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9 Ranch offers nature-based therapy for Tulsa children and teens providing a range of services in a nurturing environment to address mental health challenges. Alyssa Miller spoke with co-founder Kristin Tipps and lead therapist Devin Williams about the ranch on the Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Porch.
Therapist uses nature to reach kids
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Many Oklahoma families struggle to find the help and the resources their children need when it comes to therapy. Kristin Tipps with 9 Ranch uses the power of nature and alternative methods to help children open up and share their feelings. Kristin tells us how she uses natural components like sand therapy, play therapy, and even fishing to help kids heal.
Kristin Tipps was chosen for the September 2025 edition of Tulsa Kids Magazine
Kristin Tipps has been supporting children and families through her work as a licensed professional counselor for more than 20 years. More recently
— in January 2024 — she co-founded Nurtured In Natural Environments Ranch
(9Ranch), whose mission is “to provide psychotherapy in the heart of nature,
empowering children to overcome obstacles and find their divine purpose.”
(9ranch.net). In addition to nature-based therapy, the practice offers play therapy, animal-assisted therapy, sand tray therapy, and other “alternative therapy” methods.