1:1 horticultural therapy sessions
Supporting your mental wellbeing in the garden
I’m Kendall Marie Platt, a horticultural therapist based in West Berkshire. I offer private 1:1 horticultural therapy sessions for clients who would like support in their own garden.
‘‘I spent a lot of last year recovering from burnout, and joy was not easy to come by. Finding it literally on my doorstep has been amazing.’’
Angharad Lois
In 6-8 weeks your garden and your mental wellbeing will be transformed
1:1 horticultural therapy sessions are for you if:
You have anxiety or depression and you’d like to learn how to use your garden to calm your mind and improve your mood long term.
You are struggling with loneliness and would like someone to talk to whilst we garden.
You are feeling under extreme pressure or stress and may have even burnt out. You’d like to try gardening as a way to release the pressure, reduce your stress levels and heal.
You aren’t interested in group horticultural therapy sessions at a therapeutic garden as you have plenty to do in your own garden and you’d like some therapeutic support with it.
How it works
Pay for your chosen number of sessions below. (Clients typically book 6-8 sessions).
I will email you a link to book in.
Your first session will include a discussion about how you’d like our work together to support you before we start gardening.
I will show you how to undertake relevant horticultural therapy activities to support your mental wellbeing.
Once we come to the end of our time working together we will review your progress and discuss next steps if required.
Please note sessions are available within a 30 minute drive of RG7
I’ve been where you are and my garden saved me.
Now I’d love to support you to use yours to do the same.
“Kendall has helped me change my attitude towards gardening. Not only has she given me an extra room in our house but she’s made me feel better mentally and helped me to enjoy something I thought I couldn’t do.”
— Francesca, Business owner and Mum of 4
Cost:
1 x 2 hour session
£150
(£150 per session)
4 x 2 hour sessions
£540
(£135 per session)
6 x 2 hour sessions
£810
(£135 per session)
FAQs
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The sessions include:
An initial discussion about your goals and what you’d like to get from our work together.
I’ll be teaching you bespoke horticultural therapy activities for your specific situation as we garden alongside one another.
A review of progress and discussion of next steps.
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The sessions do not include any garden design advice. This is available in a Garden Power Hour or Seasonal Sanctuary.
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In your garden. Provided you are within 30 minutes drive of RG7.
Most horticultural therapist work out of therapeutic gardens but I believe in supporting you in your own garden to get the best therapeutic results.
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Just regular gardening tools. If you don’t have any please contact me before the sessions and I can bring some for you to borrow.
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I don’t. But here are some local organisations that you can apply to for a grant to cover our work together:
Tilehurst People's Local Charity – serving people in need, hardship and distress
Reading dispensary Trust - A medical charity giving in Reading Berkshire