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  I didn’t know it at the time, yet my journey toward becoming a certified Forest Therapy Guide and Recovery Coach began over 18 years ago when I embarked on my own path of personal healing and transformation. Through my own experiences with addiction and recovery, I realized the immense power of nature in supporting and facilitating healing processes. Nature became my sanctuary, my teacher, and my guide.

As a certified Forest Therapy Guide, I have been guiding walks since 2020, but my connection with nature and the healing it provides goes back much further. I have always felt a deep and profound relationship with the natural world, understanding that it holds wisdom, solace, and a mirror for our own internal landscapes. Walking with individuals, I have witnessed the transformative power of nature, as it allows people to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and tap into their inner wisdom and intuition.

In addition to my work as a Forest Therapy Guide, I am also a Recovery Coach. Having journeyed through my own recovery, I feel a strong calling to support others on their own healing paths. I offer guidance, compassion, and support to individuals as they navigate their way towards freedom from addiction and reclaiming their lives in a more embodied way. My combined experience as a Forest Therapy Guide and Recovery Coach allows me to integrate the healing powers of nature into the recovery process, creating a holistic and transformative approach to personal growth and well-being.

Paola will lead group walks, special walks for kids and families with ADD-ADHD, AUTISM, and provide guided experiences in Spanish for our Spanish-speaking community.

As a Biologist, Paola has spent over two decades studying, teaching, and advocating for conservation and ecological restoration. When she made The Woodlands her home, she has collaborated with Texas A&M Forest Service for almost 5 years on community outreach and preservation projects. She is a credentialed health coach who graduated with a specialty in integrative nutrition from the New York Institute of Nutrition, and she is an ANFT-Certified Forest Therapy Guide. 

Her intense love of the natural world and every form of life has equipped Paola with the insight, empathy, and initiative to seek new ways to help the planet heal—one person, one plant, and one action at a time. She is currently an expert advisor for the Bogotá Botanical Gardens, contributing to Health & Nature Research. Paola believes that where love, biology, and nature converge is where we find the key to restoring human and planetary health.