On The Nature of Healing: A Fractal Setting for Pediatric Trauma Therapy

Abstract

This landscape architecture project addresses the need for a nature-based therapeutic environment for children in one-on-one and group trauma therapy. The proposed design will be a therapeutic setting for experiential cognitive-behavioral therapy. The design incorporates a unique design methodology by applying Kaplan’s elements of fascination and Hagerhall’s fractal theory to meet the needs of evidence-based therapeutic practices by using specific aspects of nature for psychological responses.