The Executive Committee & Board of Directors
Barbara Easterlin, Ph.D., Co-President
Barbara Easterlin, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist, and was a member of the UC Berkeley clinical faculty until 2020. She employs evidence-based and mindfulness-informed approaches to improve couple and family functioning. With a master’s degree in environmental psychology and doctorate in clinical psychology, she has researched the impact of nature and mindfulness on individuals’ stress responses. The intersection of non-dual states of consciousness, compassion, and ecology is an abiding interest that informs her work on the psychological dimensions of the climate crisis. She is particularly interested in the psychological process of denial and the positive impact on mental health arising from emotionally-informed activist and social movements that confront the crisis.
“It seems there has been some disconnect between the clever mind and the human heart, love and compassion.” - Jane Goodall
Rebecca Weston, J.D., L.C.S.W., Co-President
Rebecca Weston is a psychotherapist, photographer, and activist living in metro-New York. In her clinical practice, her work is informed by a recognition that our senses of self, connection, and our sense of capacity are powerfully influenced by both internal and systemic aspects of our lives. She has expertise in attachment and trauma.
As a long time social activist with deep roots in clinical practice, Rebecca believes that emotion carries a story that is at once private and social; that change is at once individual and collective.
Radical hope is “hope that is sustained not simply by sheer force of personal conviction or by willful ignorance of reality or because of a privileged immunity from reality’s worst contingencies. Radical hope is secured - in its roots - by a metaphysics that affirms change and possibility, agency and power, novelty and creativity, and value and importance.” - Sandra Lubovsky
Robert Berley, Ph.D.
Bob is a psychoanalytic psychologist in private practice. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and a member of the American Psychological Association’s working group on climate issues within APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis). He has organized a local consultation and support group for climate concerned therapists. He is also Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington, where he teaches and consults on group dynamics and group therapy. Bob is especially interested in the ways unconscious motivations and emotional dynamics play out in our difficulty engaging with this pressing climate challenge.
“Love this life. Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. The day is short, the task is great, the wages are paltry and the matter is pressing. You are not obligated to complete the work but neither are you free to abandon it.” -The Talmud
Ariella Cook-Shonkoff, L.M.F.T., Board of Directors
Ariella is a psychotherapist and art therapist based in Berkeley, California. In her clinical practice, Ariella specializes in treating trauma, anxiety, and maternal mental health, working primarily with adolescent and adult populations. She integrates creative expression, mind-body connectivity, and climate-aware practices into her approach. In 2021, she began offering ecotherapy. As a freelance writer, Ariella covers topics such as climate psychology, motherhood, resilience, and self-care; her work has appeared in news outlets such as New York Times, Washington Post, and Grist. She was recently interviewed about climate psychology for the professional podcast "Light Up The Couch."
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields...Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” -Mary Oliver
Zuzi Gomez-Chang, MS, LPC, NCC, Treasurer
Zuzi is a licensed professional counselor practicing in the state of Texas. She is currently a doctoral student. She is a Marine Corps veteran and clinically provides services to university students and adult populations. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. Her interest in ecology and nature has led her to pursue additional training that integrates mindfulness based ecotherapy and trauma informed approaches. In working with university students, she has created and led workshops focused on connecting to nature through mindful walks and other outdoor activities. Zuzi is especially interested in learning more about ancestral concepts of respect for nature, stewardship, and conservation practices.
“I change myself, I change the world.” -Gloria Anzaldúa
Charlotte Lin, MSc, ACC, Development Chair
Charlotte is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Town of Avon, Colorado, where she oversees the town’s climate action goals. Additionally, she is a member of the Sustainability faculty at Colorado Mountain College, teaching state-wide courses on Careers in Sustainability and Fostering Sustainable Behaviors. She's also a contributing author to the books Climate Change Coaching and Global Environmental Careers. With a diverse background encompassing climate ecology research, international media studies, and positive psychology coaching, Charlotte brings a unique blend of expertise to the field of sustainability. In 2019, she founded Green Growth Coaching, dedicated to helping changemakers from various backgrounds develop their climate careers, leadership skills, and emotional resilience. Charlotte is dedicated to cultivating climate action leaders and harnessing their potential for positive change in an era defined by environmental challenges.
