About The
GrowTH Network

Katie is a Registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR) and member of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) with over ten years of experience in the industry. She began her career with BC Housing’s People, Plants and Homes program under the mentorship of Dr. Aimee Taylor, and later went on to lead the program at a provincial level. Katie’s work growing the program was recognized with BC Housing’s Service Excellence Award in 2019. Since then, she has run her own private practice and has worked across British Columbia in long-term care, assisted and independent living communities, and nonprofits, connecting people with themselves, their community, and nature.

A dedicated educator and facilitator, Katie designed her own undergraduate path in therapeutic horticulture, completing a minor in counselling along with coursework in horticulture, agriculture, psychology, and research, laying the foundation for a dynamic career in therapeutic horticulture. She also completed her Certificate in Horticultural Therapy with Master Level Horticultural Therapist (HTM) Ann Kent and helped conduct research under Dr. Lilach Marom.

Katie is passionate about mentoring students and new practitioners, knowing firsthand how impactful mentorship has been in her own journey. Through her past work with the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association and current work with Root in Nature, she is committed to growing the profession, increasing access to therapeutic horticulture, and fostering community engagement.

Katie’s approach is collaborative, client-centred, and strengths-based. She often integrates her love of food and cooking into programming, connecting therapeutic horticulture with community food security and food justice initiatives. Outside of work, Katie loves entertaining, thrifting and being a cat mom.

Katie (she/her) is a Registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR) and member of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) who has been working in therapeutic horticulture since 2014, bringing more than a decade of experience across community, housing, long-term care, assisted living, and nonprofit settings.

She began her career with BC Housing’s People, Plants and Homes program under the mentorship of Dr. Aimee Taylor, later leading the program provincially. Her work expanding the program was recognized with BC Housing’s Service Excellence Award in 2019.

A dedicated educator and facilitator, Katie designed her undergraduate studies around therapeutic horticulture, combining counselling, horticulture, agriculture, psychology, and research. She completed her Certificate in Horticultural Therapy with Ann Kent, HTM, and contributed to research under Dr. Lilach Marom.

Her approach is collaborative, client-centred, and strengths-based, with a focus on connection, community engagement, and access to therapeutic horticulture. 

Through her work with Root in Nature, Katie supports students and new practitioners while helping to grow the profession. Outside of work, she enjoys entertaining, thrifting, cooking, and being a cat mom.

Rebecca is a therapeutic horticulture practitioner and program leader with experience designing and delivering horticulture-based programs in educational, community, and therapeutic settings. She currently serves as a Therapeutic Horticulture & Grounds Manager at a private K-12 school, integrating evidence-informed practice, accessibility, and trauma-aware approaches into program development and landscape management.

Rebecca is actively working toward her Horticultural Therapist Registered (HTR) designation and completed foundational horticultural therapy training under Mitchell Hewson. With a background in biblical studies, children’s ministry, and human services, she is committed to using plants and green spaces to support well-being, connection, and meaningful participation across the lifespan.

My journey with plants began almost 30 years ago as an herbalist and skincare formulator, crafting skincare items and other natural remedies and teaching others how to work with plants for health and wellness. My work organically grew into gardening, therapeutic horticulture, and ethnobotanical education, where I teach topics like natural dyeing, soapmaking, and the cultural stories of plants. I love working with people of all ages from kindergarten through the twilight years.

Living and working in seven countries across four continents has shaped my perspective on the rich and diverse ways people connect with plants. These experiences, paired with my expertise in native plants, aromatic herbs, medicinal plants, dye plants, edible landscapes, and sustainable gardening, fuel my passion for creating spaces that are functional, beautiful, and meaningful.

Lindsay is the founder of Keep Growing – Mindset & Nature Therapy, a nature based therapy business out of Colchester County, NS. With training and certifications in areas such as Horticultural Therapy, Forest Therapy, a master level Mindfulness Practitioner, Mental Health First Aid, Mindful Leadership, and the Community Resiliency Model, Lindsay uses a therapeutic approach that is less traditional and more focused on the connection to the Self and Environment; changing mindset and increasing resiliency using Nature as the therapist.

A member of the GrowTH Network since October 2024, Lindsay brings nearly two decades of experience to programming in therapeutic horticulture. Working with teachers, post-secondary staff and students, adult literacy learners, private practice aging-at-home clients and federally incarcerated women, Lindsay’s background in adult programming is broad.

Personally experiencing the compounding and debilitating effects of stress, anxiety, isolation and depression, Lindsay was able to harness the healing powers of nature to come to a healthier place as a person and where a passion developed into helping to improve the mental health of others using biophilia and the people-plant connection.