Calendar of Events

  • Online CE courses

  • In-person retreats and workshops

  • In-person wilderness therapy groups

  • Free Mindful Outdoor Experiences

  • Presentations & speaking engagements

  • Office hours and closings

  • And other goodies!

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 6)
May
24

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 6)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 7)
May
31

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 7)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 1)
Jun
14

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 1)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 2)
Jun
21

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 2)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 3)
Jun
28

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 3)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 4)
Jul
12

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 4)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 5)
Jul
19

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 5)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 6)
Jul
26

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 6)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 7)
Aug
2

Summer W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 7)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Healing with Nature: An Immersive Wilderness Workshop
Sep
20
to Sep 22

Healing with Nature: An Immersive Wilderness Workshop

Come join Snowy Lajoie, LCSW-R and KMOG for an immersive, experiential workshop weekend at Light on the Hill, a serene retreat located in the wooded hills of Van Etten, NY (30 mins from Ithaca, NY).

This retreat is open to all helping professionals (therapists, teachers, coaches, medical providers, SLPs, OTs, RNs, psychiatrists, etc.) who are interested in learning and experiencing how nature-based therapeutic interventions can help restore and heal our clients and ourselves.


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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 1)
Oct
4

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 1)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 2)
Oct
11

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 2)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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The Art of Impermanence-Walk & Workshop
Oct
12

The Art of Impermanence-Walk & Workshop

How can nature teach us the art of “letting go” and help us understand

impermanence? This nature-based walk and workshop led by Snowy

Lajoie will explore growing through grief and loss. Through a series of creative

therapeutic practices including mindful nature walking, participants will discover

different ways they can leave impressions in an impermanent world. This

program will include making cyanotypes with natural materials as a way to more

deeply engage with the natural landscape and the art of letting go. This program

is offered in conjunction with After Glow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of

Memory. All materials provided.

Location: Olana, State Historic Site that includes 250 acres of beautiful landscape

5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, NY 12534

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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 3)
Oct
18

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 3)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 4)
Oct
25

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 4)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 5)
Nov
1

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 5)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 6)
Nov
8

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 6)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 7)
Nov
15

Autumn W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 7)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 5)
May
17

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 5)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 4)
May
10

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 4)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 3)
May
3

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 3)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 2)
Apr
26

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 2)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 1)
Apr
19

Spring W.A.L.K. Wilderness Therapy Group (week 1)

All W.A.L.K. groups are open to folks who identify as women, ages 18+. Cis/AFAB women, trans women, and non-binary folks are welcome! W.A.L.K. is particularly welcoming for folks who have experienced trauma and who are looking for group support in a safe space.

If you enjoyed participating in a 7-week cycle of the W.A.L.K. group, you are more than welcome to sign-up again (or as many times as you’d like).

Early registration is recommended as W.A.L.K. groups fill up quickly.

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Wilderness Therapy II: Advanced Practice of Nature-Based Interventions
Jan
24

Wilderness Therapy II: Advanced Practice of Nature-Based Interventions

Join Snowy Lajoie, LCSW-R, KMOG in a three-hour training focused on providing nature-based interventions in outpatient mental health settings.

Topics covered will include specific strategies for working with individuals and groups; how to write progress notes and treatment plans using nature-based interventions; how to manage liability; assessing your client’s comfort in being in nature; assessing your comfort (as a provider) in being in nature; creating an agenda for wilderness group therapy; demonstration of specific guiding/wilderness skills.

3 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

$85 / 3 CEs / online

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Winter Wilderness Therapy
Nov
15

Winter Wilderness Therapy

Seasonal change can impact mental health, physical health, and overall well-being. Outpatient nature-based interventions during the winter months can help clients with the isolation of winter months and with seasonal affective and mood changes.

Beginning with a brief overview of wilderness therapy, join Snowy Lajoie, LCSW-R , KMOG in an exploration of current research on the benefits of nature-based interventions and the impact of seasonal changes on mental health. Topics explored will include co-creating a safe space in nature during the colder months; mindfulness in nature; specific strategies for working with individuals and groups in winter, including fire-making and basic survival strategies; and how to prepare oneself for working safely in wilderness spaces in all types of weather.

2 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists, and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

2 CEs / Online / $60

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Wilderness Therapy I: Foundations of Nature-Based Interventions
Oct
30

Wilderness Therapy I: Foundations of Nature-Based Interventions

An overview for practitioners interested in providing nature-based interventions in outpatient mental health settings.

Join Andrea "Snowy" Lajoie in this three-hour virtual training exploring the foundations of wilderness therapy. Topics to be explored include current research on the benefits of nature-based interventions; co-creating a safe space in nature; mindfulness in nature; importance of reciprocity and relationship; where to do wilderness therapy; specific strategies for working with individuals and groups; and the basics of how to prepare oneself for working in wilderness spaces.

3 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists, and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

3 CEs / Online / $85

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