"We study history not to know the future but to widen our horizons, to understand that our present situation is neither natural nor inevitable, and that we consequently have many more possibilities before us than we imagine." - Yuval Noah Harari.
Audrey Martin. MFT, Group Hub Coordinator
Audrey Martin is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in the Bay Area, where she meets with adults and adolescents for individual, couples, and family work. Formerly, Audrey developed a training program for clinicians at the McAuley Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, as well as serving as a supervisor, instructor, and presenter on various clinical topics at psychoanalytic institutes and non-profit organizations throughout the Bay Area. Within CPA-NA, Audrey focuses on groups like Climate Cafes that provide communities, organizations, and individuals an accessible, contained spaces to reflect on feelings about the climate crisis, emerge out of isolation and find renergy to engage with activism. Audrey currently manages the CPA-NA Hub for Facilitators of Climate Emotion Support groups, chairs the Hub Subcommittee, as well as serving on the Budget Committee and supporting Climate Cafe training of new facilitators.
“To put it bluntly, the work of denial is not necessarily easier than the work of nondenial.” - Donald Moss
Dan Murphy, Chair, Regional Coordinators
Dan Murphy, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice with North Hills Psychological Associates in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously he was a postdoctoral fellow in professional psychology for Counseling & Psychological Services at University of Michigan, and before that, a doctoral intern for Counseling & Psychiatric Services at Michigan State University. He received his doctorate in the practice of clinical psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In addition to climate psychology, he also specializes in comprehensive mental health services for people with minoritized sexual and gender identities.
“It’s hard for someone like me, who wants to shout about how the world’s on fire and we need to act now, but the reality of the situation is the we can’t do this without community building, which means we’re moving at the speed of trust.” - Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Richard Pauli, Research Lead, Board of Directors
Richard is an information activist who publishes TheClimate.Vote, a daily news digest that summarizes global warming and climate destabilization issues that may be important for citizens and policy makers. He is retired from a career working in high tech and news media in the Seattle area.
"Right now, developing psychological resilience is key, and this is the most important organization to engage with."
"Past things have perished, future things are not assured, therefore all ways out of our difficulties are new. To understand the situation fully, is to know exactly what must be done."
Lise Van Susteren, M.D., Board of Directors
Lise is a practicing general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, D.C., and is an expert on the physical and mental health effects of climate change. She has served as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University; She has also been a consultant to the executive branch of the US government, where she has provided profiles of world leaders. In addition to community organizing on climate issues, Lise has served on the advisory board of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, and now serves on the board of the Earth Day Network.
"I want to summon memory of my ancestors, and what they're seeing and saying to me right now, telling me to have courage. And then I envision my progeny turning around with hopeful eyes. I’m thinking that they are depending on the success of all that we do together.”
Jenni Silverstein, LCSW Subcommittee Coordinator
Jenni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Infant Family Mental Health Specialist in Sonoma County, California. Her clinical work focuses on early childhood trauma and maternal mental health. Jenni provides nature-based therapy to children and their caregivers, designed to promote secure attachment, mutual regulation, and a shared sense of connection to the more-than-human. Jenni writes and lectures on trauma responsive care and the intersection of climate change, social justice, and early childhood. She is committed to strengthening relationships and fostering community resilience in all areas of her life.
"The main thing is that you're showing up, that you're here and that you're finding ever more capacity to love this world... That is what is going to unleash our intelligence and our ingenuity and our solidarity for the healing of our world." ~ Joanna Macy
Regional Coordinators
Are you a clinician interested in getting involved with our regional coordinators? See an area without one? Contact info@climatepsychology.us to let us know you want to learn more. Or, reach out to one of the coordinators below if you practice in their area.
