Daniella draws on over 15 years of experience as an ecopsychology practitioner, facilitator, and educator. She brings a strength-based, inclusive, and culturally responsive lens that recognizes inherent wholeness, empowers agency, and celebrates diversity. Daniella draws on relational and trauma-informed approaches that support others in navigating challenge while living into their unique gifts. With a passion for wild plants, weaving, and friction fire, she enjoys sharing these practices with her clients. Daniella believes in working collaboratively with people, communities, and land in ways that support collective and individual healing and wellbeing.
Daniella is trained in Nature-Based Therapy, EMDR, and Emotionally-focused Family Therapy and has a background working with Indigenous communities. She holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University, where she explored ecopsychology-informed education within an eco-social justice framework. She has a Master of Contemplative Education and a diploma in Applied Psychology and Counselling. Daniella is a researcher and instructor at the University of Victoria, the founder of Thriving Roots Wilderness School, and presents to international audiences on ecopsychology and land-centred learning.
Daniella’s love for nature began in her childhood growing up in the Okanagan Valley, and since then, the land has become an important teacher and friend. Daniella is committed to contributing to just and life-sustaining human and ecological communities.
Daniella is a Certified Nature-based therapist, level 1.