Nature Therapy for
Mental Health & Wellness
Fostering Emotional Resilience through
Nature-Focused Group Therapy
Evidence-Based, Nature-CenteredGroup Therapy
Grounded in neuroscience, mindfulness, and ecopsychology, this group therapy model helps participants manage anxiety, build emotional resilience, and deepen self-awareness through meaningful engagement with the natural world. Whether you’re a hospital, outpatient clinic, university wellness center, or community-based organization, CNIT can tailor this transformative program to meet your unique setting and needs.
Program Overview
Our modular group therapy series blends nature connection with mental health education, reflective practices, and experiential activities. Each session spotlights a specific therapeutic theme - like self-compassion, trauma recovery, grief processing, or emotional regulation - interwoven with accessible nature-based exercises.
Rooted in the work of Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, this program draws upon her book Taming the Anxious Brain as a companion resource, offering practical, research-backed strategies for harnessing nature’s restorative power.
Sample Modules
1. Rewiring the Anxious Brain with Nature in Mind
Techniques for calming anxiety and fortifying neural pathways for focus and peace
2. Positive Neuroplasticity & Resilience Through Nature
Build emotional resilience through intentional, positive nature experiences.
3. Human Rewilding: Discovering Self in Nature
Reconnect with authenticity, identity, and purpose through immersive nature
practices.
4. Radical Acceptance: Letting Go with the Trees
Embrace change and develop emotional flexibility through nature’s metaphors.
5. From Grief to Gratitude
Process loss with the support of natural cycles and healing landscapes.
6. Self-Compassion in Practice
Reduce burnout and self-criticism by cultivating gentleness and inner care.
7. Making Peace with the Past
Use the natural world as a guide for healing unresolved emotional pain.
8. The Power of Connection: Self, Others & the Earth
Deepen relationships with oneself, others, and the living world.
9. Play and Joy in the Natural World
Reignite creativity and joy through playful, nature-based engagement.
Program Benefits
Reduced anxiety & Stress
Greater emotional resilience & regulation
Supportive grouop connection & shared healing
Increased self-awareness & insight
Renewed connection to joy, purpose, & earth
Format & Customization
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Duration: 90-minute group sessions
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Delivery: In-person (outdoors or indoors with nature elements) or virtual
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Audience: Adults, young adults, mental health program participants, and wellness seekers
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Settings: Hospitals, IOP/PHP programs, employee wellness programs, community organizations, nature centers, and more
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Customization: We tailor the curriculum and focus to align with your population’s needs
Partner With Us
CNIT’s experienced facilitators are ready to bring nature-informed mental health support to your organization. Whether you’re looking to enhance an existing therapeutic program or introduce a fresh, nature-centered experience, we’d love to
Collaborate.
Email us: at info@NatureInformedTherapy.org for more information
“Let nature do what it does best—heal, connect, and inspire transformation.”