Nature Programs & Professional Trainings
For Everyone Seeking Healing. For Every Clinician Trained to Guide It.
At the Center for Nature Informed Therapy, we believe nature is one of the most powerful and underused resources for mental health and well-being. Research shows that 1 in 4 people experience stress, anxiety, or depression. Time outdoors has been shown to reduce these symptoms, sharpen focus, and support cardiovascular and emotional health.
Our work moves in two connected directions.
Public Programs and Events invite individuals, families, and community groups to experience nature's restorative power through guided walks, retreats, climbing days, picnics, and seasonal gatherings.
Professional Trainings equip therapists, counselors, and helping professionals with the evidence-based skills to integrate nature-informed practices into their clinical work.
Both paths share the same commitment: reciprocity between people and the natural world, and making nature-informed healing widely accessible.
Nature Informed Therapy Group
Serviceberry Farm (formerly TALMAR)
Baltimore, Maryland
Reconnect with the natural world and discover how time spent in nature can quiet stress, ease anxiety, and restore a sense of wellbeing. Over nine weekly gatherings, you'll learn simple, practical ways to draw on nature's healing benefits, both during our time together and in everyday life.
Starts:
7/23/26
Duration:
1.5 Hrs
Availability:
Limited
The Nature Pause: A Fall Nature Connection Series
Live
Online
A free online therapeutic nature connection series for CNIT Foundational Training alumni, members of the CNIT community, and friends. Each 45-minute session includes a guided nature connection invitation, independent practice, and group reflection. Attend one session or the full fall series.
Starts:
9/9/26
Duration:
45 Min
Availability:
Good
Fall into Nature
Irvine Nature Center
Owings Mills, MD
Celebrate the first day of autumn with CNIT at Irvine Nature Center. Fall Into Nature is an evening of live music, food, wine, storytelling, and fireside connection, highlighting the healing power of nature and CNIT’s impact in Maryland and around the world. The evening includes a presentation by Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, an exclusive screening of the short documentary Shared Ground, and optional overnight camping under the autumn sky.
Starts:
9/23/26
Duration:
2 Hours
Availability:
Good
Community Dinner Fundraiser - FA26
17433 Big Falls Rd
Monkton, MD
Join us Wednesday, October 28th at 6:00 PM (ET) at Puh’Tok in the Pines for a community dinner with delicious food, live music, and a nature-informed talk. Proceeds benefit CNIT’s Scholarship Fund.
Starts:
10/28/26
Duration:
2.5 Hrs
Availability:
Limited
CNIT Calendar
CNIT Program/Event Cancellation Policy
Please note: CNIT reserves the right to cancel any event due to insufficient enrollment or extreme weather. If CNIT cancels an event, all registrants will be notified and all registration fees will be fully refunded.
Full payment is required at the time of registration.
Unless noticed differently for a specific event, 5 days' notice is required for a full refund minus a 10% processing fee if you need to withdraw for personal reasons.
NO refunds for no-shows or last-minute withdrawals (within 5 days of the program)
We appreciate your interest in CNIT events and hope to see you soon.