Tom McGee is a psychotherapist who incorporates into his work nature practices to to help people enrich and enhance their lives. Leading groups and retreats since 1993, McGee is a wilderness guide, trained spiritual director, member of Spiritual Directors International and member of the Wilderness Guides Council, an organization dedicated to helping people access wilderness to promote personal and spiritual growth. He is also a certified provider for continuing education units for Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists in California .

Contemplation of the Web of Life:
Intercommunion in the More-Than-Human World
Tom McGee, MFCC
July 2 - 6, 2008

Program fee $90

Most of us live lives that are detached from the primary source of our sustenance - nature and the natural processes that create abundance on our planet. When we get into a natural setting such as the Sierra Nevada, we know that something very nourishing and beneficial occurs, yet we may not be accustomed to accessing all it has to offer - or understanding what we might have to offer in such a place.

Using contemplative techniques, we will explore the experience of ourselves in the outdoors and deepen our connection to the life around us. We will awaken ourselves to the web of life and become participants in the more-than-human world.

Participation in this program will offer:
- A deepened connection with nature and awareness of the interdependence of all living forms
- Access to natural surroundings in ways that support self-esteem and self-image
- Reduced stress through a nurturing relationship to the environment
- Enhanced sensory awareness and mental clarity
- Facilitation of spiritual awareness through nature practices

CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MFTs and LCSWs:

This course meets the qualifications for 14 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. 

In addition to the above-mentioned offerings, this training will offer to licensed therapists:

Group facilitation methods

Introduction to principles of ecopsychology

Use of poetry and story in faciliting discussion of personal material

Methods of stress reduction and relaxation to reduce anxiety

Exploring the spiritual element in psychotherapy

Facilitating mindfulness as a source of relaxation and self-awareness

CEUs provided by BBS provider # PCE 3783,
Thomas McGee, L.C.S.W.