12 hour (4 sessions) experiential in-person workshop on climate emotions for public servants and activists working on climate change

This 12 hours 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.

This workshop is also offered as an 8 hour (4 sessions) online version. Find an outline for this workshop here.

1 hour online Climate Psychology Presentation to University Counseling Team

This one hour 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 Talk on Parenting in the Era of Climate Change

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.

1 hour online Presentation: Tools to address denial, anxiety, and overwhelm

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.