Nature Therapy is completely run by volunteers
Pauline runs her own company called Hortictherapy so is very experienced at gardening with people with dementia. We are so delighted she has joined us and is sharing her skills. Pauline is covering the Southampton area especially the residential and care homes.
Anne runs her own business as a mindfulness tutor. She brings in an extra skill for our team as mindfulness is important part of caring for those with a dementia. All we have is the here and now - and that is no truer than when walking alongside a person with a dementia. |
Kitty Kitty has been a volunteer with us for some years. She is a former nurse with a love of medicinal plants and a wealth of knowledge about caring for those with a dementia. Kitty is also a radio presenter on the award winning Vectis Radio where she helps us raise awareness of the many benefits of nature therapy for carers and for those with a dementia. 
HaHannah has experience for working with people with additional needs and has a Diploma in Massage and Aromatherapy. Great addition to our team of volunteers in complimenting other sensory skills and knowledge. She is developing a pop up sensory room and collating resources for our dementia library. |
Leanne brings a wealth of experience to our team of volunteers.. She is part of our newly formed Drumming for Dementia Circle that we are able to offer as part of asensory programme.
Dr Kim Brown
Nature Therapy CIC developed from the passion of Dr Kim Brown who forty years ago noticed improvements in the quality of life for patients who were able to spend time outside.
Kim is a nurse, midwife and teacher who specialised in working with vulnerable children and adults. She has always been interested in mental health and researching the impact of nature - this led her to spending five years traveling the world for her Doctorate in Health Science and researching the many different ways nature impacts on human wellbeing through the senses.
Time spent as an Expedition Leader Tutor has helped build a solid and safe foundation to our work in the great outdoors. Kim has also been a Senior Advisor for the Home Office, CEO of a charity, and over the years has developed numerous projects for vulnerable children and adults for which she has won national awards. This includes a national Nurse of the Year award and more recently a national Venus award for Inspirational Professional of the Year.
Paddy Noctor
Our small not for profit is enhanced through the skills and knowledge of volunteer director - Paddy Noctor. Paddy has a sound history of working in the field of addictions, and was CEO of a charity for many years. Now retired, he still sits on different Boards and mental health Tribunals. Paddy was instrumental in setting up a very successful and lasting enterprise that has provided accommodation and support for those with alcohol and substance addictions for the past 25 years.
Dave Ward
Dave is a volunteer director and our equine expert. Having been a jockey for 17 years he is now an equine assisted practitioner.
Bill Milford
Bill is a volunteer as well co-tutor on some of our courses. He is a woodsman and expedition leader with experience of living wild and off grid. Bill is a great source of knowledge about all things nature. He is also passionate about motorbikes.
Billy Dibbens
Billy has been instrumental as a volunteer in helping us set up our programme for people with dementia. Billy has stroke induced dementia but that has in no way deterred his enthusiasm for shaping the pop up dementia theatre.
Mark Langford
Mark is inspirational in the field of Recovery. He is passionate about helping others through their recovery journey and is a stalwart in volunteering with us to help with delivery of all our programmes and courses. Mark completed our Expedition Leaders course last year and is a great asset to Nature Therapy CIC.
Noah and Theodore
Our two resident donkeys who like to volunteer on all our programmes despite often not being invited because they love attention and live in the hope that cake might be on the menu.
Donna Flux
Donna has an amazing energy for life having faced some tough times herself. She brings her own brand of positive enthusiasm to her volunteering.
Mog the Dog and Ted
Mogs and Ted accompany us whenever possible. Other social and friendly dogs are welcome to come along to all our programmes but the owner is responsible for their behaviour. Please ask about bringing a dog in advance as we might have a group member frightened of dogs or allergic to them.
Research shows that the presence of a dog helps people in a group collaborate more effectively and enhance their trust in others.
Mosi and Torak
Two of the wolves from the UK Wolf Conservation Centre that help out on our Wolf Medicine programme.
All our Volunteers
We would like to say a special thanks to:
- Meme Eldridge
- Andy Paul
- Bruce Fleury
- Leanne Power
- Kyra Seagal
- Jan Jasicki
- Tony Jones
- Beccy Blanchard
- Debbie Attrill
- Pat Knight
- Albie Knight
Danni Mcloughlin - Kathleen Dumbrell
- Sarah Pointer
- Nicki Haines
- Sue Barnes
- Estelle Thomas
- Michelle Callaghan
- Debbie Attril
- Liz Tate
- Anna Jordan
- Benjamin Brown
We have 98 volunteers across the globe trained by us to deliver a programme of Drumming for Dementia.
We have volunteers in Nepal, Kenya, Australia, Portugal, different states in America, Brazil as well as the UK
We would like to thank them all for doing such an brilliant job. All our volunteers are incredible people.
You are all simply amazing.
Thank you so much everyone on this page for giving of your time and expertise so freely.
Nature Therapy CIC could not achieve the results it does without you
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