Our Team
Our team of highly-trained therapists is passionate about supporting your sacred journey.
We see ourselves as guides to walk with you as you unlock your innate wisdom.
Vanessa Eyen, LMFT
Vanessa (she/her) is passionate about sharing deep and meaningful experiences in the healing beauty of wild nature. Following her heart, she has been led to co-create and guide rites of passage, educational, and adventure wilderness programs for 25 years. She also gives back to the community as a licensed psychotherapist currently as the founder of The Center for Nature Based Therapy, and supervisor of two local school-based counseling programs. She loves yoga, meditation, traveling, dancing, and drumming. The greatest joy and spiritual teacher in her life is the journey of motherhood with her son Sage.
Kayla Dale, LMFT
Kayla enjoys working with adults, couples, pre-teens/teens, and families. She is a person-centered and trauma informed therapist. She also utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment theory, eft tapping, and feminist approaches. Holistic methods including connecting with the body and with nature are so important. Kayla has a special focus on trauma recovery, parenting support, women’s issues, and couples work.
Anne Loarie, AMFT
Anne believes that everyone contains the intrinsic power and inner wisdom to heal, grow, and evolve into ever-more meaningful expressions of themself. With compassionate listening and heart-focused experiential guidance, she supports her clients in connecting with those parts of themselves that have been struggling to be heard.
Anne offers nature immersive sessions, as well as indoor sessions for adults struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, existential grief, and burnout. She holds a special interest in working with women who are in a stage of transition within herself, or with work, relationships, personal empowerment or peri-menopause. Anne also works with teens to help empower them through a challenging stage of growth.
To learn more about Anne and her approach, please visit her website: www.anneloarie.com
Agata Baker, AMFT
Agata supports mental and physical well-being through a holistic lens, honoring the connections between thoughts, emotions, body, relationships, and the natural world. She believes healing happens not only within ourselves but also in relationship—with others and with nature. She is passionate about helping clients build self-awareness, deepen self-compassion, and feel more at home in their own bodies.
Her work draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and ecotherapy. As a trained yoga and breathwork teacher, she often incorporates these practices to support presence, regulation, and deeper connection. Her approach is collaborative and grounded in curiosity and care. Whenever possible, Agata invites clients outdoors. Nature offers a steady, restorative presence that nurtures reflection, movement, and meaningful growth.
Emma Christopher, ASW
Emma is a compassionate therapist who supports children and their families on their journey of healing and growth through nature-based, play, and psychodynamic approaches. Her years of experience in outdoor education have shaped her deep appreciation for the natural world and continue to inspire her passion for helping children build meaningful connections with nature.
Drawing on psychodynamic principles, Emma seeks to understand the emotional meaning behind experiences and the relational patterns that influence a child’s wellbeing. She integrates play therapy to engage children at their developmental level, creating opportunities for expression, exploration, and growth. Emma brings a warm, nonjudgmental presence to her work, fostering a therapeutic environment grounded in safety, curiosity, and respect for each child’s unique voice.
Outside of her practice, Emma enjoys surfing, hiking, cooking, and spending time with her loved ones.
