Ecotherapy: How to Embody the Relationship Between the Nature Within and the Wildness Around Us With Joseph McCaffrey
Transforming Trauma
Brad Kammer
4.4 • 131 Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
A vital tenet of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is that, no matter how withdrawn or isolated one becomes due to complex trauma, humans remain instinctively and spontaneously drawn towards connection, just as plants are drawn towards the sun.
On this episode of Transforming Trauma, Emily Ruth is joined by Joseph McCaffrey, LPC, LMHC, an Arizona-based NARM therapist specializing in ecotherapy––the formal practice of incorporating nature-based experiences to facilitate healing. The pair explore Joseph’s process for applying NARM “in the wild” and his tips for identifying everyday opportunities to re-establish a personal connection to nature no matter where you live.
About Joseph McCaffrey:
Joseph McCaffrey holds an MS in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Prescott College and an MA in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado, Denver. Joseph is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Arizona as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of Washington and specializes in complex developmental trauma and ecotherapy. His approach is trauma-informed, influenced by Ecotherapy, spirituality, mindfulness, and somatic work, and grounded in The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM).
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Transforming Trauma podcast. |
| 0:07.9 | Transforming Trauma is presented by the Complex Trauma Training Center. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm your host, Emily Ruth, and I'm so glad you've joined us today. |
| 0:16.1 | Hi, Transforming Trauma listeners. |
| 0:18.2 | If you're a mental health professional working with complex trauma and are |
| 0:21.6 | interested in learning the neuro-effective relational model, we're excited to share with you about our upcoming |
| 0:27.1 | NARM Therapist trainings. The NARM Therapist Training is an advanced clinical training designed for licensed |
| 0:33.3 | mental health professionals, current mental health graduate students, and active clinical interns and trainees, where you will get trained in a comprehensive developmental framework |
| 0:41.8 | and clinical approach for resolving the long-term impacts of ACEs and CPTSD. |
| 0:47.3 | As you are learning and integrating NARM, you will receive individualized support from a team of |
| 0:52.3 | skilled, passionate, and supportive trainers led by |
| 0:55.2 | faculty members Brad Camer, Stephanie Klein, and Marcia Black. If you are working in the field |
| 1:00.2 | of complex trauma, we encourage you to register now to get trained in NARM. For more information |
| 1:05.8 | and to reserve your spot, please visit www.complextrauma training center.com. |
| 1:15.3 | Joseph McCaffrey is a licensed professional counselor and licensed mental health counselor |
| 1:19.9 | who specializes in complex developmental trauma and ecotherapy. Joseph offers individual |
| 1:25.4 | counseling and passionately facilitates nature-based transformational |
| 1:29.1 | sessions. He provides workshops and intensives, as well as preparation and integration therapy for |
| 1:34.3 | those exploring experiences of non-ordinary states of consciousness. As a clinician, Joseph's work is |
| 1:39.7 | grounded in the neuro-effective relational model, and his approach is influenced by ecotherapy, spirituality, |
| 1:45.5 | mindfulness, and somatic work. Joseph has trained with Bill Plotkin at Anamis Valley Institute |
| 1:50.4 | in the Soulcraft Apprenticeship initiation program. He has also guided self-designed programs |
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