Bridget Schumann, MSW, LICSW, CCPT-II, CIMHP

Bridget Schumann, MSW, LICSW, CCPT-II, CIMHP, is a Specialty Social Worker, Integrative Therapist, Forest Therapy Guide, and Community Herbalist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Currently practicing at the Institute for Integrative Therapies, she supports clients through ketamine treatment and integration while contributing to ongoing research into psychedelic therapies for depression and PTSD. She also runs her own private practice, Hands in the Earth Herbal LLC, where she blends clinical social work with holistic, plant-based healing methods. Bridget holds a master's degree in social work from Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology from Lawrence University, and her professional credentials include certifications as a Community Herbalist, Forest Therapy Guide, Integrative Mental Health Practitioner, and Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2. Bridget's path into this work was shaped by her own recovery from severe mental illness, a journey that led her to a renewed sense of purpose in helping others heal through nature-centered and integrative approaches. Her career has spanned diagnostic assessment for individuals experiencing first-episode psychosis, community mental health work supporting housing-insecure populations, and the development of a culturally grounded herbalism and therapy curriculum for clients in a substance use recovery program. This diverse background reflects her commitment to trauma-informed, anti-oppressive care that meets people where they are. Rooted in an upbringing along the lakeshores of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Bridget carries a lifelong appreciation for community, nature, and connection into both her clinical and wellness work. She has contributed to her community through grassroots efforts such as offering calming teas at public gatherings and assembling herbal care kits during the Metro Surge demonstrations in Minneapolis. Whether guiding a forest therapy walk or supporting a client through psychedelic-assisted healing, Bridget remains dedicated to bridging traditional mental health care with embodied, nature-based practices that restore wholeness in mind, body, and spirit.