About the Nature-Therapy Center

About Nature-Therapy

About Ronen Berger

Reputation and prestige

(1) About the Nature Therapy Center

The Nature-Therapy Center develops and promotes the knowledge and practice of Nature-Therapy and related fields such as mind-body therapy and ecopsychology. The cebter was established by Ronen Berger who developed the framework in his PhD thesis and promoted its implication and recognition. The center employs a multi-professional staff trained by the center. The center works in health, educational, organizational and community environments, in group, family and individual settings. It runs training programs and courses in a few academic institutions in Israel and currently develops one in Europe.

The training programs that the Nature-Therapy Center developed, the large experience it gained working with a variety of populations and with children with learning difficulties and those that have experienced trauma in particular gave the Nature-Therapy Center its prestige and international recognition.

The Nature-Therapy Center's prestige can be observed in the publications of articles and research and in the conferences that the center holds.

(2) About Nature-Therapy

Nature-Therapy is an innovative therapeutic framework that takes place through the direct and creative dialogue with nature. It expands the classical concept of ‘setting' while developing concepts and methods that relate to nature as a partner in the process. It connects people with their strength, supports change and healing while expanding the therapeutic process and engages people and nature. It is a post-modern approach integrating elements from different kinds of therapies, Shamanism, ecopsychology and Body-Mind-Spirit practices. It was developed by Ronen Begrer who articulated and published it through his Ph.D. Nature-Therapy is implemented with individuals, groups and families in Israel and receives a growing recognition by the health, educational and welfare ministries in Israel.

To read more about nature therapy and ecopsychology see: publications, articles, books and PhD.

(3) Ronen Begrer

Ronen Berger is the founder and head of the Nature-Therapy Center, Israel.

The creation and practice of Nature-Therapy integrates his former occupations in the fields of ecology and nature conservation, drama and body-therapy, dance and performance. He established and runs Nature-Therapy programs for children with learning difficulties and late development for the Israeli Ministry of Education as well as programs for populations who have experienced trauma. He established and runs postgraduate Nature-Therapy courses at Haifa University, Sapir College, Telem and Tel-Hai College, Israel. His research covers a wide range of topics relating to Nature-Therapy. It challenges the place of touch, spirituality and spontaneity in psychotherapy developing issues relating to ecopsychology and the human and nature relationships. His working style in therapy, teaching and supervising is creative and holistic.

Ronen is a father to two children and lives in Kibbutz Snir in northern Israel.