Part I: Essential Nature Foundations 1. An Introduction to the Emerging Practice of Nature-Based Play and Expressive Therapies Janet A. Courtney and Jamie Lynn Langley 2. "Not Just A Walk in the Park: Complex Layers of Integrating Nature into Play Therapy Practice" Judi A. Parson and Megan Ellard 3. Creation of Safe Space for Transformation and Healing: The Chrysalis Model of Intentional Design for Healing Gardens Angela M. Cavett Part II: Cultural Considerations 4. Let's Go Outside: Nature-Based Play Therapy through the Lens of Cultural Humility Meyleen Velasquez 5.
Sacred Ground: The Cultural Implication of Nature-Based Therapy with Young Children and the Intersection of Culture Harleen Hutchinson Part III: Healing Nature-based Trauma Therapies 6. The Nature of TraumaPlay®: Incorporating Nature into the Seven Key Components Paris Goodyear-Brown 7. Using Nature to Create Safety for Medical Trauma Integration Rose Lapiere and Lisa Dion 8. The Integration of Nature-Based Play and EMDR Therapies in the Aftermath of Trauma Jackie Flynn Part IV: Nature Play Therapy Models and Other Individual Therapeutic Applications 9. Cultivating Mindfulness Through Use of Nature in Play Therapy Lynn Louise Wonders 10. Nature-Based Child-Centered Play Therapy: Taking the Playroom Outside Jacqueline M. Swank and Sang Min Shin 11. Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning for Children: Why Horses? Susan Jung Part V: Nature-Based Family Interventions 12.
Tiny Hearts and Hands: Nature Sensory Play Promotes Infant Mental Health Janet A. Courtney and Ashley S. Lingerfelt 13. Nature Play Therapy as a Healing Way for Children, Teens, and Families: Incorporating Nature with Play and Expressive Therapies Jamie Lynn Langley 14. Using Nature-based Interventions in Family Play Therapy Jennifer Taylor and Bree Conklin Part VI: Nature-based Storytelling Interventions 15. Into the Great Forest: Fairy-Tale Themes of the Wild Take Shape in Sandplay Rosalind Heiko 16. The Wisdom of Nature: StoryPlay®, Connecting Nature's Gifts of Thriving and Resiliency to Play Danielle Woods and Joyce C. Mills 17.
Story Stone Play: Embodied Imagination in Virtual Therapy and Beyond Cyndera Quackenbush and Janet Courtney Part VII: Closing Activities Closing Considerations: Nature Appreciation and Gratitude Jamie Lynn Langley and Janet A. Courtney Index.