Dan Murphy, Psy.D.: Chair of Regional Coordinators and Pennsylvania Coordinator
Dan Murphy, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice with North Hills Psychological Associates in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously he was a postdoctoral fellow in professional psychology for Counseling & Psychological Services at University of Michigan, and before that, a doctoral intern for Counseling & Psychiatric Services at Michigan State University. He received his doctorate in the practice of clinical psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In addition to climate psychology, he also specializes in comprehensive mental health services for people with minoritized sexual and gender identities.
danmurphy@climatepsychology.us
Kristen Greenwald, LCSW: Assistant Chair of Regional Coordinators and Colorado Coordinator
Kristen Greenwald resides in Summit County, Colorado. Her professional work involves teaching as an adjunct at the University of Denver in the Graduate School of Social Work related to the micro, mezzo and macro mental health impacts of environmental change, as well strategies for resilience. Additionally, she provides guest presentations on integrating nature-based interventions into clinical mental health settings and wellness programs. In Summit County, Kristen directs a program called Wild Youth Passages, a nature-based and adventure-based intensive therapy group for teens experiencing severe mental health challenges. Finally, Kristen provides horticultural therapy groups in the warm weather months as well as individual therapy for those struggling with trauma, climate distress, and eco-distress. On her weekends Kristen loves to ski, backpack, hike, garden, and bike with her husband, Gabe, and dog, Poppy!
kgreenwaldlcsw@gmail.com
Janna Diamond, ACCEP: Georgia Coordinator
Janna Diamond, ACCEP (she/her) is a somatic practitioner in private practice in Atlanta, GA and virtually around the world. She is the founder of Evolutionary Somatic Practice, an integrative therapeutic approach to healing and trauma repair for climate changing times. Janna’s focus is on supporting individuals and groups to build inner resources for collective evolution. She develops and leads programs on climate resiliency for organizations and universities across the U.S., is a facilitator of the Work That Reconnects, and has a background in community organizing and grassroots advocacy.
jannadiamond@climatepsychology.us
Marilee Feldman, LCPC: Illinois Coordinator
Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC, is a therapist in west suburban Chicago who runs Life Counseling Institute, a group practice that specializes in exposure and cognitive-based therapies for anxiety and OCD. She is passionate about working with clients struggling with anxiety and eco-distress, training and educating other therapists, and finding ways to become educated about and take action to address climate change. In her spare time she enjoys walking her dog, hiking/being outdoors, going to concerts and art fairs, reading, and knitting.
marilee@lifecounselinginstitute.com
Tegan Campia, MA: New Mexico Coordinator
Tegan Campia is an Ecopsychologist and Certified Life Coach specializing in addressing climate distress through Ecopsychology. She believes that reconnection with the natural world through Ecopsychological practices, in addition to adopting Ecopsychological worldviews, is crucial to combat climate distress and climate chaos.
Tegan developed an Ecopsychology-based emotional resiliency program to address climate distress–which includes; learning Ecopsychological practices, exploring Ecopsychological worldviews, and integrating found wisdom in our everyday lives. Her passion lies in supporting folks who care deeply about the natural world and the future of our lives on Earth.
Before studying Ecopsychology, Tegan worked in the climate science and renewable energy sectors in various start-ups and climate think tanks. Tegan holds an MA from Naropa University in Ecopsychology and a BA from Georgetown University in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a specialization in Energy and the Environment.
tegancampia@climatepsychology.us
Natalie Thomas, PhD: Ontario Regional Coordinator
Natalie Thomas works as a climate-aware Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ontario, Canada in addition to being Adjunct Faculty at the University of Guelph. Her PhD in Philosophy and background in environmental and animal ethics informs her work and passion for nature and the diversity of life. Also trained in mindfulness meditation from the University of Toronto, she incorporates compassion-based practices into her approach to working with distressing climate and environmental emotions.
