Burnout, grief, and change rarely land on one person alone. They move through teams, classrooms, and communities. My work brings groups outside to set that weight down together, using the community ecosession, a facilitated group model I’ve led in parks across California and Nevada and published in the Journal of Community Practice

• Together. People build shared language and leave with agreements they made as a group.

• Outdoors. Stepping outside slows everyone down, so harder conversations can happen.

• Clinician-led. When hard feelings surface, the space stays safe.