What is Nature-Informed Therapy?
Finding Healing in the Outdoors
When you think about therapy, you might imagine a cozy office, a couch, and deep conversation.
But what if healing could happen outside those four walls?
What if the rustle of the trees, the warmth of the sun, and the steady rhythm of your steps could be part of your journey toward feeling more grounded, more connected, and more yourself?
At Restoring Heart and Home, I believe that healing can take many forms — and that sometimes, the natural world offers us exactly what we need.
🌼Nature-Informed Therapy
Nature-Informed Therapy is a way of approaching healing that integrates the outdoors into the therapeutic process.
It’s not about climbing mountains or camping overnight — it’s about reconnecting with the earth in gentle, meaningful ways that support your emotional well-being.
In our busy, modern world, many of us have become disconnected from nature.
Nature-Informed Therapy invites us back into relationship with the natural world — as a place of reflection, grounding, and growth.
In my practice, I offer Nature-Informed Therapy through Walk & Talk sessions and Fishing Therapy in Carroll County, Maryland.
These sessions allow you to experience therapy while moving side-by-side, breathing fresh air, and letting the environment support your healing.
🌸 How Nature Supports Mental Health
Research continues to show that spending time in nature has a profound effect on our mental health.
Just a few benefits include:
Reducing anxiety and depression
The sights, sounds, and smells of the natural world help calm the nervous system and lower cortisol (the stress hormone).Promoting grounding and emotional regulation
Walking outdoors or engaging with water-based activities can help you feel more anchored in your body and present in the moment.Enhancing a sense of meaning and connection
Nature reminds us that we are part of something bigger — offering hope, renewal, and perspective.Building resilience
Working with the rhythms of nature (weather shifts, the patience required to fish or hike) mirrors the inner work we do in therapy: acceptance, perseverance, and trust.
🌻 Who Can Benefit from Nature-Informed Therapy?
Nature-Informed Therapy can support a wide range of individuals, including those who are:
Grieving the loss of a loved one
Healing from trauma or PTSD
Navigating postpartum mental health struggles
Feeling overwhelmed by life transitions
Seeking a more embodied, mindful approach to therapy
Adults, Young-Adults, and Teenagers
Whether you are carrying grief, adjusting to parenthood, or simply feeling stuck, stepping into nature can open new pathways for healing.
🌿 Walk & Talk and Fishing Therapy at Restoring Heart and Home
Walk & Talk Therapy
In Walk & Talk sessions, we meet at a peaceful trail and walk side-by-side as we explore what’s on your heart and mind.
This gentle movement often helps clients feel more comfortable opening up — and the rhythm of walking can mirror the emotional processing happening within.
There’s no pressure to move fast — the goal is connection, not exercise.
Fishing Therapy
Fishing Therapy offers a unique, mindful experience.
The act of preparing the line, casting, waiting, and observing all mirrors the emotional work of healing: patience, hope, and acceptance of what we can’t control. It’s a beautiful metaphor for many of life’s hardest seasons — and it offers a deeply grounding, peaceful space for reflection.
🌱 Healing Beyond Four Walls
At Restoring Heart and Home, I believe that therapy should feel like a safe space to breathe, to explore, and to grow. Sometimes, the safest place to begin is under open skies, beside quiet waters, or along a leafy trail.
If you’re curious about how Nature-Informed Therapy could support your journey, I invite you to reach out. You don’t have to walk this path alone — together, we can take the next step toward healing.
🌿 Schedule your free 15-minute consultation today and learn more about Walk & Talk or Fishing Therapy options in and near Carroll County, MD.
Restoring Heart & Home, LLC
Amanda Gibbons, MSW, LCSW-C, PMH-C
www.restoringheartandhome.com
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