Nau mai, haere mai ki ĀTA Adventure Therapy Aotearoa!
Nau mai, haere mai!
ĀTA (Adventure Therapy Aotearoa) is a networking association for practitioners using adventure, nature or experiential based therapeutic interventions.
Our members come from a wide range of professions who all use, or are interested in using adventure therapy approaches in their mahi.
Our Purpose
To strengthen formal and informal connections between adventure, nature, and experiential-based therapy practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
To support the development of safe, ethical and quality practice.
To increase the visibility and credibility of adventure, nature and experiential based therapeutic interventions within the wider community.
To provide training and education that supports the ongoing development of practice.
To strengthen the research and evaluation aspect of adventure therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand through collaboration of academics and practitioners.
Our People
ĀTA offers a harbor for people from broad professions to come together and share ways of practicing. What unites us is a curiosity and willingness to walk alongside people with clear intention in the nature.
Our Members
We are based all around the country and work across many fields of practice. We are a home for therapists, outdoor instructors, youth workers, social workers, eco-therapists, equine therapists, psychotherapists, coaches, counsellors and many others. We aspire to be a community that offers a place to network at any stage of your professional career.
Our strength comes from our diversity of practice across our members. You do not have to be a therapist to belong here. Nor do you need to be a high end outdoor instructor. What creates a sense of belonging here is a willingness to work alongside people outdoors in an intentional and meaningful way.
Our Leadership
The ĀTA leadership group is made up of a team of dedicated volunteers who contribute their time and expertise to the development of adventure therapy as an industry and Adventure Therapy Aotearoa as an organisation
