Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan is a licensed psychologist and professional counselor with a doctorate in counseling psychology. She is the founder of Chesapeake Mental Health Collaborative in Maryland and serves as executive director of the Center for Nature-Informed Therapy, where she advances the integration of ecopsychology principles into clinical practice.
Dr. Schreiber-Pan is internationally recognized for her specialized expertise in nature-based mental health interventions, particularly in treating anxiety and stress-related disorders. Her clinical approach integrates attention restoration theory, neuroplasticity research, and the biophilia hypothesis into evidence-based therapeutic frameworks.
She collaborates with multiple universities on research examining the efficacy of eco-centered therapeutic interventions. Her clinical career began in hospice settings, where she specialized in death and bereavement counseling, experience that informs her holistic approach to psychological resilience and human connection to the natural world.
Dr. Schreiber-Pan has developed practical protocols for implementing nature-informed interventions across diverse therapeutic contexts, including traditional office settings, walk-and-talk therapy, outdoor sessions, and telehealth delivery.