Happy Camper Institute · Clinician training
Nature-Assisted EMDR Intensive
Feb 26–28, 2027
Three-day clinician retreat
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2027, 10:00 AM CDT – Feb 28, 2027, 3:00 PM CDT
Golden Hill Retreat
7160 Farm to Market Rd 224, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
An immersive three-day experiential learning experience designed for EMDR-trained clinicians who want to deepen their understanding of how the natural world can become an intentional partner in trauma healing.
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About the event
This Nature-Assisted EMDR Intensive introduces an emerging framework for integrating EMDR with nature-based therapeutic practices, recognizing nature not simply as a setting for therapy, but as an active therapeutic partner and Co-therapist in the healing process.
Drawing from trauma-informed care, attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, experiential psychotherapy, ecopsychology, and EMDR, participants will explore how intentional engagement with the natural environment can support regulation, resource development, processing, integration, resilience, and transformation.
For most of human history, people lived in close relationship with the natural world. Nature-Assisted EMDR invites clinicians to reconnect with this foundational human experience and consider how the sights, sounds, rhythms, movement, metaphors, and sensory experiences of nature can become woven into the EMDR therapeutic process.
This intensive is designed as both professional training and personal retreat. Participants will not simply learn about Nature-Assisted EMDR—they will experience it. Through guided forest experiences, movement, bilateral stimulation, reflective practices, metaphor, resourcing, and clinical processing, clinicians will develop practical ways to bring nature into EMDR work with children, adolescents, adults, families, and groups.
Training will be led by Elizabeth Pennington, LPC-S, RPT-S, APT Approved Provider #22-668, EMDRIA Approved Advance Training Provider, and Certified Forest Therapy Guide.
This intensive offers a total of 12 CEUs.
Investment & What’s Included
| Bunk House | Private Room | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
| Three-Day Intensive: Friday-Sunday (Feb 26-28, 2027) | $950 | $1,300 |
| Includes lodging and meals, from Friday lunch through Sunday lunch | ||
| Optional Personal Reset Day: Thursday (Feb 25, 2027) | $95 | $135 |
| Includes lodging and meals (lunch and dinner) | ||
Services and treatments at Golden Hill are not included in the prices above and are available at an additional cost, depending on the experiences you choose. View Golden Hill Services
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Partial refund available up to two weeks before the scheduled event.