Workshops & Talks

Experiential in-person or virtual workshop on climate emotionsfor public servants and activists working on climate change

This 8-hour (virtual) or 12-hour (in-person) workshop divided into 4 sessions over a period of several months is designed for people working at the frontlines of climate change. The workshop combines Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects Spiral with it’s powerful connecting activities exploring concepts of climate emotions, such as grief, fear and anger, nervous system regulation, and recreating a sense of belonging within the group as well as within our wider ecosystem.

Find an example outline for this workshop here.

This 1-hour (in-person or virtual) experiential presentation gives a clinical introduction to climate psychology and how to work with climate distress in the counseling room. The objective of this presentation is to have clinicians identify potential mental health impacts of climate change on varies populations, learn about the principles of climate psychology, teach evidence based climate-aware interventions, familiarize/educate themselves on new nomenclature and consider and practice how all of this applies to our work with clients and our own relationship with climate emotions. 

1.5-hour (in-person or virtual) talk exploring how can we help our children move forward with love, wonder, and resilience in the midst of environmental distress. This interactive talk was created to support parents navigate their own climate emotions as well as learning frameworks to engage with and support their children - to move towards strengthening a sense of internal and external activism for both parent and child.

This 1-hour online workshop is tailored to a group of activists and governmental workers to provide tangible mental health skills to integrate into their organizations and communities. We review trauma-informed practices to build resilient behaviors for those addressing climate challenges and emphasize contemplative-based nervous system regulation techniques that individuals could use at home or in daily interactions in the field for improved mental health and inter- and intrapersonal effectiveness.