Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy Class of 2024 Presents Weaving the Wild Web A Capstone Conference
Naropa University Nalanda Events Center Thursday May 9th 2024 8 00 am 5 30 pm

Gabrielle Popovich (she/her)

Forging Strength from Within: The Transformative Power of Compassion on Resilience and Wellbeing

Tessa Zajicek (she/her)

Threads of Connection: Understanding the Impact of Romantic Relationship Stress on Well-being Through Attachment Theory

Brandy Palm (she/her)

From Self Care to Community Care: How Community Connection Strengthens Mental Health

Katherine Bennett (she/her)

Birthing a Mother: Crafting Therapeutic Ceremonies for Maternal Mental Health

Jaycee Cole (she/her)

Therapy as an Integration Ritual: Evidence-based Interventions for Incorporating Change

Kalen “K-Dawg” Deremo (he/him)

Strength-Based Counseling and the Archetypal Journey to Adulthood: A Tribute to Open Sky Wilderness Therapy


Ismary “Lala” Colón Angueira (she/her)

We Heal in Webs: Addiction and Recovery Through a Systems Lens

Daphne Drake (she/her)

Providing Wilderness to Those Deprived of Nature: Envisioning the Future of Wilderness Therapy, and Applications Beyond Field Work

Maggie Olsen (she/her)

Building The Village: Attachment Restoration Through Horticultural, Animal-Assisted, and Transpersonal Therapies

Michael Mahoney (he/him)

Exploring the Impact of Equine-Facilitated Learning on Military Veterans

Katie Clement (she/her)

Tending Our Emotions as a Path Home to Ourselves



Mantha Svendsen (they/them)

Decolonizing the Mind of the Queer Body



Chris Mitchell (He/Him)

There Is A Lot Of Grief In The Room: Examining Grief, Ritual, and Letting Go in the Therapeutic Context

Mary Edwina Fuson (She/Her)

Shedding the Skins in the Wild: Integrating Psychedelics & Nature as an Approach to Trauma

Zofia Lemise (She/Her)

Reys of Light: Illuminating An Accessible, Sustainable Path Forward for Nature-Based Therapy

Daniel Delany (He/Him)

Therapeutic Transformation through Lineage-Specific Rites of Passage: An Integration of Ancestral Rituals and Psychotherapy

Nick Sharp (He/Him)

Relational Nature Therapy: Wholeness in Wildness