Maurie Lung's guest appearances

Maurie Lung

Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors

Adventure Therapy Collective Podcast

Kim Sacksteder

Lee Gillis

Russell Chamberlain

Tony Alvarez

Nick Magle-Haberek

Gary Ferguson

Paul Wolf

Rachel Rollins

Tim Walsh

Tim McMahon

Alex White

Andrew Taylor

Miriam Miller

Thomas Doherty

Brad Reedy

OwlTail

In today's episode, Daniel sits down with adventure therapy field expert, Dr Maurie Lung. Dr. Lung wears many hats; educator, clinician, supervisor, consultant, mom, author, and program developer. She is the founder and CEO of Life Adventures Counseling, a community organization that provides adventure-based mental health therapy and consulting. Dr. Lung is also Associate Faculty at Prescott College teaching graduate courses in mental health counseling and overseeing the Adventure-based Psychotherapy and Nature-based psychotherapy programs. Dr. Lung recently co-authored Adventure Group Psychotherapy: An Experiential Approach to Treatment.   Daniel was recently at the Therapeutic Adventure Professionals Group's Best Practices (TAPG) conference in Park City, Utah. Daniel and Will spoke in the entry way of the conference hall to record the intro to this episode. If you still aren't involved with TAPG, follow the link and connect with this brilliant group of practitioners! Social Sciences WeekSocial Sciences Week is a grassroots movement occurring annually in Australia. Will and Daniel are providing free presentation on the work from Daniel's PhD. There is a series of great adventure therapy related workshops to attend! We would love to see you there! Register here!  For Social Sciences Week, Will and Professor Nevin Harper's Outdoor Therapies book is available for 30% off and with free shipping. Use the code ADC21 at checkout from the Routledge website here!  Links Life Adventures Adventure Group Psychotherapy Book Power of One Book Power of Family Book

In today's episode, Daniel sits down with adventure therapy field expert, Dr Maurie Lung. Dr. Lung wears many hats; educator, clinician, supervisor, consultant, mom, author, and program developer. She is the founder and CEO of Life Adventures Counseling, a community organization that provides adventure-based mental health therapy and consulting. Dr. Lung is also Associate Faculty at Prescott College teaching graduate courses in mental health counseling and overseeing the Adventure-based Psychotherapy and Nature-based psychotherapy programs. Dr. Lung recently co-authored <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Adventure-Group-Psychotherapy-An-Experiential-Approach-to-Treatment/Alvarez-Stauffer-Lung-Sacksteder-Beale-Tucker/p/book/9780367336905" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adventure Group Psychotherapy: An Experiential Approach to Treatment</a>. Daniel was recently at the <a href="https://www.aee.org/therapeutic-adventure-professional-group-tapg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Therapeutic Adventure Professionals Group's Best Practices</a> (TAPG) conference in Park City, Utah. Daniel and Will spoke in the entry way of the conference hall to record the intro to this episode. If you still aren't involved with TAPG, follow the link and connect with this brilliant group of practitioners! <a href="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChcSEwibtYbWltryAhXLkWYCHaIWCewYABAAGgJzbQ&amp;ae=2&amp;ohost=www.google.com&amp;cid=CAESQOD290-pGagci_QMQnaY661N7CkDKFQmLKHbHydXTJpTSCKA9KaWR2Psvd6brpHz7y84ztwuvnTeWI5nlqp7FOA&amp;sig=AOD64_0QWG6XkGXSbC87fAVly_EaGWKEXg&amp;q&amp;nis=1&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwinn__VltryAhUOeisKHbofBCgQ0Qx6BAgDEAE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social Sciences Week</a><a href="https://socialsciences.org.au/socialsciencesweek/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social Sciences Week</a> is a grassroots movement occurring annually in Australia. Will and Daniel are providing free presentation on the work from Daniel's PhD. There is a series of great adventure therapy related workshops to attend! We would love to see you there! <a href="https://fb.me/e/1GHK0sCly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register here! </a> For Social Sciences Week, Will and Professor Nevin Harper's Outdoor Therapies book is available for 30% off and with free shipping. Use the code ADC21 at checkout from the <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Outdoor-Therapies-An-Introduction-to-Practices-Possibilities-and-Critical/Harper-Dobud/p/book/9780367365707" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Routledge website here</a>!  Links <a href="https://www.lifeadventurescc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Adventures</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Adventure-Group-Psychotherapy-Experiential-Treatment-ebook/dp/B08MVBGXQ7/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=maurie+lung&amp;qid=1630376150&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adventure Group Psychotherapy Book</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-One-Experiential-Activities-Counseling/dp/188547380X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=maurie+lung&amp;qid=1630376211&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power of One Book</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Family-D-Maurie-Lung/dp/193901915X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=maurie+lung&amp;qid=1630376211&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power of Family Book</a>

