Courage To Grow
Horticultural Therapy Services
For North Carolina’s Triangle Area
Our passion is to support mental health care in the Triangle area. We partner with clinics, schools and organizations who serve individuals facing mental health issues or life transitions that involve trauma, loss or grief.
Mission
Courage To Grow offers plant-based therapy with a mental health perspective for clients seeking recovery and skills to build resilience. Life is best done within a community; therefore, therapeutic interventions are group-based to improve outcomes and foster social connections.
What Is Horticultural Therapy?
Horticultural therapy (HT) is a therapeutic modality used to engage a person in plant-related activities and facilitated by a trained horticultural therapist to achieve treatment goals for the group and/or individuals.
Programs can be tailored to the specific goals and objectives of your organization.
Benefits of Horticultural Therapy
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Recovery
Interacting with plants can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, decrease blood pressure and stress hormones, increase concentration skills, and boost creativity.
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Personal Growth
Learning to grow and nurture plants with a horticultural therapist will help your participants have a sense of purpose while building their self-esteem and confidence as they work towards recovery.
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Community
Therapy in a group setting reduces isolation and builds social skills. These shared experiences during a session provides peer support and training ground for other outside social interactions.
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Skill Building
Participants will learn how to grow and care for plants, practice mindfulness and self-care techniques. A program can be designed to include additional skills to help participants reach their goals.
Services
Courage To Grow provides contracted horticultural therapy services for youth to aging adults. We partner with mental health centers and clinics, schools, as well as organizations that support people with disabilities, veterans, and trauma/grief/loss support groups.
Partnering with other allied professionals is recommended because co-treatment can increase the effectiveness of the overall treatment plan, increase support for participants, and could decrease the treatment time. Allied professionals can include social workers, mental health therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and teachers.
Horticulture therapy can be used as a stand-alone programming or as a complementary offering to help your clients reach their goals.
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Work with a registered horticultural therapist who can run an on-going program to fit your organizational goals.
Pricing starts at $180 per 45-minute session up to eight people and includes travel up to 15 miles from Wake Forest. Additional fees for travel beyond 15 miles or materials could apply.
Additional sessions on the same day will be at a discounted rate.
A Program Site Assessment and a Program Plan services are needed prior to starting programming.
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A registered horticultural therapist will design, implement, and run a 12-week short-term or seasonal program to fit your organizational needs.
Pricing starts at $180 per 45-minute session up to eight people and includes travel up to 15 miles from Wake Forest. Additional fees for travel beyond 15 miles or materials could apply.
Additional sessions on the same day will be at a discounted rate.
A Program Site Assessment and a Program Plan services are needed prior to starting programming.
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Interested in offering a horticultural therapy program to your clients, but want to try it out before going all in? A four-week pilot program could help you decide to offer an ongoing program.
A registered horticultural therapist will design, implement, and run a program to fit your organizational needs.
Pricing starts at $180 per 45-minute session up to eight people and includes travel up to 15 miles from Wake Forest. Additional fees for travel beyond 15 miles or materials could apply.
Additional sessions on the same day will be at a discounted rate.
A Program Site Assessment is required prior to starting programming.
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An assessment is the first step prior to starting a program. The horticultural therapist will make a site visit to assess the potential of the site. With this information, the practitioner can adapt programming to your site's unique needs and help set expectations.
Includes:
Short summary with type of program and goals of the program
Proposed sessions, participant numbers, staffing needs, etc.
Plant care and site maintenance, if needed
List of possible hazards or safety concerns (if any) which would need to be addressed prior to beginning services
Ideas for future site expansion
Includes copy of site survey with photos
Pricing starts at $150
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This service is required prior to starting a short-term or long-term program. This detailed proposal outlines:
Rationale for the program
Program and group goals
Program plan and session schedule
Facilities used along with equipment and supply needs
Plans for implementation and sustainability
Budget
And more!
Loaded with information, this proposal can help show staff and stakeholders the benefits and viability of having an on-going horticultural therapy program at your site.
Priced $300-$500
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Programs can take place either indoors or outdoors, although the preference is to be outdoors when possible. The goals for each program, group, and individual are unique; for that reason, programs are customized and adapted to best meet the needs of your organization. Ideally, programs take place on-site, but if space is limited, we can assist in recommending another location.
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Examples of co-treatment can include: shadowing client during a session; co-facilitation of the group; discuss case notes; treatment team meetings; and access to pertinent participant information such as diagnosis, medication and reason for treatment.
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Has a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in horticultural therapy, or the minimum of a bachelor’s degree with additional coursework in plant science, human science, and horticultural therapy.
Has completed a 480-hour internship in horticultural therapy supervised by a professionally registered horticultural therapist.
Is professionally registered as a horticultural therapist with the American Horticultural Therapy Association and is designated by the professional credential HTR, Horticultural Therapist-Registered.
Definition from AHTA website
FAQs
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If you’d like to hear more about how Courage To Grow horticultural therapy services can enhance your program or service offerings, please fill out the form with your contact information. We’ll get back to you to set up a free 15-minute consultation call.