Speakers:
Presenter 1: Kayte Kitchen
As the founder of Admirari Nature Therapy and a Garden Therapist at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Kayte conducts individual and group sessions that emphasize sensory experiences and nature immersion. With over 25 years of experience in education and counselling, she combines her horticultural expertise with therapeutic practices to promote healing and a sense of wholeness.
Kayte’s sessions help participants connect or reconnect with the natural world through active and contemplative, reflective activities that promote emotional regulation, mindfulness and general wellbeing.
Presenter 2: Amelia Best is a gardener, horticultural therapist, and psychotherapist based in Naarm (Melbourne). She works in private practice offering both horticultural therapy and psychotherapy, and as a Garden Therapist at the Royal Children’s Hospital. She holds a Diploma of Transpersonal Counselling and a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, with a specialisation in Focusing-oriented Psychotherapy.