Episode 9 - Adventure Therapy Training and Education with Dr Maurie Lung

Dr. Maurie Lung is one of the foremost leaders in the field of adventure therapy and is the founder of Life Adventures Counseling and Consulting. She has over 25 years of experience as an adventure therapist, business owner, author, mentor, evaluator, and university instructor. Maurie shares many stories including how she was inspired as a child to help people through adventures in the outdoors after an incident in her first week at a summer camp. Maurie tells how the Adventure Therapy Certificate evolved. Bio from Life Adventures website: (Dana) Maurie Lung, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT is the founder and CEO of Life Adventures Counseling, a community organization that provides adventure-based mental health therapy and consulting. She has over 25 years of experience as a therapist, business owner, author, speaker, trainer, evaluator, and university instructor. She has co-authored two books for mental health professionals as well as a variety of articles about how to experience nature and adventure in order to heal our hearts and restore dignity. Maurie integrates her knowledge and experience of recreation, education, psychology, and evaluation to experientially provide services with a diverse client population. The growth and change she witnesses for youth, families, and adults through this process continues to amaze her and remind her of the power of playful experience. In addition to her experiences as a practitioner and administrator, Maurie provides consultation, coaching, training, and technical assistance to organizations who want to improve their level of organizational functioning or implement a more experiential approach to their services. She also is Associate Faculty at Prescott College teaching graduate courses in mental health counseling and overseeing the Adventure-based Psychotherapy and Ecotherapy programs.

Dr. Maurie Lung is one of the foremost leaders in the field of adventure therapy and is the founder of <a href="https://www.lifeadventurescc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Adventures Counseling and Consulting</a>. She has over 25 years of experience as an adventure therapist, business owner, author, mentor, evaluator, and university instructor. Maurie shares many stories including how she was inspired as a child to help people through adventures in the outdoors after an incident in her first week at a summer camp. Maurie tells how the Adventure Therapy Certificate evolved. Bio from Life Adventures website: (Dana) Maurie Lung, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT is the founder and CEO of Life Adventures Counseling, a community organization that provides adventure-based mental health therapy and consulting. She has over 25 years of experience as a therapist, business owner, author, speaker, trainer, evaluator, and university instructor. She has co-authored two books for mental health professionals as well as a variety of articles about how to experience nature and adventure in order to heal our hearts and restore dignity. Maurie integrates her knowledge and experience of recreation, education, psychology, and evaluation to experientially provide services with a diverse client population. The growth and change she witnesses for youth, families, and adults through this process continues to amaze her and remind her of the power of playful experience. In addition to her experiences as a practitioner and administrator, Maurie provides consultation, coaching, training, and technical assistance to organizations who want to improve their level of organizational functioning or implement a more experiential approach to their services. She also is Associate Faculty at Prescott College teaching graduate courses in mental health counseling and overseeing the Adventure-based Psychotherapy and Ecotherapy programs.

99: Dr. Maurie Lung, Founder of Life Adventures Counseling and Consulting