Mountain Therapy

Reconnect with yourself through nature

Services

Every journey is unique. I offer a range of adventure therapy experiences designed to meet you where you are.

Individual Therapy

One-on-one sessions, often in natural settings, tailored to your unique journey and goals. We'll tackle challenges together while leaning into the resources provided in nature.

Couples Counseling

Side by side on the trail or in the office, we'll work on communication, trust, and reconnection. Moving through nature together often opens conversations that are hard to start across a room.

Group Experiences

Find community in our weekly hiking therapy group, where we focus on mindfulness techniques and broadening our somatic understanding.

Trauma-Informed Therapy

In office or on trail, we'll use the safety and wisdom of the natural world to support your healing journey at your own pace.

Intensives

Looking for the healing clarity of an expedition but don't have the ability to dedicate that much time to your mental health journey? Our single-day intensives are a great option to deepen your engagement.

The Mountain Therapy Philosophy

Nature as Co-Therapist

The wilderness doesn't judge or rush. It holds space for whatever needs to emerge, offering lessons in patience, resilience, and interconnectedness that no indoor therapy room can replicate.

Challenge as Catalyst

Growth happens at the edge of comfort. Through carefully selected adventures—whether it's paddling the water or simply sitting with the vastness—we create opportunities for meaningful breakthrough.

Your Pace, Your Path

There's no one-size-fits-all approach to healing. I meet you exactly where you are, honoring your unique story, strengths, and needs as we chart a course together.

Amy Ference smiling on a mountain trail in a knit hat, autumn hillside behind her

Meet the Therapist

Amy Mountain Ference, MS, LPC, CCAT

A stint as a backpacking guide in the early 2000s convinced me that the path to healing is most powerful when taken through transformative outdoor experiences that challenge, inspire, and renew. I have taken that experience into my work as the Adventure Therapy Coordinator at the University of Arkansas, and I'm passionate about translating that immersive nature experience into weekly sessions with my clients.

As a Gestalt therapist who practices somatically, I mindfully use nature as my co-therapist, drawing on our ancient connection with the Earth to help quiet the chatter of a modern society and get more fully in touch with our relationship to self and to our environment.

Whether you're navigating life transitions, processing trauma, or simply seeking a deeper connection with yourself, I'm here to walk alongside you on that journey.

Take the First Step

Reaching out can feel vulnerable. I honor your courage and am here to make this process as comfortable as possible. Choose whatever method feels best for you.