for young children. It may be used in
therapeutic settings with adolescents or adults in individual, group