Healing In Action

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Healing in Action: Adventure-Based Counseling with Therapy Groups
by Barney Strauss
Publisher: Healthy Learning 

Overview:
Healing in Action is a hands-on guide for therapists and counselors eager to bring adventure-based counseling (ABC) into their group work. Barney Strauss blends current research with practical, interactive activities, showing how ABC can support trauma survivors, those in addiction recovery, and a broad range of therapy clients. Through twelve themed chapters, readers gain ready-to-use one-hour sessions—each filled with engaging games, challenges, and over 50 descriptive photos of groups in action.

What You’ll Discover Inside:

  • Evidence-based support for using adventure-based counseling with diverse populations

  • Twelve activity-based chapters, each with a unique theme or material focus

  • Step-by-step guides for running one-hour group sessions

  • Over 50 photos illustrating activities in real therapy groups

  • Tools to help clients experience joy, freedom, and playfulness as part of healing

  • Practical insights for both practitioners and graduate students

Who It’s For:
Perfect for therapists, counselors, group facilitators, and graduate students seeking to integrate experiential activities into therapy and promote lasting mental health.

Why We Love It:
Healing in Action stands out for its blend of research, theory, and real-world application. The book’s practical sessions and vivid photos make it easy for practitioners to bring adventure, play, and healing directly into their therapy groups.