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Open Air Therapeutic Coaching

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Healing That Moves With You

Therapeutic Coaching in the Real World

Support that meets you where life actually happens — outdoors, in community spaces, and in the moments that matter most.

Experience growth in motion. Build confidence in real time. Learn to regulate, respond, and reconnect — not just talk about it.

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WHAT IS OPEN AIR THERAPEUTIC COACHING?

Open Air Therapeutic Coaching blends experiential, real‑world practice with parts‑informed emotional work to help you create meaningful change where it counts: in your everyday life.

Instead of sitting in an office, we walk, move, explore, and work through challenges in the environments where they naturally arise. This approach helps your nervous system learn through experience — not just insight.

You don’t have to wait until “next time” to talk about what happened. We work with it as it happens.

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If you’ve ever wished your support person could be with you in the moment — this model is for you.

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How Sessions Work

Walk & Process Sessions

We meet outdoors — parks, trails, neighborhoods — and use movement to support grounding, clarity, and emotional flow.

Real‑World Practice Sessions

We work together in real environments: grocery stores, coffee shops, community spaces, or other settings where anxiety or avoidance shows up.

In‑the‑Moment Coaching

You receive support as emotions, parts, and triggers arise — learning to regulate and respond with confidence.

Parts‑Informed Guidance

We use Internal Family Systems (IFS) concepts to help you understand your inner world with compassion while practicing new behaviors in the outer world.

Embodied Integration

You don’t just talk about change — you experience it, practice it, and anchor it in your nervous system.

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Who IS THIS FOR?

Open Air Therapeutic Coaching is ideal for people who:

  • Feel stuck even after years of traditional therapy
  • Struggle with anxiety, avoidance, or overwhelm
  • Freeze in social situations or conflict
  • Want support practicing boundaries or communication
  • Learn best through movement, experience, and real‑time feedback
  • Prefer a more active, embodied, nature‑based approach
  • Want to reconnect with their inner Self and build emotional capacity
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Services and Pricing

Walk and Process Sessions:

These sessions take place in parks, trails, or other natural spaces. Walking supports nervous system regulation, emotional clarity, and deeper access to Self. Ideal for clients who feel stuck in traditional talk therapy or who process best through movement.

What we do:

  • Grounding + breathwork
  • Parts‑informed reflection (IFS)
  • Real‑time emotional regulation
  • Embodied processing while walking

Pricing:

  • 60 minutes – $150
  • 90 minutes — $185 (pricing subject to change if traveling)

Real-World Practice Sessions

We meet in community spaces — grocery stores, coffee shops, public settings — to work through anxiety, avoidance, social discomfort, or boundary challenges in real time.

What we do:

  • Exposure with emotional safety
  • Coaching through triggers as they arise
  • Practicing communication + boundaries
  • Building confidence through lived experience

Pricing:

  • 90 minutes — $225 ($50 for each additional 30 min add on)

In-Home Therapeutic Coaching

Support for overwhelm, avoidance, or executive functioning challenges

For clients who struggle to leave home, feel stuck, or need support regulating in their own environment. This service helps build capacity, reduce avoidance, and create a sense of safety in daily routines.

What we do:

  • Nervous system regulation
  • Parts‑informed emotional support
  • Gentle exposure to avoided tasks
  • Coaching through real‑life stressors

Pricing:

  • 90 minutes — $225 ($50 for each additional 30 min add on)

Practice the skills you need in real time

Boundary and Communication Coaching

Perfect for clients who freeze in conflict, shut down in relationships, or struggle to express needs. We practice communication skills in session and, when appropriate, in real‑world settings.

What we do:

  • Parts‑informed communication
  • Practicing boundary language
  • Role‑play + real‑time coaching
  • Nervous system grounding for difficult conversations

Pricing:

  • 60 minutes — $150
  • 90 minutes — $200 ($50 for each additional 30 min add on)

Anxiety and Emotional Education Coaching

Learn to regulate your nervous system in the moments you need it most

These sessions blend somatic tools, IFS‑informed emotional work, and experiential practice to help you build capacity and reduce overwhelm.

What we do:

  • Somatic grounding
  • Parts mapping + emotional clarity
  • Real‑time regulation practice
  • Exposure to avoided sensations or situations

Pricing:

  • 60 minutes — $150
  • 90 minutes — $225 ($50 for each 30 min add on)

Packages

Freedom in Motion Package

4 sessions per month (any mix of 60 min services) $540/month (save $40)

Real‑World Transformation Package

8 – 90 min sessions (ideal for anxiety, avoidance, or intensive support) $1,650/ (save $150) sessions must be used within 12 weeks

Walk & Process Monthly Pass

4 outdoor 60 min sessions $550/month (save $50)

Sessions are available in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties and surrounding areas

Travel fees may apply for locations beyond a 20‑minute radius. Long distance travel packages are available upon request and prices will vary.

Payment due at time of service. Cash and credit only. (Venmo accepted)