Learning path · 8 certifications
Nature & Outdoor Therapy
Take your practice outside. Accredited, self-paced certifications in forest, water and garden-based therapeutic work — the science and craft of healing in nature.
Coaches & therapistsOutdoor guidesGarden & land workersWellness practitioners
8 certificationsOne coherent learning path
Internationally accreditedIPHM · CMA · CPD · NCCAP · ICAHP
Self-paced onlineLifetime access, study anywhere
Certificate includedWith every course completed
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Which describes you best?
I'm drawn to forests
Train in sylvotherapy — guided forest bathing and woodland-based therapeutic practice.
View Course →I'm drawn to water
Specialise in blue and ocean therapy: the restorative power of coasts, rivers and open water.
View Course →I love to grow things
Learn horticultural therapy — structured, goal-oriented practice in gardens and growing spaces.
View Course →I work with animals outdoors
Bring horses into your practice with equine-assisted therapeutic work.
View Course →The path
From foundations to specialist practice
You can enrol in any course directly — but this is the route most practitioners take.
Build the foundation
Sylvotherapy is the most established nature-therapy practice — guided immersion in forest environments, with the research base and session craft to run it professionally.
Choose your landscape
Specialise by the environment you'll practise in: water, garden, or alongside animals.
Add land skills and depth
Adjacent certifications that enrich outdoor practice — from growing systems to wilderness craft and earth energies.
Full catalogue
All 8 certifications in this path
Best Seller 11K Students
Sylvotherapy Practitioner Certification
Almaoasis · ▤ 12 modules
383 Students
Blue Therapy Certification
Naturalistico · ▤ 12 modules
Best Seller 3.4K Students
Ocean Therapy Practitioner Certification
Almaoasis · ▤ 11 modules
50 Students
Horticultural Therapy Certification
Naturalistico · ▤ 13 modules
Best Seller 4.5K Students
Equine Therapy Certification
HolisAnimal · ▤ 12 modules
Best Seller 1.1K Students
Permaculture Design Course
Almaoasis · ▤ 12 modules
Best Seller 1.7K Students
Wilderness Survival Instructor
Almaoasis · ▤ 12 modules
738 Students
Geobiology Certification
Almaoasis · ▤ 10 modules
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| Sylvotherapy Practitioner Certification | Ocean Therapy Practitioner Certification | Horticultural Therapy Certification | |
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| Format | Self-paced online | Self-paced online | Self-paced online |
| Certificate | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
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About this path
What is nature therapy?
The evidence is in: time in natural environments measurably lowers stress, improves mood and restores attention. Nature therapy turns that effect into structured practice — guided sessions in forests, by water and in gardens, designed for therapeutic benefit rather than left to chance.
These certifications train you to design and lead that work safely: the research, the session structures, the risk management, and the craft of helping people actually arrive in the landscape they're standing in.
Common questions
Frequently asked
The Sylvotherapy Practitioner Certification is the classic entry — forest bathing is the most established and most requested nature-therapy practice. If water or gardens call you more, start there.
The courses cover the therapeutic practice; depending on your country and setting, leading groups outdoors may also require local first-aid or guiding requirements — worth checking for your region.
Yes — Naturalistico courses are accredited by internationally recognised bodies including IPHM, CMA, CPD Excellence, NCCAP and ICAHP.
Fully. Everything is online with lifetime access — and the practice exercises naturally take you outside.
Very naturally — coaches, counsellors and bodyworkers increasingly move sessions outdoors, and these certifications give that shift structure and credibility.
Ready to start?
Begin with the foundation course, or go straight to the specialisation you already know you want.