Her research and training goals include the incorporation of Internal Family Systems into trauma treatment in addition to EMDR for those impacted by climate and environmental disasters, as well as the development of a compassionate healing and resiliency program for climate and eco anxiety and grief. She presented on this approach at the Mindful Society 2022 conference named 'A Mindful, Compassionate Approach to Eco and Climate Anxiety and Grief'. Her path as a therapist and philosopher is to provide a thoughtful and safe place and a source of healing for others and herself to navigate our thoughts, feelings and actions in these challenging times.
info@thomascounselling.com
Cordelia Huxtable, M.Psyc, G. Dip. Psyc: Ontario Regional Coordinator
Cordelia Huxtable (M.Psyc, G. Dip. Psyc) is a Registered Psychotherapist with a busy private practice in Toronto, Canada. She practices relational, trauma-informed and climate-aware psychotherapy. She helps people form a deeper relationship with themselves, each other and their environment.
cordeliahuxtable@climatepsychology.us
Caitlyn Wallace, LCSW, PMH-C: Nevada Regional Coordinator
Caitlyn Wallace, LCSW, PMH-C, was born and raised in Reno, NV where she currently has a growing practice focusing on climate concern, perinatal mental health, and the intersection of these two. In addition to her work with CPA-NA, she is a founding Board Member of the Nevada Chapter of Postpartum Support International. She hosts Climate Cafes in the community, currently in partnership with Reno Food Systems, a local food hub. She also works to create resilience through kin keeping, activism, and community building efforts. She is a mother, community tender, and change maker who can be found outdoors on any given Sunday.
caitlynwallace@climatepsychology.us
Gina Bates: Massachusetts Regional Coordinator
Gina Bates (she/her) resides in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the Youth Services Coordinator at Samaritans where she primarily works to recruit, train, and support youth volunteers who answer texts on Samaritans' youth peer-to-peer text line called Hey Sam. Outside of her professional life, Gina hosts outdoor "Public Living Rooms" in Boston with the hopes of building and strengthening her local community and inspiring individuals to spend time outside!
Gina holds an MSc in Childhood Development and Wellbeing in Practice from Manchester Metropolitan University in England. For her master's, she conducted original qualitative research on the positive psychological wellbeing of climate activists. Through her research and her own experiences in climate activism and community gardens, Gina has developed a passion for understanding how we can bring communities "back to life", especially in light of the intensifying climate crisis. She hopes to continue exploring this idea (via work and/or going back to school) with a particular focus on young people.
ginabates@climatepsychology.us
Kara London, LMFT: Southern California Regional Coordinator
Kara London, LMFT (she/her) is an ecotherapist, clinical supervisor, educator, and creative, residing in Southern California in the unceded lands of the Tongva people. She holds a Masters in Clinical Counseling Psychology and has completed certification in Ecopsychology and certificates in Ecotherapy. Prior, she worked in a non-profit mindfulness center, a private practice, and over the past decade developed a focus as a school-based mental health therapist. She has now transitioned into the private practice world, to specialize in ecotherapy and mindfulness based therapy.
Her work as a therapist is grounded in human attachment, mindfulness, compassion, creativity, somatic awareness, and relationship with nature. She welcomes work with people of all backgrounds and intersections, including BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, ability diverse, and other communities. She also enjoys working with creatives, change makers, perfectionists, empaths, and Earth lovers. She believes that the challenges we are facing now culturally, socially, and environmentally, need to be addressed through community-building practices that are inclusive of social justice causes and encourage reciprocal relationship with Earth.
karalondon@climatepsychology.us
Alison Schweichler, LCSW-R: Upstate New York Regional Coordinator
Alison Schweichler is a licensed clinical social worker in Western New York. She works in private practice with clients of all ages specializing in the treatment of OCD and body-focused repetitive behaviors like hair pulling and skin picking disorders. She has a history of working with local community groups on environmental issues. As a child and play therapist making things fun and having a sense a humor is an important part of her work. She can often be found playing outside with her son or on local ski slopes!
