Meet Rob Klea

Rob Klea, OCT, Certified Forest Therapy Guide 

 Rob is the Founder, Lead Facilitator, and Trainer for New Trail Forest Therapy. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of education and is a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers. Rob has been certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs as a Forest Therapy Guide and has also been certified by the Global Institute of Forest Therapy and Nature Connection as a Forest Therapy Guide and Trainer. As an experiential educator and adventure-based facilitator, Rob has developed many programs to support people of all ages within the context of the outdoors. Rob has been able to engage people in wilderness experiences designed to expand their understanding of self and develop the skills and personal awareness needed for life-long empowerment. Rob has also spent much of his career in the field of adult education both as a consultant responsible for Behavioural Services as well as an instructor offering professional education courses at the university level. Rob has provided training to many different organizations and groups in the areas of special education, self-awareness, empowerment, behaviour management, and nature connection.