Your sense of place stories are as unique as you are. Finding them is key to thriving in the world today.

Feeling a sense of belonging and connection to a place may not be something you experience everyday. But it can be. No matter where you are.

Sense of Place Consulting offers unique trainings, keynotes and other programs for individuals, organizations and communities. Erica provides practical tools, a powerful discovery map and proven practices to inspire, engage and activate meaningful connections.

Her work has helped thousands of people across the country discover, deepen and share their sense of place. Learn how to restore a connection that is deeply needed in the world today and helps both people and places thrive.

Find your stories.
See the familiar through new eyes.
Generate ideas that make a difference.

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Erica Wheeler is the owner of Sense of Place Consulting. She is a visitor experience specialist, speaker, educator and award-winning songwriter.

Learn more about her philosophy and approach for connecting people and place.

Get in touch today to explore working with Erica to train your staff, speak to your organization, or inspire your community.

Work with Sense of Place Consulting

Empower YOur
Staff

Bring out the best in your team. Offer your staff a fresh, effective approach for program design and delivery. Help hone audience engagement techniques and gain proven tools to provide the best visitor experiences possible. Learn more

Inspire YOur Attendees

Enchant your audience with an uplifting journey through story, song, reflection humor and conversation. Engage in the real power of the work you do, rethink familiar places and redefine what matters most for today and the future. Learn more

Deepen Appreciation

Experience a compelling journey to reawaken the power of place in your life through one of Erica’s customized performances or workshops. Learn more about her community events, academic settings and youth leadership programs.

Share What You Love

Rediscover what is unique about your town or region. Find the stories that link together everything you have to offer. Redefine what makes an investment in visiting your place so special. Learn more

  • “ If anyone can rally the preservation troops to get ‘a sense-of-place’ off the endangered species list, it’s Erica Wheeler. ”
    — Giulietta "Julie" Nardone, Workshop Participant, Upton Forest State Park, MA
  • “ With its emphasis on integrating writing, music, and a sense of place, Erica's workshop was incredibly inspiring... [She] gave us all an invaluable opportunity to reflect on our connections to the land, our personal history, and our best selves. ”
    — Walter Poleman, Faculty Director, University of Vermont, VT
  • “ Erica’s work writing and singing about how people connect to places encourages us to move beyond technical solutions and perspectives, and to re-connect with the natural world in a way that acknowledges nature as a source of something more than a set resources for human use, but as a pathway for understanding and comprehending our life and life experiences. ”
    — Torrey McMillan, Director, Center for Sustainability at Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH
  • “ Erica has an impressive versatility. Her warm personality and knowledge of her subject matter gave our students a gift: she empowered them to express themselves and connect to the land in a way many of them had never experienced before. ”
    — Margot Martin, Journeys School, (K-12) Jackson, WY
  • “ Erica has an amazing knack for bringing out the creativity in people. ”
    — Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT
  • “ We brought Erica in to help us master the art of storytelling and to learn how to share the meaning of these places even more effectively. When we worked with Erica before, it was one of the most meaningful experiences of my career. I was thrilled by seeing the growth in rangers and the inspiration they gleaned. ”
    — Chief of Interpretation, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
  • “ Erica creates a kind of alchemy in the room where even the most timid of us is inspired to find the writer within. She gave us new tools and reminded me of tools I once knew and had long forgotten. She inspired me to get back to an interpretive project I had put aside which I am now working on with renewed enthusiasm and focus. ”
    — Julia Clebsch, Interpretive Naturalist, Brooklyn, NY
  • “ We’ll continue using what we learned. Erica's techniques were especially effective for creating the baseline of connection that leads to meaningful dialogue. ”
    — Cape Cod National Seashore
  • “ You are missing out if you aren’t trying to book Erica for your upcoming workshop or training event. Her work with the ‘sense of place’ concept through her Soulful Landscape workshop provides excellent hands-on exercises in an area that is so often perceived as intangible, while her keynote was just the dose of inspiration we needed. ”
    — Kelly Farrell, Assistant Chief of Interpretation, Arkansas State Parks
  • “ I have experienced Erica and her music at several conferences, workshops and meetings and the results are always the same. The energy in the room changes and an opening is created. There is a sense of playfulness and grounding. Emotional connections to land and place are strengthened and our energy for conservation work is renewed. ”
    — Vermont Land Trust