About Rabbitbrush Therapy
Somatic & Nature-Based Therapy Rooted in Connection, Healing, and Growth
Rabbitbrush Therapy is the practice of Ethan Jones, MS, LPCC, offering somatic therapy and nature-based psychotherapy outdoors and virtually in Boulder, Colorado.
Connecting with the natural world and integrating the wisdom of body, mind, spirit, and community, brings healing, wellness, and personal transformation.
Our bodies are nature. By bringing special awareness to our body, somatic therapy offers an opportunity to reconnect with our authentic selves, develop greater resilience, and create meaningful change.
You are a miraculous human being; you deserve to live vibrantly, with passion and fulfillment. If you are ready for personal change and transformation, I am ready to support you along the way.
Hi. I’m Ethan Jones, MS, LPCC
I am a licensed professional counselor candidate offering therapy for individuals, families, and relationships of all kinds. I work with people of all ages, including adults, young adults, teens, families and children who are seeking support, healing, and greater connection in their lives.
My approach is grounded primarily in somatic therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, and nature-based psychotherapy. I believe therapy is most effective when it honors the whole person: thoughts, emotions, physical experiences, spirituality, as well as social relationships and our broader environment.
All of you is welcome here - always. I bring curiosity and compassion to all of my therapeutic work, exploring what our experiences may be communicating and how we can work together to bring about transformation and healing. I aim to cultivate a judgement-free space and am honored to accompany you along your healing path.
Prior to engaging seriously in my own change work, I had no idea what was possible in terms of healing. I remember thinking I was just “an anxious worrier.” With the help of others, I cultivated self-awareness, self-compassion and universal love. I became less caught up in my debilitating beliefs and patterns and began to live a life filled with awe, emotional and physical intelligence, love, attention, and deep spiritual connection.
“I have witnessed firsthand the transformative and healing power of the natural world. Through the deepened integration of body, mind, spirit, and community, wild magic happens.”
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Education and Therapeutic Approach
I earned my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Prescott College. Throughout my training and professional experience, I have developed a broad foundation in therapeutic approaches that support emotional healing, self-awareness, and personal growth.
My work incorporates elements of:
Somatic therapy
Nature-based therapy
Mindfulness-based therapy
Shamanic and spiritual teachings and techniques
Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Parts Work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Each person brings their own history, strengths, challenges, and goals into therapy. I draw from these approaches to create sessions that are responsive to your individual needs.
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Why Nature-Based Therapy?
What is nature? Honestly, what is not nature? In my personal and professional opinion, everything is nature! In my counseling work I support clients returning to their own true nature. Living life authentically brings greater fulfillment, opportunity, and connection.
Really feel into it. Everything is nature! Skyscrapers are made with materials from the Earth, so are our computers and and cell phones. Nature based therapy invites us to recognize and remember the awe-inspiring interconnectedness of all things. Whether we are sitting among the grasses and trees, or online virtually. My approach to outdoor psychotherapy blends conventional therapy techniques with the magic of the wilder world and extends throughout and beyond notions of ‘indoors and outdoors’ and ‘natural versus not natural.’
Whether outdoors or online, we will incorporate movement, sensory awareness, mindfulness, and connection with our environment. Our sessions may include walking among trees and wildlife, connecting with our senses, grounding into the support of our Earth, or simply creating space to listen and notice what is present for us in each moment where ever we are.
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A Welcoming Space for All Identities and Relationships
Rabbitbrush Therapy serves individuals, families, and relationships of every kind. I welcome people of all ethnic, cultural, religious (as well as atheist and agnostic) views, socioeconomic, and personal backgrounds.
I work with:
Individuals
Families
Couples and partners
LGBTQ+ individuals and relationships
Polyamorous and non-traditional relationships
People exploring identity, spirituality, and authentic living
Therapy is a collaborative process. My role is to offer support, curiosity, and tools while honoring your unique experiences and the wisdom you bring.
There have been many times in my life where I felt like I didn’t “fit in” with conventional ways of being. In my practice I strive to create a space where my clients feel comfortable to express themselves and to explore authenticity.
Each of us brings our own unique gifts to the world. I aim to support you in discovering and nurturing your gifts so that you can share them with your community in a way that feels right for you.
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My Connection to Boulder
Boulder has always been a place of healing for me. Much of my own personal growth has taken place in Boulder through somatic and nature-based healing work with myself as the client, as well as yoga, meditation, and nature connection. Yes, I am on a healing journey too! I am honored to serve my community as a source of support and to bring love and care for those in need.
Originally from Pennsylvania, I grew up making yearly trips to Boulder to visit family and developed a deep love for Colorado. I moved here in 2017 and am honored to call Boulder ‘home.’
Outside of my therapy practice, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, learning new skills, helping out my community, and staying connected to natural world. Since 2021 I have had the great joy of working in the agricultural community in Boulder have helped out on a number of small, local, regenerative farms. My farm work has strengthened my connection to the Earth and her beautiful rhythms and has been a great source of personal healing.
I feel a powerful connection to the spirits of this land — animal, plant, mineral life and beyond. I live here honoring the history of the ancestral people of the place now known as the Front Range. This land and its ancestral and present day inhabitants have endured tremendous violence and oppression. My work strives to be a source of healing for these wounds and to repair the injustices done here and all over the world.