To help mitigate the impact of multi-environmental degradation, I have constructed, implemented, and researched a program for emotionally at-risk children using nature in a therapeutic format. Based on the Piers-Harris self-concept scale and person drawings, the children demonstrated a post-program increase in self-esteem (p < .001), happiness, educational status, and emotional development (p < .001). They also demonstrated enhanced perceptual skills, self-efficacy, empathy and a significant reduction in aggression. Basically, they were able to develop their emotional health (or intellect). This research sets out a conceptual definition of ecopsychology and supports a new theory of development challenging the ideation of the isolated self and affirms that a child's psyche is part of a vast synergistic model of connections.