Becky’s Children’s Therapy

Becky’s Garden Therapy offers a wide variety of counseling services for elementary school age children. Garden therapy is a proven therapeutic treatment for children. If your child is experiencing any of the following characteristics or behaviors, please contact Becky’s Garden Therapy to learn how garden therapy may help.

• ADHD or ADD, inability to focus, concentrate, stay on task
• Anger issues, sexual orientation, bullying, and school related issues
• Low self esteem/self confidence, depression, anxiety, and panic disorders
• Grief resulting from divorce, abandonment, separation, death and life transitions

The benefits of garden therapy:

Cognitive Development:

• Increase focus and attention span
• Channel excess energy in positive ways
• pReinforce Problem solving and independent functioning
• Improve ability to follow multi-step verbal and written directions
• Increase ability to give and receive feedback

Psychological Benefits:

• Improve interpersonal relationships
• Learn responsibility of taking care of something
• Share knowledge with parents, adults, and others
• Witness direct results of their efforts, which creates a sense of pride and accomplishment

Emotional Benefits:

• Improve ability to cope with loss and failure
• Improve self-esteem
• Learn to respect nature and living organisms
• Learn nurturing skills
• Gain a sense of calmness and relaxation

Prevocational Skills:

• Ability to follow directions
• Increase ability to focus and stay on task
• Knowledge about plants
• Knowledge of flowers, herbs, and vegetables
• Learn the rhythms and cycles of nature

Garden Therapy Activities Include:

• Select and plant seeds
• Germinate seeds
• Transplant plants
• Water, fertilize, weed and harvest
• Compost
• Insect and butterfly identification
• Dry plants and flowers
• Label plants