Experienced workshop facilitator, conference speaker, and guest lecturer.

Education and speaking

Upcoming HT Courses

This course equips horticultural therapy professionals with the skills to market themselves, build connections, and secure meaningful opportunities. You'll learn to grow your practice with confidence, design your ideal work scenario, and create marketing tools like email scripts, social media templates, and brochures. Gain insights on setting wages, drafting contracts, securing grants, and building partnerships—all while collaborating with a supportive cohort.

Growing Your Practice: Marketing and Contracting in HT

GROWING YOUR PRACTICE
 (5 sessions- fall 2026)

2 hour evening sessions
fall 2026

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course outline

Part I: Core Foundations in HT
NOVEMBER 2026
Part II: Advanced Practice in Horticultural Therapy

Core Foundations in Horticultural Therapy is a 24-hour, 4-class intensive series (Friday-Monday) focused on building foundational practitioner skills in assessment, goal setting, and program planning. Participants will learn to design structured, evidence-informed therapeutic interventions grounded in person-centered and culturally responsive practice.

This is a pre-requisite for the course titled Part II: Advanced Practice in Horticultural Therapy

Part I: Core Foundations in HT

november 2026

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course outline

GROWING YOUR PRACTICE
 (5 sessions- fall 2026)
Part I: Core Foundations in HT
NOVEMBER 2026
Part II: Advanced Practice in Horticultural Therapy

Advanced Practice in Horticultural Therapy is a 24-hour, 4-class intensive series (Friday-Monday) that deepens therapist reasoning, facilitation expertise, professional integration, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Participants will dig deeper into horticultural techniques, documentation practices, evaluation strategies, ethical decision-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Emphasis is placed on clinical confidence and long-term professional sustainability.

Prerequisite: Completion of Part I: Core Foundations in Horticultural Therapy
Or Demonstrated equivalent training and experience in assessment, goal writing, and program planning.


Part II: Advanced Practice in Horticultural Therapy 

JANuary OR FEBruary  2027

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course outline

GROWING YOUR PRACTICE
 (5 sessions- fall 2026)
Part I: Core Foundations in HT
NOVEMBER 2026
Part II: Advanced Practice in Horticultural Therapy

Bianca is a Registered Horticultural Therapist and seasoned Recreation Therapist. With experience as a post-secondary instructor and a frequent presenter within the HT world and related fields, Bianca is well-equipped to engage and educate your audience. Whether it's a speaking engagement or a hands-on workshop, Bianca's passion for cultivating meaningful connections with nature shines through.  Let's grow something meaningful together.

Interested in bringing the transformative power of horticultural therapy to your event or organization?

"Bianca was fantastic! A knowledgeable and engaging facilitator who brought warmth, humour, and precision to learning. She tailored the learning to our needs with her content being applicable across multiple streams of care... A truly impactful experience for recreation therapy professionals as she inspired us with practical ideas allow us to integrate nature into our practice!"
Shana Wandler, Professional Practice Lead, RecTIII
Allied Health | South Zone

Want to book Bianca for your next event?

 ALFRED AUSTIN
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.