I am a licensed MFT, living, working, and being in the East Bay Area of California. I studied Drama Therapy at CIIS and love the way that Eco-Therapy has re-introduced me to embodied practices that I have not used much over the past few years.

Forest therapy, Ecotherapy, Ecopsychology, Horticultural therapy.

Writer, educator, and spiritual director, Annette received her certificate in spiritual direction through the Kairos School of Spiritual Formation and her Level One Ecotherapy training through The Earthbody Institute.

Ariana Candell, LMFT, R-DMT, Ecotherapist, is a licensed psychotherapist with 20-plus years experience and a pioneer in the emerging field of Somatic Ecotherapy. For the last decade, she has been an active leader in transforming the field of psychotherapy to include connecting to the natural world as an essential part of healing.

Ariana is founder of The Earthbody Institute, a professional, educational, and transformational forum dedicated to the cultivation of dynamic mutual relationships with the natural world. She is creator of the groundbreaking Professional Ecotherapy Training and Certification Program, now entering its fourth year. She facilitates workshops locally and internationally, including Online Ecotherapy Certificate Programs, Ecotherapy Immersion Programs and consultation groups. She also teaches Ecotherapy seminars as an adjunct professor at John F. Kennedy University.

Ariana believes that developing a consistent nature connection practice with elements of somatic awareness and openness to the sacred can foster a more holistic and balanced way of life. She is devoted to her own daily spiritual practice in nature, and encourages her private clients and students to develop their own practice. In all of her programs, she facilitates creation of a strong Earth-honored community, fulfilling an ancient human need of experiencing a profound connection to the sacredness of all beings.

Ariana is thrilled to be practicing Ecotherapy outdoors in the East Bay hills with more than half of her individual clients, and also brings the power of nature indoors to her private practice in Berkeley. Her main therapeutic influences include Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy, Somatic Ecotherapy, Dance Movement Therapy and Earth-based trainings from The School of Lost Borders.

Licensed Social Worker and Somatic Therapist who loves nature and helping clients feel more connected to themselves, their loved ones and their environment. I'm also a Certified Hakomi Therapist so I use mindfulness and mind-body awareness in my sessions.