Human Nature Adventure Therapy (Human Nature) is a non-profit organisation offering innovative, nature-based mental health interventions for young people across the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

We take a fundamentally different approach to how young people access mental health support, by taking them out of the counselling room and into outdoor spaces where they are more comfortable and open to therapeutic support to connect back with themselves, their peers and with nature.

The young people we help may be experiencing drug and alcohol problems, behavioural difficulties, social exclusion or various forms of mental health issues; many come from challenged backgrounds – having experienced childhood trauma, or living in disadvantaged environments with caregivers who are themselves struggling with mental health or addiction issues. They are typically on potentially dangerous trajectories, having fallen through the gaps in the current mental health system or exhausted other avenues of support. Often they are reluctant or unable to engage with services due to geographical or financial barriers or hesitant to participate in ‘traditional’ counselling.