What We Do
We are in the early stages of developing a variety of programs and projects, and hope to expand our offerings in the months and years to come. Here is a selection of our work.
Programs
Climate Cafe Facilitation Trainings - Ongoing
Upcoming Climate-Aware Therapy Introductory Course - Spring 2024 (please see events pages)
We have created an introductory 6-session course that provides knowledge helpful to being a climate-aware therapist. We are planning for the 6 classes to be divided into three levels of topical organization, conceptualized as concentric circles of embedded, reciprocal influence: Macro-level climate/mental health impacts (larger systems), Mezzo-level climate/mental health impacts (sociocultural, community level), and Micro-level climate/mental health impacts (individual clinical, including intrapsychic).
Upcoming Clinical Consult and Group Support Offerings - In development through 2024
As members engage in climate-aware therapy in its many forms, there has been growing interest expressed for gathering with other clinicians involved in this work to share ideas, discuss challenges, and help process the sometimes difficult and powerful emotions we ourselves are feeling. We currently offer quarterly clinical consult meetings and as capacity and interest develops, we will expand these offerings.
Remote Workshops, Talks, and Discussions - Ongoing
Media Appearances
CPA-NA members regularly speak with the press about the impact that climate change is having on mental health.
Press inquiries can be directed to: press@climatepsychology.us
Projects
The Climate-Aware Therapist Directory, a project in conjunction with the Climate Psychiatry Alliance.
Our state/provincial/regional coordinator network, currently in early development
Flooded: Climate Stories On and Off The Couch, a quarterly podcast highlighting individual experiences of living in the Anthropocene
The CARES Media Initiative: Connecting Audience, Reporters, Emotion and Sources - A project focused on intersections between mental health, climate, and environmental journalism. The CARES Media Initiative is convened by Rebecca Weston of the Climate Psychology Alliance - North America and Yessenia Funes, climate journalist. Created in collaboration with Covering Climate Now, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, the Metcalf Institute, the Solutions Journalism Network, and the Uproot Project. Take the survey to sign up for updates, including an upcoming survey related to climate, media, and mental health.
The CPA-NA Blog, featuring writing from CPA-NA members on a variety of climate psychology-related subjects