About

Nature and Forest Therapy by WildFlowers' Walks & Wellness

Guide & Therapist: Erin Flowers

• I am also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts.

• I am pending certification by Areans for Change

• I am a certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy (ANFT).   

• I am Certified through the Shift Network to Teach Radiant Lotus  Women's Qigong, Level I

• I am a Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor.

My Story

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and certified by Arenas for Change in Equine Assisted Therapy (Pending, 2026).  I believe in a holistic approach to health and hold certifications in wellness practices as a Forest Therapy Guide, Level One Radiant Lotus Women Qigong Teacher, and Laughter Yoga. I have years of experience and expertise in acute-care mental health and addiction treatment working in hospitals and detox centers with adult clients.  I enjoy speaking at local agencies, and offering CEUs. 

Wildflowers’ Walks and Wellness is a small private-practice that allows me to combine my love of nature and animals with my passion for helping people.  I work with individuals, groups, and community organizations.   Sessions will be mostly outside, in nature and with horses.  You are not required to approach a horse, or even step inside the paddock;  how you proceed will be up to you.  Equine assisted therapy is an experiential approach – and you will be amazed by the power of the horse-human dynamic. Sessions are tailored to your preference and comfort level, intake and check-in sessions are not done within the equine environment.

I believe that people are resilient and have an innate ability to heal.  As a therapist it is essential for me to create a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their struggles and enhance self-awareness.  My approach is holistic and non-directive with the goal to help you change your story in positive and healthier ways.  My approach to therapy is a combination of Narrative, Person-Centered and Gestalt therapy, but will integrate various techniques from other counseling theories if it best suits your needs.  Equine assisted therapy mainly utilizes Narrative Therapy, which is an approach that invites you to tell a story based on the environment, experience, or a prompt. In that storytelling, you can examine and reshape your thoughts, behaviors and emotions.  By externalizing problems with stories, you are then able to reshape your own story creating new and empowering narratives. When our stories change, we change.  If you are feeling stuck, in old stories, I am excited to help you re-write a chapter, change your tale, or draft a new adventure.

Please reach out for a free consultation to see if my approach to therapy would suit your needs.

Narrative Therapy

• Empowering

• Respects Self-Exploration/Non-Directive

• Collaborate Approach

Person Centered

• Non-judgmental

• Aims to understand your experience

• Supportive relationship to promote your natural ability to heal

Gestalt

• Holistic - sensory, emotional, relational, cognitive, bodily experiences as a whole

•  Current issues

•  Encourage and explore awareness of self (present self)

Experiential Therapy

• Action Oriented

• Expressive