BIO
I’m Carla, an ANFT Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide and founder of Wildly Grounded. With a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, I bring a gentle, supportive approach to the transformative potential of time spent in nature. When I discovered the forest as a source for personal growth in my healing journey, I knew I wanted to bring that to others. I’m passionate about creating experiences that allow people to slow down, reconnect with the earth, and discover the profound sense of well-being that comes from immersing yourself in natural world.
Story
I didn’t set out to become a Forest Therapy guide. I simply followed a quiet tug in my heart—a need to get outside, to move, to breathe, to find space. What began as hikes to clear my head slowly became something much deeper. Every time I stepped onto a trail, I felt lighter. The trees held a kind of steady presence I didn’t know I needed. The rhythm of my footsteps, the wind on my skin, the scent of moss and pine—it all began to wake something up in me.
I realized I wasn’t just walking through nature—I was healing in it.
Hiking gave me confidence I didn’t know I was missing. It filled my soul in ways nothing else could. Being out in the natural world helped me feel grounded, alive, and more like myself than I had in years. I began to see that the peace and clarity I found outdoors wasn’t a fluke—it was the medicine I hadn’t known I was searching for.
That’s when I discovered Forest Therapy, a practice rooted in slowing down, tuning in, and letting the natural world support your healing journey. It gave language and intention to what I had already experienced firsthand: that nature holds the power to restore us—not by changing who we are, but by helping us remember.
Now, through Wildly Grounded, I guide others on that same path—offering space to connect, feel, and come home to themselves through the grounding, healing power of the natural world.
Interest in working together or learning more?
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