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From Soil to Soul: Exploring Horticultural Therapy

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Sam

Potted plants

Who Is Kayte?

Kayte works in horticultural therapy, combining her background in teaching, counselling, and horticulture to provide and facilitate therapeutic spaces in nature. Through mindfulness skills, sensory experiences and horticultural activities, Kayte tailors each session to a client’s needs and goals allowing nature to hold, heal and teach.

Episode Summary

  • Kayte explains what horticultural therapy is and where it originated.
  • We explore what drew Kayte to working in this space and how it relates to her personal connection to nature.
  • I ask Kayte why nature is so powerful and why it works in conjunction with counselling.
  • Kayte discusses the similarities and differences with nature and garden therapy.
  • We explore who horticultural therapy benefits and the accessibility that it provides. Kayte shares that it is particularly beneficial for neurodivergent people and children.
  • Kayte explains the importance to work with someone who is a trained therapist and distinguish between horticultural therapy and nature as therapy.
  • We explore what happens Inside the Therapy Room during a horticultural therapy session, discussing the differences between adult and child sessions.
  • Kayte discusses the uncontrollable factor of working in nature and the need to create physical safety for her clients.
  • I ask Kayte whether she is actually gardening in garden therapy.
  • Finally, Kayte smashes a myth about horticultural therapy.