Hi, I’m Leslie…

Hello fellow forest walkers, My name is Leslie Halleck and I’m an ANFT certified Forest Therapy Guide who will be partnering with you in your forest therapy experience. As a botanist and professional horticulturist (Halleck Horticultural, LLC) I have close ties to the plant world. While being in nature has always been both an intellectually stimulating and soothing immersive experience for me, becoming an ANFT Forest Therapy Guide was a next-level journey for me to recognize and embrace the embodied connection and healing experience I have with plants and nature, beyond the intellectual and analytical. And to take a step further into the realm of guiding others to do the same.

As an extension of my work in the plant and horticulture world, I also offer guided forest therapy services to provide all you hard drivers with a way to disconnect from from the grind of the tended world and find a path to reconnect with the natural world.

I’ve traveled the world and spent a lot of time deep in both remote rainforests and cultivated plant spaces and gardens alike. All can provide liminality, and all bring me peace and wholeness.

Being in nature is not work…it is healing and home.  

It’s important to understand that during our walk I am not the “therapist”...the forest and all the nature around you is the therapist. I’m with you to provide a foundation and an anchor to help guide you through the experience. Why? Because it’s quite common for such immersive experiences in nature to be a bit uncomfortable at times - especially if your day-to-day keeps you mostly disconnected from nature.

My intention and priority is to guide you to use your senses at a slow pace. No work, no goals, no expectations, no projected outcomes. Just…connecting.