alisonschweichler@climatepsychology.us
Jennifer Robohm, PhD, MPH: Montana Regional Coordinator
Jennifer Robohm, PhD, MPH, is a licensed clinical psychologist who practices in Missoula, MT. She is a behavioral science faculty member for the University of Montana Family Medicine Residency of Western MT. She also has a small private practice and is a Board member for Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate. Jen develops climate curricula for healthcare trainees and professionals, speaks on climate change and mental health, and is interested in developing programming to boost community resilience in the face of climate change.
jenniferrobohm@climatepsychology.us
Mor Keshet, MPS, LCAT: New York (Long Island) Regional Coordinator
Mor Keshet, MPS, LCAT is New York based Creative Arts Therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. Her integrative practice specializes in the treatment of trauma, intergenerational dynamics, relational intelligence, social justice and consciousness development. Mor has worked internationally with refugee children, survivors of human trafficking, homeless individuals as well as families in crisis. Working to develop the field of EcoArt Therapy, Mor is driven to help mend the fractured attachment between humans and the rest of the natural world. She notes, "When we heal our broken attachment to the ecosystems around us, we will heal our relationship to ourselves and one another. EcoArt Therapy is a salve for our consciousness, for our deepest wounds and traumas we now see perpetuated in Nature. Bridging awe and wonder with intentional acts of creative expression inherently improves our health and the health of our planet."
morkeshet@climatepsychology.us
Annie Dwyer, Ph.D: Washington State Coordinator
Annie Dwyer holds a PhD in English Literature and culture teaches in the Comparative History of Ideas program at the University of Washington. While her scholarship and teaching focus on the environmental humanities, she is also a counselor-in-training currently finishing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Seattle University. She is the CPA-NA Washington State Regional Coordinator.
anniedwyer@climatepsychology.us
Emily Swanson: Northern California Regional Coordinator
Emily Swanson (they/them/she) is a parent, psychotherapist, ecotherapist, group facilitator, poet and writer, and self-taught community herbalist living and working on the unceded ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok people in modern day Marin, California. They are passionate about living into the question, “what does it mean to be human during a time of epochal change?” Their work sits at the intersection of ecological emergency, justice, and gender -, neuro - and racial diversity. Emily is the Northern California coordinator for Climate Psychology Alliance North America.
emilyswanson@climatepsychology.us
Merritt Juliano, JD LCSW: Connecticut Coordinator
Merritt Juliano is an integrative women’s psychotherapist and founder of Regenerative Psychotherapy & Wellness in Westport, CT where she works with women navigating major life transitions. Merritt specializes in perinatal mental health, ecotherapy and climate-inclusive therapy. Merritt’s work in maternal mental health led her to see the parallels between how we treat women, and our treatment of our ultimate caregiver, Mother Earth. As a mother herself, she became increasingly concerned about the climate and planetary crisis. Bridging the planetary crisis with psychology, Merritt served as a founding co-president of the Climate Psychology Alliance North America (CPA-NA) for several years, was appointed as a member of the 2021-2022 American Psychological Association’s Task Force on Climate Change, and currently serves as the CPA-NA Connecticut regional coordinator. Merritt presents workshops on attachment and climate psychology, facilitates Climate Cafes and other climate grief groups for others to explore thoughts, feelings and experiences related to our planetary health crisis, and teaches classes on the psychological aspects of the planetary health crisis. In her free time, Merritt enjoys writing nature-based poetry, forest bathing and practicing the traditional Japanese art of kintsugi. Previously, Merritt worked as a mediator and attorney.
