Lewis & Clark Graduate School Adjunct Faculty Member Thomas Doherty and his students discuss the effects ecopsychology can have on the human psyche and the healing powers of nature. Therapy with a dose of nature
Author: Thomas Doherty
Psychologist Thomas Doherty's work on environmental sustainability and health has been featured in publications like the New York Times and in talks worldwide. Thomas consults with individuals and organizations through his business Sustainable Self. He was the founding Director of the Ecopsychology Certificate Program at Lewis & Clark Graduate School and Founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed academic journal Ecopsychology. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Ecopsychology Journal Interview • Joseph Reser
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Joseph Reser is a social and environmental psychologist at Griffith University in Australia. American born, Dr. Reser has had an international career and been instrumental in developing environmental psychology in Canada… Continue reading Ecopsychology Journal Interview • Joseph Reser
Ecopsychology Journal Book Review Book Review • Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] In Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything, psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman draws on Howard Gardner’s (1983) theory of multiple intelligences to… Continue reading Ecopsychology Journal Book Review Book Review • Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
Ecopsychology Journal Editorial • Leading Ecopsychology
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The Personal and Planetary Ecopsychology holds the promise that the promotion of human potential and healthy ecosystems can coexist and pairs self-discovery with ecological responsibility. In fact, a synergy is seen… Continue reading Ecopsychology Journal Editorial • Leading Ecopsychology
The best natural healer turns out to be nature
Thomas was featured in the Portland Oregonian’s May 27, 2009 article The best natural healer turns out to be nature discussing the field of ecopsychology and links between mental health and connection with nature and green spaces. See article below as published originally HERE. Read the article below in its entirety or download a .pdf… Continue reading The best natural healer turns out to be nature
Mental Health Monday Focuses on Ecopsychology
April 24, 2009 For Immediate Release For additional information: Barbara Kerr, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing Telephone: 360-992-2921 E-mail: bkerr@clark.edu MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY FOCUSES ON “ECOPSYCHOLOGY” Looking for next steps after Earth Day? This free session at Clark College can guide you. VANCOUVER, Wash. — You took part in Earth Day, but what do… Continue reading Mental Health Monday Focuses on Ecopsychology
Earth Day 2009
Take Dr. Thomas Doherty’s Sustainable Health Questionnaire [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] By now, you’ve heard all about Earth Day. So, what does sustainability mean for you–personally? For some ideas, try the Sustainable Health Questionnaire that… Continue reading Earth Day 2009
Premier Issue of Ecopsychology Launched
New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2009—Exploring the psychology of human-nature relationships and understanding the multidimensional links between humankind and its natural environment is at the core of the evolving discipline called ecopsychology and is the focus of a new, peer-reviewed online journal, Ecopsychology, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com). The inaugural issue is… Continue reading Premier Issue of Ecopsychology Launched
Ecopsychology Journal • Interview Robert Greenway
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Robert Greenway is Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California. He has explored human nature relationships for over 40 years. In this wide-ranging interview, Robert discusses his… Continue reading Ecopsychology Journal • Interview Robert Greenway
Ecopsychology Journal Editorial • A Peer Reviewed Journal for Ecopsychology
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] On behalf of our editorial board and reviewers, welcome to the inaugural issue of Ecopsychology. This first editorial provides an opportunity to introduce myself and share some experiences getting this project… Continue reading Ecopsychology Journal Editorial • A Peer Reviewed Journal for Ecopsychology