About US

Christin Frederick, MA, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Atascadero, California. Founder of Adventure Therapy Associates (nonprofit) and Joya Sagrada Family Therapy. Originator of The Healing Fields Model™. U.S. Marine Corps veteran, clinical supervisor, and specialist in Polyvagal-informed, somatic, and eco-therapeutic approaches.

Adventure Therapy Associates (doing business as Healing Fields Foundation) is a California nonprofit training organization based in Atascadero, California, dedicated to developing and disseminating clinically grounded frameworks for nature-based and immersive therapeutic work.

Founded by Christin Frederick, LMFT, the organization creates structured professional trainings—including The Healing Fields Model™—that equip mental health clinicians and experiential leaders to facilitate deep, nervous-system-informed healing in retreat, outdoor, adventure, and community-based settings.