3 of the 13 nature & outdoor wellness listings in the directory match this view. The count is live, and the order below is members first, then alphabetical — never by rating.
An NDIS-registered outdoor practice running counselling, animal-assisted sessions, art and music therapy, exercise physiology and community-access programs in natural settings around Perth. Programs are built around each participant's own plan and goals rather than a fixed class timetable, and include therapeutic respite and retreat options.
A clinical psychologist who holds sessions outdoors instead of in a consulting room — walking side by side, with an initial assessment by video call first. Group hikes, multi-day trips and corporate programs run seasonally. Sessions are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at varying locations, and seated or flat-ground options are available.
Belinda guides forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) walks in bushland and gardens within about an hour of the Perth CBD, and also works in the South West. Walks are deliberately slow — roughly 2km over two to three hours, with long pauses for stillness and sensory exercises rather than distance covered. Nature journaling, workshops and workplace sessions are also offered.
A good deal of this category is free. Bushwalking clubs and Heart Foundation walking groups run scheduled walks across the metro at no cost beyond turning up, and park-based tai chi and outdoor fitness groups sit at the cheap end of everything else in the directory.
Beyond the walking: forest bathing sessions that move slowly through bushland with a guide, surf and ocean programmes run off the northern and western beaches, and equine-assisted sessions on properties out past Oakford and Byford — those last ones are booked by appointment, not dropped into.
The scheduling constraint is the Perth summer. From December to March almost everything outdoors runs early morning or after five, and groups that walk the Hills shift their start times by the month. Winter is when the Bibbulmun-adjacent walks and the Hills trails come into their own. Check the weather rather than the calendar, and bring more water than looks necessary.
Our guide covers where to sit outdoors, season by season. Related: hiking and bushwalking, eco therapy, retreats and day escapes.
