Welcome to Plant-Based DBT
Plant-Based DBT is a curriculum and training platform created by Kristen Shuler, LCSW, for therapists who want to integrate Therapeutic Horticulture into clinical practice with more structure, creativity, and confidence.
This collection includes therapist trainings, consultation, intervention tools, and curriculum resources designed to help clinicians teach DBT skills through hands-on, experiential activities.
Through Therapeutic Horticulture, abstract concepts like mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and behavior change become more visible, memorable, and easier to practice.
Plant-Based DBT Clinical Trainings
Plant-Based DBT Intervention Toolkits
Ready-to-use therapeutic horticulture activities for therapists. Each intervention includes clinical goals, materials, therapist prompts, DBT skill connections, metaphor guidance, adaptations, and reflection questions.
Therapeutic Horticulture Trainings
Live and recorded trainings that teach therapists how to ethically and effectively use plant-based activities in clinical practice. Trainings focus on clinical application, treatment fidelity, and experiential learning through Therapeutic Horticulture.
Group Curriculum + Facilitator Resources
Curriculum packages for therapists integrating Therapeutic Horticulture into existing clinical programming. Includes session outlines, facilitator guides, worksheets, client reflection pages, teaching scripts, and activity adaptations.
Plant-Based DBT Clinical Trainings
Plant-Based Mindfulness
Ready-to-use therapeutic horticulture activities for therapists. Each intervention includes clinical goals, materials, therapist prompts, DBT skill connections, metaphor guidance, adaptations, and reflection questions.
Plant-Based Emotion Regulation
Live and recorded trainings that teach therapists how to ethically and effectively use plant-based activities in clinical practice. Trainings focus on clinical application, treatment fidelity, and experiential learning through Therapeutic Horticulture.
ADHD Coping with Houseplants
Curriculum packages for therapists integrating Therapeutic Horticulture into existing clinical programming. Includes session outlines, facilitator guides, worksheets, client reflection pages, teaching scripts, and activity adaptations.
Group Curriculum + Facilitator Resources
Curriculum packages for therapists integrating Therapeutic Horticulture into existing clinical programming. Includes session outlines, facilitator guides, worksheets, client reflection pages, teaching scripts, and activity adaptations.