Denise McDermott, MSW, LICSW is a licensed therapist who has lived in the Puget Sound area for most of her life. After seeing positive results early on in her practice when working with clients in natural settings, she sought to create more ways to incorporate nature in all aspects of her practice and her life. Raising her children as avid ‘birders’, organizing a community garden in her neighborhood, presenting on the importance of the child/nature connection to teacher & parent groups, taking High School Students on Field Trips to the local Wildlife Refuge, and prioritizing time for herself in the abundant wilderness that is our home are some of the ways she has leaned into Nature’s gifts. She has found that a hike on Mt. Rainier or time spent watching a snail work it’s way around the rim of the birdbath can be equally rewarding when time is taken to notice with intention.
Being trained and certified as a guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy has allowed Denise to further her connection with nature and she views guiding both groups and individuals in this practice as an honor and a gift.
Due to the great success of our Forest Bathing retreat last Fall, Cascadia Forest Therapy will be offering a series of Guided Forest Bathing Sessions honoring the gifts that each season has to offer. Now continuing on with Summer and finishing again with Autumn – making a full circle through the seasons. Forest Bathing is a gentle and physically undemanding practice of being in a natural setting to slow down…awakening your senses to the present moment and allowing your mind to rest from its busy work. The practice is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in…
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Denise McDermott
Denise McDermott, MSW, LICSW is a licensed therapist who has lived in the Puget Sound area for most of her life. After seeing positive results early on in her practice when working with clients in natural settings, she sought to create more ways to incorporate nature in all aspects of her practice and her life. Raising her children as avid ‘birders’, organizing a community garden in her neighborhood, presenting on the importance of the child/nature connection to teacher & parent groups, taking High School Students on Field Trips to the local Wildlife Refuge, and prioritizing time for herself in the abundant wilderness that is our home are some of the ways she has leaned into Nature’s gifts. She has found that a hike on Mt. Rainier or time spent watching a snail work it’s way around the rim of the birdbath can be equally rewarding when time is taken to notice with intention.
Being trained and certified as a guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy has allowed Denise to further her connection with nature and she views guiding both groups and individuals in this practice as an honor and a gift.
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August 3, 2024
Due to the great success of our Forest Bathing retreat last Fall, Cascadia Forest Therapy will be offering a series of Guided Forest Bathing Sessions honoring the gifts that each season has to offer. Now continuing on with Summer and finishing again with Autumn – making a full circle through the seasons. Forest Bathing is a gentle and physically undemanding practice of being in a natural setting to slow down…awakening your senses to the present moment and allowing your mind to rest from its busy work. The practice is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in…
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog weekly on Fridays. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
Call for Peace in the Middle East
Religious Sisters and some Bishops of the Northwest have issued a Joint Statement calling for Peace in the Middle East.
SCRIPTURAL STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Many of our programs and retreats are still being offered via Zoom AS WELL AS IN PERSON. Please register and pay online:
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