Trek Therapy is a not-for-profit, community interest company (No: 13342085) formed in 2021 by founders, close friends and outdoor enthusiasts Ian Whiteside and Kevin Doyle. 

 The desire to initiate such an organisation originated following a powerfully spiritual and life inspiring adventure experienced by Ian whilst walking 1000km along the ancient pilgrimage of the Way of St James, following the French route of the Camino de Santiago, located in Northern Spain. Ian says "despite the commitment and discipline needed to complete such an undertaking that I had set myself, missing family and friends, the whole experience was the most peaceful, relaxing and positive time I can recall throughout my entire life.

 On reflecting on many past personal difficulties, that have challenged my own emotional wellbeing, this walk left me filled with life affirming and positive thoughts that were aided simply by just walking in nature over the course of an entire month and from that point forward, with support of Kevin and others, the desire to create 'Trek Therapy' was born."

Our team and leaders are experienced, qualified professionals with the safety of our service users integral to delivering enjoyable and therapeutic activities in stunning locations. All our team have regular day jobs. A core group of our team work professionally as practitioners within mental health, addiction treatment, talking therapies and early intervention services outside of their Trek Therapy roles. 

However all our team members operate in a trauma informed way and have attended relevant training understanding the issues associated with mental health problems. A shared value our team posses is that they have all decided to use their free time to share their passion, skills and knowledge of how incredibly important walking outside and being connected to our wonderful natural environment is to our overall physical, emotional and spiritual health. 

 Speak to anyone of our team and will tell you how much they get from walking whether that's in a local park, open green spaces, nature, coastlines, our national trails network or our spectacular hills and mountains across the UK's National Parks. We profoundly believe that one of the kindest things we can do for ourselves is to go for a good walk. It is close to being the perfect physical activity, requiring little previous physical fitness or expensive memberships fees and the options for outdoor adventures are limitless. 

 Trek Therapy has one core objective - to walk with you towards positive wellbeing. Use our contact form or email us to register your interest in our future planned walks or follow us on our social media channels to find out what's coming up.

• Professionally qualified leaders with appropriate public liability insurance and first aid skills guiding each activity.
• Mental health trained practitioners supporting each walk.
• Information on points of interest relating to the designated location.
• Opportunities to develop relevant outdoor knowledge, skills and mindfulness techniques.
• Help and advice about engaging in sustainable walking activites.