Meg Mattingly, LPC: Texas Coordinator
Meg Mattingly (she/her) is a climate-aware therapist in Austin Texas, on the traditional land of the Jumanos, Comanche, Coahuiltecan, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa People. She founded Willow Tree Collective, a growing private practice focused on helping folks deepen their connection to themselves, their communities, and the natural world. She primarily works with folks navigating religious trauma, identity exploration, anxiety, and LGBTQIA+ issues. Due to a growing need, Meg is passionate about creating spaces for community support and providing psychoeducation and guidance for environmental organizations and academic spaces around the climate crisis, leaning on Mother Nature as her guide. She holds many identities and is proud to be a mother, community builder, justice seeker, forever student, and nature ally.
megmattingly@climatepsychology.us
Rosalind Christian: Alberta Coordinator
Rosalind resides on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and travelling route of the nêhiyawak (Cree), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux.
Rosalind’s graduate research focused on population-level interventions for preventing and diminishing the negative mental health impacts of wildfire. She is interested in community models of care and exploring alternatives to the 1:1 therapy model.
As a therapist in private practice she focuses on the treatment of trauma. Her background in anthropology informs her view that our systems, social, and cultural realities are fundamental to who we are.
Administrative Support
Alexandra Pawlaczyk
Administrator for Regional Coordinator and Membership Database Coordinator
Alexandra graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Psychology in 2021. She began volunteering for the CPA-NA in 2022, while professionally working in healthcare settings aimed at providing comprehensive crisis prevention and intervention in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her goal is to dedicate her career to exploring the intersection of climate change and mental health.
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Steven Samrock
Research and Development Assistant
Steven (he/him/his) is a PhD Candidate at Arizona State University’s Counseling Psychology program, and an incoming doctoral intern at UC Santa Barbara’s Counseling and Psychological Services center. Steven holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Boston University, and a Master of Arts in Psychology from the City University of New York; he has worked in media, academia, and research. In his research, Steven examines how nature connectedness may serve as a protective factor, buffering against anxiety and depression in sexual and gender diverse populations.
“Nothing is gentler than water,
yet nothing can withstand its force.”
― Tao Te Ching
Hatie Parmeter
Web and Social Media Content Coordinator
Hatie Parmeter (she/her) is a writer, editor, and graduate student earning an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She teaches psych-sensitive, trauma-informed yoga and has always been a turn-the-lights-off-when-you-leave-the-room kind of gal. When not running CPA-NA's web and social media content, you can find her hiking or paddling a canoe.
"And here you are living
despite it all" - Rupi Kaur
David Stack
Strategic Technology Advisor
David Stack empowers climate organizations through the strategic application of technology. For over a decade, he's partnered with passionate business owners and non-profit leaders to help them achieve their revenue, fundraising, and growth goals. Prior to that, he worked on climate change and Earth system science at NASA, Princeton, and other leading academic research institutions. He's driven by a deep-seated passion for climate action and mental well-being. You can learn more about him at davidstack.io.
"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or back into safety." —Abraham Maslow
Advisory Circle
Bonnie Bright, Ph.D.
Bonnie holds two master’s degrees, one in psychology from Sonoma State University, and a second in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., where she also earned her PhD. Bonnie created Depth Insights and served as its Executive Editor for six years; She is the Founder and Director Emeritus of Depth Psychology Alliance. Her doctoral dissertation focused on Colony Collapse Disorder and the psychological implications of the destruction of “home.” Bonnie is the author of Earth, Climate, Dreams: Dialogues with Depth Psychologists in the Age of the Anthropocene (2019).
“The way in which we each contribute to the challenges we perceive in the world around us is indelibly related to the extent to which we are aware of the interconnectedness of all things. When we truly recognize and honor the hidden spiritual dimension in nature (and human nature), our longing to love and tend to those who inhabit the world, will never cease to grow.”
Susan Bodnar, Ph.D.
Susan is a New York City-based clinical psychologist trained in relational psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioral therapy, with over twenty years of professional experience. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical and Counseling Psychology at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. Amongst her academic journal and popular media publications, she has written clinical papers and book chapters examining the relationships between people and their physical environments. She is an Associate Editor for Psychoanalytic Dialogues and an editorial board member of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Click here to read a sample of Susan’s writing.
