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Owner and Founder of 

Wild Essence Nature Guiding & Therapy, LLC

Memories of tiptoeing through the Rabbitbrush and Mountain Mahogany of the San Luis Valley of Colorado and clambering up Madrone trees of Southern Oregon instilled a deep appreciation and relationship with nature for Ariella. The sweet smell of sagebrush and taste of wild raspberries still linger in her memory, and are what beckoned her back to Colorful Colorado. 

With her background in Environmental Education and Geology, Ariella wanted to deepen her understanding of how our relationship with the natural world is directly linked to how we interact with ourselves and each other, and how we show up in the world. 

It is not only that nature is healing, but our detachment and separateness from nature is harmful. Ariella believes that our emotional, physical, and spiritual turbulences are linked to our disconnection from the natural world, and by providing opportunities and accessibility for people to reconnect to nature in a safe and healthy way, they will in turn rediscover and reconnect with their own roots.

  Ariella is currently a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, which is regulated by the Board of Professional Counselors. You can refer to DORA for her credentials. 

She currently works with Rewild Therapy and Wellness.  and is completing a certification in Equine-Assisted Therapy through the Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies. 

Ariella received her masters degree in  Transpersonal Counseling & Psychology 

with a focus in Wilderness Therapy 

at Naropa University.