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Take a tour of our 60 acre horse farm in Canby, OR and learn more about our clinical and non-clinical programs offered. No registration required!

Who: Open to everyone!

When: Sunday, October 28th 1-3pm

Where: 22018 S Central Point Rd. Canby, OR 97013

We will be providing information on our mental health program Alliance Counseling including: discussing what counseling here is like, groups offered, and other clinical services available.

We will also have more information about our new non-clinical wellness program called Journey Wellness including: upcoming workshops, retreat opportunities, and upcoming CEUs! Journey Wellness programs are open to anyone.

And don't forget! You can now follow us on Facebook and Instagram @TheCenterAtHeronHill

With the season changing, it is opening up more nature based therapeutic opportunities! We now get to see how the land is letting go of the fruitful summer and prepare for the winter. This also opens the possibility for enjoying fires, and maybe even making s'mores!

Alliance Counseling Center continues to grow and adapt to community needs. We maintain our partnership with Canby Medical Health to be an integrated behavioral and medical health program.

Some of the offered 6 week groups include:
(must be an established client to be able to attend)
***Parenting of Children and Adolescents Group
***Parents with Young Children Group
***Adult Trauma Group
***Adult Mindfulness Group
***Women and Horses Group
***Anger Management Group (ages 8-12)
***Self Expression Group (ages 13-17)
***Young Child Group (ages 1-9)
***Girls Group (ages 10-12)
***Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Teens Group

We also offer Early Childhood Services, Occupational Therapy, and skills training.

Alliance Counseling Center is currently contracted as an in-network provider with certain plans of the Oregon Health Plan and are considered an out-of-network provider for commercial insurance plans.

Journey Wellness, our non-clinical program, continues to grow and expand! All offered events are available to anyone, regardless if they are currently a client at Alliance Counseling Center or not. We aim to provide individual experiences, community building activities, and professional growth opportunities.

The purpose of Journey Wellness is to allow more people to enjoy the healing benefits of being at the farm without needing to be a mental health client.

We aim to be creative in our approach and flexible with programming. And soon we hope to be offering CEU opportunities! Please contact us if you have any interest in participating in a workshop or group. We are also able to create specialized retreats or ceremonies (e.g. hope ceremonies, coming of age ceremonies, transition ceremonies) for your family/friends or business.

Currently offered workshops include:

NATURE BASED MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP

Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 5:30-7:30pm

Led by: Alice Nelson, LMFT

Participate in a restorative 2 hour outdoor workshop focused on connecting with nature. Workshop will include up-to-date research on nature and the brain, as well as hands on mindfulness activities (e.g. purposeful movement, connection with nature, meditation, mind/body integration). Limited to 10 slots.

❦ REGISTER HERE

TRAUMA AND THE BRAIN WORKSHOP

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 5:30-7:30pm

Led by: Alice Nelson, LMFT

Participate in an educational 2 hour outdoor workshop focused on our connection with nature. Learn how our brain has adapted to manage trauma and ways we have attempted to cope. Workshop will include up-to-date research on nature and the brain, as well as hands on educational opportunities. Limited to 10 slots.

❦ REGISTER HERE

NATURE BASED SELF-CARE WORKSHOP FOR PROFESSIONALS

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 5:30-7:30pm

Led by: Alice Nelson, LMFT

Participate in a restorative outdoor workshop focused on revitalizing self-care practices through connecting with nature. Workshop will include up-to-date research on nature and the brain, as well as tuning in with nature’s wisdom to better inform current self-care practices (e.g. defining self-care, examining views of growth, exploration of setting boundaries). Limited to 10 slots.

❦ REGISTER HERE

Angela Helwig is an Occupational Therapist at The Center at Heron Hill for over a year. She is a licensed Occupational Therapy, SIPT Certification (Sensory Integration Praxis Test), and recently certified in the Fundamentals of Natural Lifemanship. She has spent the past 20 years working as an OT in a variety of settings and with clients facing different issues. Previously worked at CDRC at OHSU for the past 17 years with a focus on evaluation and treatment of children, young adults, and families dealing with a variety child development and neurological challenges.

"When we exist only in the synthetic world, we struggle to slow down enough to listen to our bodies. I think that nature based Occupational Therapy really helps people with processing sensory information and regulation. Nature is slower and a more approachable setting that allows for more creativity and movement. I also love teaching families how to be engaged in nature, such as a hike, and make it therapeutic for everybody."

info@thecenteratheronhill.com

22018 S Central Point Rd.