

"Lara has been instrumental in revealing many hidden truths that I simply could not see. I am so grateful for her wisdom and gentle guidance and I look forward to carrying the gifts I have received from her throughout the remainder of my life."
Ariana Spillane
ABOUT LARA

My work is aimed at guiding and supporting therapeutic, restorative, and transformative experiences within a deep ecology of care, to facilitate individual and collective healing that is centered on liberation and grounded in natural wisdom. My perspective is rooted in the universal principles of honoring our interdependence with all life, trusting the power of an inherently wise and benevolent universe, respecting our innate capacity for healing, and following the laws of nature as the highest guide for living. My approach is emotionally focused, trauma-informed, somatic-based, and relational; and draws from more than two decades of training and experience.
In 2012, I moved from the UK to the Pacific Northwest and adopted a lifestyle of voluntary simplicity in response to the ecological crisis, before founding Wild Peace Sanctuary on the Central Oregon Coast. The sanctuary is home to a small herd of wild horses and burros rescued from situations of abuse, neglect and abandonment, and is centered around cultivating healing and promoting peace. We are engaged in a range of regenerative land-based practices, including; restoring native habitat, developing food security, and practicing therapeutic carefarming. When not with clients, I can mostly be found outside, in all weathers, tending the land and the animals.
“Those who undertake the full journey into their grief
come back carrying medicine for the world.”
~ Francis Weller ~