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Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD, LMFT, is the current Executive Director of the Mindful Ecotherapy Center, PLLC. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in South Carolina, LMFT # 4525, in Washington State, LMFT # LF61671924, a certified Sandtray Expressive Arts Therapist, and a Certified Hypnotherapist.
Charlton Hall’s area of research and interest is using Mindfulness and Ecotherapy to facilitate acceptance and change strategies within a family systemic framework, and he has presented research at several conferences and seminars on this and other topics.
Charlton Hall’s latest book, Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy in Clinical Practice, is now available.
About Charlton Hall’s Journey
My life has been shaped by a deep fascination with the intersections between nature, mindfulness, and human resilience. I have spent my career exploring how people heal, grow, and reconnect with their own inner wisdom when given tools that honor both science and the natural world.
My academic training began with a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, where I first saw how powerful experiential approaches could be for individuals, couples, and families. Later, I pursued doctoral work to deepen my understanding of human development, systems theory, and the ways trauma and stress shape behavior, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Transpersonal Counseling. My doctoral dissertation was on Psychotherapy as Contemporary Shamanism. Every step of that journey pushed me toward approaches that felt more grounded, more embodied, and more connected to the living world around us.
Those experiences eventually inspired me to create the Mindful Ecotherapy Center. I wanted a space where mindfulness could be practiced not just in an office, but under open sky and among trees, streams, and stones. Ecotherapy offered a language for something I had sensed for years: That people thrive when they feel connected to nature and to themselves. Mindfulness offered the structure, clarity, and compassion to help that connection take shape in daily life. For me, mindfulness is the “what,” meaning it’s what allows us to make change in our lives, and ecotherapy is the “how,” meaning that being in nature facilitates mindful states of being.
Over time, I developed Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy, blending evidence-supported mindfulness practices with nature-based interventions. It grew from humble beginnings in 2007 into workshops, online courses, training programs, and a network of practitioners who believe that mental health is inseparable from our relationship with the world we inhabit.
Along the way, I’ve been a therapist, a teacher, a trainer, and a writer. I’ve worked with clients facing anxiety, trauma, depression, life transitions, and relational struggles, always returning to the same core idea: people heal when they feel safe, seen, and grounded. Whether I’m teaching a group of students or leading an outdoor retreat, my goal is the same. I want to offer tools that help people slow down, breathe, reconnect with their bodies, and rediscover a sense of belonging.
I’ve always believed that therapy should empower people rather than diagnose them into a corner. You’re more than a diagnosis, and my goal as a therapist and a teacher is to see the whole person. Mindfulness teaches us observation without judgment. Nature teaches us authenticity without pretense. Together, they provide a path toward emotional balance, clarity, and resilience.
My work continues to evolve as I keep learning from students, clients, research, and the natural world itself. If there’s a theme running through my life, it’s curiosity and a steady drive to understand how we can live more fully, more gently, and more consciously. I hope that the tools I’ve helped develop will support others on that journey, wherever it takes them.
Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD, LMFT CREDENTIALS
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in South Carolina, SC-LMFT # 4525
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Washington, WA-LMFT # LF61671924
- Bachelor of Science in Experimental Psychology
- Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Two-year post-graduate Fellowship at Westgate Training and Consultation Network in Mindfulness, Ecotherapy, and the Family System, specializing in trauma, suicide prevention, and Borderline Personality Disorder
- Doctor of Philosophy in Transpersonal Counseling
- Retired Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor
- Former Registered Play Therapy Supervisor (now retired)
- Certified Hypnotist
- Certified Hypnotherapist
Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD, is trained in:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy (MBE)
- Gender-Affirming Care using WPATH Guidelines
- Certified Online Trauma Treatment Specialist
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention
- Trauma Treatment Specialist
- Certified in Sandtray Expressive Arts Therapy
- Relapse Prevention & Recovery-Based Treatment
- Mindfulness and the Family System with Trauma Victims 24-month Internship
- Certified SMART Recovery Facilitator/Volunteer Advisor
- Person-Centered Thinking
- Child-Family Team Training
- Parental Alienation Syndrome 5 hours
- LGBTQ+ Issues in Therapy
- Cultural Diversity
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- E-Therapy Online Therapy Training
Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD, is the author of:
- Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy in Clinical Practice, First Edition
- Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy in Clinical Practice, First Edition
- The Ecospirituality Workbook: Reconnecting with Nature, Others, and Self
- The Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy Workbook
- The Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy Facilitator Manual
- Ecoplay: Re-Introducing Your Children to Nature
- The Mindful Mood Management Workbook
- The Mindful Mood Management Facilitator Manual
- Mindfulness: An Introduction
