What is Nature-Informed Therapy?

Nature-informed therapy is a form of mental health counseling that integrates the healing power of the natural world into the therapeutic process. At its heart, it recognizes that we are not separate from nature — we are nature. Just like the trees, rivers, and changing seasons, we move through patterns, cycles, growth, and rest. Nature-informed therapy uses this connection to support emotional healing, self-discovery, and personal growth.

Not Just Therapy in Nature — Therapy with Nature

This approach is more than just taking sessions outside. Nature becomes a co-therapist, offering metaphors, lessons, and space for reflection. Whether we’re meeting in a cabin surrounded by woods, walking on a trail, or simply noticing the breeze from your window during telehealth — the natural world is present, grounding, and wise.

Patterns: Learning from the Landscape

In nature, everything has a rhythm. The tide goes out and returns. Trees shed leaves to conserve energy. Flowers bloom and fade. These patterns remind us that healing is not linear, and growth often requires rest, stillness, and letting go. Nature-informed therapy helps clients recognize and trust their own emotional rhythms and internal cycles — and to work with them, not against them.

Acceptance: Honoring What Is

Nature doesn’t rush or judge. It allows space for what’s happening now. In this kind of therapy, we practice acceptance — of ourselves, our emotions, and our circumstances. That doesn’t mean giving up on change, but rather beginning with compassion. Just like a forest makes space for broken branches and new sprouts, therapy makes space for your full experience — grief, joy, fear, and hope alike.

Why It Works

Research shows that time in nature can reduce stress, improve mood, and even enhance focus and clarity. When combined with evidence-based therapeutic practices (like cognitive-behavioral or mindfulness-based approaches), the impact can be powerful. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, or burnout, nature-informed therapy offers a unique, grounding path forward.

Who It’s For

Nature-informed therapy can be especially helpful if you:

• Feel disconnected or stuck in cycles of anxiety or overwhelm

• Are looking for a more holistic, embodied approach to healing

• Find comfort or clarity in the outdoors

• Want to slow down and reconnect with your values, your body, and your story

You don’t need to be an “outdoorsy” person or hike mountains to benefit — just bring a willingness to explore your experience with openness and curiosity.

Let’s Step Outside the Box

This is therapy that meets you where you are — physically and emotionally — and invites you to step outside the walls of traditional therapy, both literally and metaphorically. You are not a problem to be fixed — you’re a person in a season. And like the natural world, you’re capable of change, resilience, and renewal.

PLEASE NOTE: (Insurance coverage may be limited to sessions starting and ending at office location.)