At Earth Wisdom Ecotherapy Community Interest Company, our mission is to:
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Provide Accessible, Inclusive, Nature-Based Therapy: We are dedicated to offering ecotherapy services that promote mental health, emotional resilience, and personal growth, ensuring that everyone - regardless of background or ability - can experience healing through a deep connection with nature.
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Break Down Financial Barriers: We are committed to ensuring everyone, regardless of their financial situation, has access to the support they need by offering reduced-cost counselling services through funding, volunteer efforts, and community collaboration.
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Foster a Supportive Community: We believe in the power of shared experiences, where individuals feel supported not only by the land but also by each other. By fostering a sense of belonging and collective healing, we aim to empower people to grow, heal, and thrive in harmony with both themselves and the natural world.
Founder, Director & Fundraising Coordinator:
Kate Devereux is the founder of Earth Wisdom Ecotherapy Community Interest Company, blending her experience as a seasonal psychotherapist with her deep commitment to supporting individuals, couples, and families on their healing journeys.
With a profound understanding of the transformative power of connection—to ourselves, to others, and to the natural world - Kate integrates her therapeutic skills with her passion for nature-based practices. As a dedicated ecotherapist, she facilitates nature-based therapy that taps into the restorative energy of the natural world, helping participants build resilience, process emotions, and find balance through connection to nature’s cycles.
Kate’s approach is grounded in creating safe, supportive spaces where individuals feel empowered to explore their inner worlds, forge meaningful connections, and embrace the healing potential of the Earth’s wisdom.
Kate Devereux
BSc (Hons), MNCPS Acc.
Director & Business Advisor:
Jon has a strong background in leading and supporting teams through growth and transformation processes, guiding individuals and businesses through various stages of development. His work focuses on creating a safe, supportive environment where people and organisations can explore their potential and unlock new opportunities for success.
Skilled in leadership, relationship-building, and project management, Jon integrates these principles into his approach to business mentorship, ensuring each client receives the tailored guidance they need to progress. Whether they are at the start of their journey or tackling challenges they have faced before, Jon is dedicated to fostering resilience, encouraging growth, and facilitating meaningful change.
Jon believes that growth takes time and effort, and with the right support, businesses can thrive. Just as products evolve with careful, intentional guidance, so too can organisations develop and flourish with the right leadership and strategic direction.
Jon Sims
Rachel Hatten
FdA, MBACP
Director, Administrative Support & Safeguarding Lead:
Rachel brings her expertise in counselling and her commitment to supporting children and young people’s mental health. She is passionate about helping young people navigate life’s challenges and currently works with a children and young people’s charity, supporting clients with issues such as anxiety, depression, eating difficulties, body image concerns, low self-esteem, relationship problems, school refusal, and phobias.
As an integrative therapist, Rachel tailors her approach to meet each individual’s needs, drawing on a range of therapeutic methods. Some may benefit from creative exploration, while others find structure and guidance through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Adolescence is a time of growth, change, and self-discovery, and Rachel provides a safe, non-judgemental space where young people can explore their experiences, develop resilience, and build strategies to enhance their emotional wellbeing.
In her role as Safeguarding Lead, Rachel is committed to ensuring that all safeguarding protocols are adhered to, creating a safe environment for both clients and staff.
Counsellor & Community Outreach Coordinator:
Megan is an integrative therapist who offers a calm, compassionate space for clients to feel heard, understood, and supported. She is passionate about helping people from all walks of life explore their emotions, build self-awareness, and feel empowered to make meaningful changes.
With experience supporting adults and young people through issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, stress, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties, Megan adapts her approach to each individual. Her work is relational at its core, with an emphasis on building trust and tailoring the process to suit the client’s pace and preferences.
In her role as Community Outreach Coordinator, Megan helps increase awareness of Earth Wisdom Ecotherapy CIC’s services by building relationships with local organisations and raising the profile of our work within both the Gloucestershire community and the wider therapy field.
Megan Payne
Dips. Couns, BACP
Teddy (Therapy Dog)
Having completed his therapy dog training through The Kennel Club, Teddy brings a calm, steady presence to our sessions. His gentle temperament and intuitive nature help create a space where clients can feel safe, seen, and supported.
Teddy offers quiet companionship and a grounding influence. Whether he's sitting beside someone in stillness or offering a soft nudge of reassurance, his presence can ease nervousness and bring moments of connection and calm.
True to his Sprocker roots, Teddy has a love for outdoor adventures - sniffing along woodland paths and enjoying the freedom of open spaces. After his explorations, he’s just as happy to curl up and rest, often becoming a comforting presence in both indoor and outdoor sessions.
Teddy's presence is always optional, and we’ll check in with you about your preferences before including him in any session.
Teddy
Join Our Team
Becoming part of Earth Wisdom Ecotherapy CIC means joining a supportive, nature-centred community dedicated to making mental health support accessible, inclusive, and sustainable. Whether you're a student on placement, a volunteer, or an experienced practitioner, you'll be contributing to a service that integrates traditional therapy with nature-based approaches to improve mental health, build emotional resilience, and foster personal growth.
Our work blends psychotherapy with eco-psychology principles, offering mental health support in natural settings that align with the changing seasons. As part of our team, you'll gain hands-on experience in ecotherapy, develop your skills in outdoor therapeutic practice, and help break down financial barriers through reduced-cost mental health services. By fostering a safe and inclusive space, we empower individuals to improve their mental health, connect with nature, and build a sense of belonging within a supportive community.
What Earth Wisdom CIC Means to Us
Earth Wisdom Ecotherapy Community Interest Company was created from a deep belief that healing doesn’t happen in isolation - it happens in relationship: with each other, with the land, and with ourselves.
As a not-for-profit, our work is rooted in, community, inclusivity, and accessibility. The CIC allows us to offer reduced-cost counselling, ecotherapy sessions, and group workshops for those who might otherwise be excluded from support.
It’s our way of making space - for voices that often go unheard, for gentler ways of healing, and for those who find strength in the natural world.
We see the CIC as a living thing. It grows with the seasons, with the people involved, and with the needs of the community it serves. Whether you’re attending a workshop, accessing reduced-cost counselling, or walking alongside us as a volunteer, you are part of that story.