“My environmental awareness developed on the highest mountains, in the deepest forests and along the starkest trails. We not only live here, we are part of these landscapes. What we do to our ecosystems is what we do to ourselves. I am dedicated to their protection.”
Bob Doppelt, Ph.D.
Bob is the Coordinator of the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC), a global network of mental health, social service, emergency management, climate, faith, and other professionals who are working to build human resilience in the climate emergency. He is trained in both counseling psychology and environmental science, and has combined the two fields throughout his career. Bob is also a long-time mindfulness teacher (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) and a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor. Bob is the author of a number of books on the interface between ecological health/wellbeing and personal, group, and social change; his latest is Transformational Resilience: How Building a Culture of Human Resilience Can Safeguard Society and Increase Wellbeing (2016).
Andy Fisher, Ph.D.
A leading scholar in the field of ecopsychology, Andy is the author of Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life (2nd ed.). Andy keeps up a regular schedule of writing, mentoring, and teaching, including his annual year-long training in ecopsychology near his forest home in eastern Ontario. Andy is also a psychotherapist in private practice, and a wilderness rites-of-passage guide.
Website: www.andyfisher.ca
Click here to read a piece of Andy’s writing.
“The questions I ask these days: How can ecopsychology be most adequate to this historical moment? What form must the field take in order to be relevant or up to the extraordinary social and ecological challenges of our times? As I mull these questions, I continue to work away in my community and the wider world, using my gifts as best as I can, mindful of the seasons going round.”
Renée Lertzman, Ph.D.
Renée is a practitioner whose work bridges psychodynamic research and environmental issues. She has developed trainings for those working in environmental change, including scholars and researchers. Presenting internationally, her work has been featured in The Guardian and the BBC in the UK, and also in a variety of US sources. She is the author of Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic Dimensions of Engagement.
Donna Orange, Ph.D., Psy.D.
Donna is educated in philosophy, clinical psychology, and psychoanalysis, and teaches at NYU Postdoc. Recent books are Thinking for Clinicians (2010), The Suffering Stranger: (2011), Nourishing the Inner Life of Clinicians and Humanitarians (2016) and Climate Crisis, Psychoanalysis, and Radical Ethics (2017). She was a Fulbright Scholar at the Freud Museum in Vienna, and she is working on Learning to Hear: Psychoanalysis, History, and Radical Ethics.
“We psychotherapists can help to overcome climate unconsciousness by learning to hear the cries of those most affected by this emergency. We can support each other in finding courage and creativity to respond.”
Harriet Shugarman
Harriet is the Executive Director of ClimateMama, an online community that reaches audiences in over 110 countries and all 50 states. As a leader and mentor with the Climate Reality Project, she serves as the Chair of the NYC Metro Chapter and was the recipient of the 2017 Green Ring Award presented by Al Gore for “exceptional” climate leadership. Harriet is an economist, policy analyst, educator, and adjunct professor. Click here to read a piece of Harriet’s writing.
“As this climate crisis of our making relentlessly continues to envelope our lives, the role of “climate psychologist” will remain critical to our current and future well being; not only to help us cope but also to find the strength and determination to continue to live our lives fully and with purpose.”
Anthony Wilson, R.S.W.
Anthony Wilson, R.S.W., is a private practice clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Toronto. With over 40 years in the field, his experience includes individual, couple, and group psychotherapy. He is a guest member of the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, and has presented papers on the interface of the environmental crisis and psychotherapy at international psychoanalytic conferences in Europe, the United States, and Canada.
Website: anthonyrankinwilson.com
“As I age in the dawning troubled Anthropocene, I hear the Youngers, and the Not-Yet-Borns, ask: “Did you know?” and “What did you do if you did?” Haunting questions through which I simultaneously awaken and lose sleep, all the while summoning the reminder to cultivate daily familiarity with the gardens of daily gratitude, beauty, loss, and wonder.”
