What We Are Seeing In Our Community
Through our therapeutic work, several recurring themes continue to emerge across the community we support.
Many people accessing Earth Wisdom describe experiences of:
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overwhelm and emotional exhaustion
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anxiety linked to chronic stress and nervous system overwhelm
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loneliness and disconnection
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trauma and relational difficulties
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caregiving pressures
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neurodivergence and masking
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grief and loss
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financial barriers to accessing ongoing support
Many individuals also tell us they have struggled to find support that feels:
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relational
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emotionally safe
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flexible
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genuinely responsive to their lived experiences.
This continues to reinforce the importance of:
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accessible counselling
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reduced-cost therapy
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neurodiversity-affirming practice
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community-rooted support
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nature-based therapeutic spaces.
Read our reports here:
Emerging Presenting Problems & Client Themes Report 25/26
CORE 10 Intake Distress Profile Report 25/26
Neurodivergent Themes Emerging Across Earth Wisdom 25/26
Spring 2026 Client Feedback Evaluation Report
Why Funding Matters
Funding allows us to:
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offer reduced-cost and funded places
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widen access to therapy
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create supportive community spaces
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reduce barriers to support
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develop preventative mental health work rooted in connection, relationship and care.
Funding allows us to continue creating spaces where people can feel connected, emotionally safe, and able to access therapy before distress reaches crisis point.
Help Us Keep Therapy Accessible
Our aim is simple: cost should not be the reason someone cannot access mental health support.
To provide these services safely and sustainably, Earth Wisdom needs an annual income of approximately £90,000.
What that investment enables us to provide
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up to 30 affordable counselling places each week
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around 1,380 counselling sessions each year
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free Health in Nature sessions within local communities
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structured Nature as a Resource for Mental Health programmes
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Living in Relationship with Nature programmes, including specialist therapeutic programmes for particular experiences and communities
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regular Forest Bathing sessions
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Seasonal Workshops, creating therapeutic community spaces connected to the changing seasons
Why we need funding
The contribution someone makes towards their counselling does not represent the full cost of providing that support.
Behind every therapy session is much more than the hour spent with a counsellor. There are assessments, clinical oversight, supervision, safeguarding, administration, therapeutic space, outcome monitoring, insurance, training and the systems needed to run a safe and ethical service.
The same is true of our community programmes. While funding may cover the therapist time or materials needed to deliver a session, there are also costs behind that delivery - planning, administration, partnerships, safeguarding, venues and the infrastructure that makes the programme possible.
Our nature-based community programmes are currently provided free of charge to participants, helping to remove financial barriers to taking part.
We therefore rely on a combination of client contributions, grants, funded partnerships, contracts and donations to make our work possible.
What we're working towards
A sustainable Earth Wisdom would generate around £30,000 each year through counselling and assessment contributions.
Our model includes approximately £10,000 each year in grant funding to support our free community ecotherapy and nature-based mental health programmes. This enables us to provide around 92 free community sessions each year, including Health in Nature, Forest Bathing, Seasonal Workshops, Nature as a Resource for Mental Health and Living in Relationship with Nature programmes.
That leaves approximately £50,000 each year to secure through further grants, funded partnerships, contracts, donations and community support to meet the approximately £90,000 required to sustain Earth Wisdom as a whole.
Help us make that possible
Whether someone contributes £25 towards accessible counselling, helps fund one of our community programmes, partners with us to deliver therapeutic support, or funds a larger part of our work, every contribution helps build a more sustainable service.
Support Our Work
There Are Many Ways You Can Help
Make a Donation
Whether it's a one-off gift or a regular contribution, every donation helps us continue providing reduced-cost counselling and free community mental health programmes.
Your support helps us reach people who may otherwise be unable to access therapy.
Donate Here:
Earth Wisdom Ecotherapy Community Interest Company
Sort Code: 60-83-71
Account Number 7194 7988
Fundraise for Earth Wisdom
30 Days With Nature
Take on Earth Wisdom's 30 Days With Nature Challenge and raise money to help make mental health support more accessible within our community. For 30 days, swap 30 minutes of your usual screen time for time outdoors or intentionally connecting with the natural world around you.
Your Challenge
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30 minutes less screen time
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30 minutes with nature
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every day for 30 days
Raise £100 or more and we'll send you a free Earth Wisdom 30 Days With Nature T-shirt to celebrate completing your challenge.
Ready to take part?
1. Set up your fundraising page
Create your own fundraising page and tell your friends, family and colleagues about your 30 Days With Nature challenge.
2. Register your challenge with us
Email info@earthwisdomtherapy.co.uk to let us know you're taking part and send us the link to your fundraising page.
3. Start your 30 days
Swap 30 minutes of screen time for 30 minutes with nature each day for 30 days.
4. Raise £100 or more
Reach £100 in fundraising and receive your free Earth Wisdom 30 Days With Nature T-shirt.
Ready to take on the challenge? Set up your fundraiser and let us know you're in.
Our Supporters
Earth Wisdom exists because of the generosity of individuals, volunteers, funders, partners and local communities.
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who believes in our vision and helps make our work possible.
Current Funders
Thanks to the generous support of organisations including:
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Barnwood Trust
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The National Lottery Community Fund
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The Ernest Cook Trust
Every grant enables us to reach more people who might otherwise go without support.
Every Contribution Matters
Here’s what your support could help provide:
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£25 could help fund a reduced-cost counselling session for someone who may otherwise be unable to access support.
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£50 could help provide resources and therapeutic materials for our nature-based mental health programmes.
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£100 could help us deliver a Health in Nature session within a local community.
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£300 could help us deliver a Nature as a Resource for Mental Health programme within a local community.
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£600 could help us deliver our Living in Relationship with Nature programme within a local community.
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Every donation, fundraiser and act of kindness helps us reach more people, strengthen communities and continue growing accessible nature-based mental health support across Gloucestershire.
Thank you for helping us make a difference.
