Walk And Talk Counselling

Walk and Talk Counselling is a holistic intervention that uses the outdoors to help heal a person's biological, social, and/or mental dysfunction. This thesis explores the published research in detail from all over the world.

It is intended to provide critical recommendations to help create a better health care system for consumers to use without encountering a negative stigma such as are so commonly found with most psychiatric treatment options. Further, the walk and talk service also allows a non-stressful environment for staff to work in, which keeps them happy in their work role. The result is an increased retention of health care staff in local health services. This is of major importance to everyone who cares about the state of his or her health care system!

This form of 'eco-therapy' combines supervised exercise through distance walking with counseling and should be seen as a holistic option. It is ideal for men who do not like to go into office to talk out their problems with someone they don't know or trust. It is also ideal for people who have gone through or are going through the cancer treatment process as well as people who are suffering from depression and/or stress.

Buy this book and learn more about how to truly fix our health care system. Learn about the published evidence that endorses the idea to put our health care team outside in our natural environment.

Fez McLeod is a public health nurse and mental health counselor. Residing in Canada, he continues to encourage holistic intervention strategies within the context of biological, social, and mental health care.