Exploring Forest Therapy as an Adjunct to Treatment as Usual within a Community Health Counselling Service

IF 0.7 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI:10.1080/19349637.2022.2106608

S. Evans, A. Livingstone, Michael Dodds, Deiter Kotte, Marjan Geertsema, M. O’Shea

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Abstract

ABSTRACT We aimed to explore consumers’ experiences of FT as an adjunct to their usual psychological treatment. Ten mental health consumers attended 1–6 monthly FT sessions. Interviews were conducted to understand whether FT contributed to therapeutic change. We used a phenomenological framework and reflexive thematic analysis to understand the data. Three themes were developed that reflected 1) experiencing safety through the forest; 2) connecting with the forest, the present, and each other; and 3) lasting therapeutic impacts related to spirituality and symptomatology. This study provides initial insight toward the potential of FT in supporting a range of mental health presentations.

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探索森林疗法在社区健康咨询服务中作为常规治疗的辅助手段

摘要:本研究旨在探讨消费者将FT作为日常心理治疗的辅助手段的体验。10名心理健康消费者每月参加1-6次FT会议。进行了访谈，以了解FT是否有助于治疗变化。我们使用现象学框架和反身性主题分析来理解数据。三个主题反映了1)在森林中体验安全;2)与森林、与当下、与彼此相连;3)与精神和症状学相关的持久治疗影响。这项研究为FT在支持一系列心理健康演讲方面的潜力提供了初步的见解。

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Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

6.70%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health is an interdisciplinary professional journal (retiled from American Journal of Pastoral Counseling to better reflect its broader scope) that is devoted to the scholarly study of spirituality as a resource for counseling and psychotherapeutic disciplines. This peer-reviewed quarterly journal seeks to enhance the understanding of spirituality as a core component of human well-being in individual, relational, and communal life. Leading authorities provide insights into research and effective therapy in an interdisciplinary dialog that crosses the disciplines of psychology, spirituality, theology, sociology, cultural analysis, and other fields.