Our Team
A multidisciplinary team with extensive professional experience and a wide cultural background is ready to support you!
FTHub trainers have practical experience in implementing disease prevention and treatment projects, such as interventions aimed at stress management, occupational health, cognition, emotional health and Forest Therapy for specific mental health populations and vulnerable groups.
The team has training in fields such as pedagogy, tourism, mountain techniques, forestry, landscape architecture, psychology, social intervention, ecology, ecotherapy, human resources and business development, among others.
The FTHub team has trained and mentored more than 1,000 professionals from all over the world in Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy and participated in more than 20 Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy interventions pilot projects.
STAFF
Alex Gesse
Executive Director
Rocío Ferraro
Communication Manager
Marta Ayats
Training Manager
Pedro Trindade
Training Manager
Mariafe Gómez
Learning Manager
Raúl Hermoso
Web Design
Paulina Szmidka-Przybylska
Learning Platform Management
TRAINERS
Vivian Winterhoff
Trainer
Caitlin Keddie
Trainer
Sang Ok Kim
Trainer
Vaishnavi
Trainer
Emma Sánchez
Trainer
Marta Grabowska
Trainer
Manuela Renzi
Trainer
Marco Nieri
Trainer
Marta Ayats
Training Manager
Jacques Girerd
Trainer
Pietro Ostano
Trainer
Pedro Trindade
Training Manager
Claudio Vásquez
Trainer
Alex Gesse
Executive Director
PROFESSORS
Renowned international experts in specific areas of knowledge who offer master classes on aspects related to Forest Bathing or Forest Therapy.
Nevin Harper
PhD | RCC | Nature-based Therapist
Leticia Ortega
PhD cum laude in Biology | LL.B. | BBA | B.Sc.Bio | B.Sc.Env
Natalia Ruiz de Cortázar
B.A. Psych | M.A. Mental Health Counselling
Rita Nunes da Ponte
B.A. ChemE | Art-Psychotherapist
Helena Dias Pinto
B.A. Psych | Art-Psychotherapist
Irma Toquero
B.A. Psych | M.A. Sociology | Art-Psychotherapist
Carlo Bifulco
PhD in Forestry and Natural Resources Engineering
Chiara Tomasi
B.A. Psych | M.A Drama Therapy
OUR PARTNERS
The partners of the Forest Therapy Hub form a solid network of students and an extensive network of governmental entities, non-governmental and private organisations and research institutes around the world to exchange, share and support knowledge adapted to the social context and local traditions. If you want to be part of this network, we invite you to join us here.
Government Institutions
Ecosystem Restoration and Conservation
Mental Health and Social Justice
Associations
Forestry Sector
