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COVID-19: Access to Nature, Parks and Green Spaces Should be Essential

Posted byThomas DohertyMay 4, 2020July 13, 2020Posted inEnvironmental Identity, HealthTags: coronavirus, COVID-19, nature access, Oregon, pandemic, parksLeave a comment on COVID-19: Access to Nature, Parks and Green Spaces Should be Essential

Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty
SustainableSelf

3407 S. Corbett Ave
Portland OR 97239

Phone 503.288.1213

sustainableselfpdx

Clinical Psychologist, therapist, researcher, parent

Scenes from the Los Angeles County Psychological A

Scenes from the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) @lacpa1945 CE program "Integrating Climate and Walking Therapy: An Experiential Introduction" held on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve @sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve.

Thanks to panelists:

📌Maksim Batuyev, M.A., at @climatecafela and @queerbrownvegan
📌Debra Borys, Ph.D. @debraborys
📌Larissa Dooley, Ph.D., at the @seechangeinstitute and @climatementalhealth.
📌Dr. Maria Nazarian @beach_therapist

#walkingtherapy #climatechange #climateemotions #CE #continuingeducation #continuingeducationcredit #environmentalissues #psychology #thomasdoherty #drthomasdoherty #sustainableself #ecopsychology #lacpa #climatetherapy #climatetherapytraining

Helping Clients Navigate Climate Anxiety: Mental H

Helping Clients Navigate Climate Anxiety: Mental Health in a Warming World⁣
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Research shows that the climate crisis has become an ever-pressing concern, impacting not only our physical environment but also our mental well-being. ⁣
In this webinar, Dr. Thomas Doherty delves into the psychological repercussions of climate change. This includes the emotional toll of witnessing environmental degradation, enduring extreme weather events, and worries about our own and our planet's future. ⁣
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Dr. Doherty explores the profound emotions evoked by these climate changes, encompassing feelings of anxiety, guilt, grief, and despair, and how these emotions influence the overall well-being of individuals. ⁣
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Throughout this webinar, participants will gain insights into effective coping strategies, mindfulness techniques, and the significance of community support systems to help clients navigate climate-induced anxiety. ⁣
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Dr. Doherty will also provide guidance on how to assist clients in building resilience and nurturing a sense of empowerment to enhance their mental well-being in the face of climate-related stress. ⁣
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About Dr. Thomas Doherty ⁣
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Dr. Thomas Doherty is an award-winning professional psychologist who is internationally recognized for his research on nature and mental health and the psychological impacts of global climate change. ⁣
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Dr. Doherty is Past President of the Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology, and was the founding Editor of the academic journal Ecopsychology. Thomas served on the APA’s first Task Force on Global Climate Change and founded one of the first environmental-focused training programs for mental health counselors in the USA. ⁣
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DATE AND TIME:⁣
🕐 North America: Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:00PM-3:00PM Pacific/5:00PM-6:00PM Eastern ⁣
🕐 United Kingdom: Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00PM-11:00PM⁣
🕐 Australia (Sydney): Thursday, October 19, 2023, 8:00AM-9:00AM ⁣
🕐 New Zealand (Auckland): Thursday, October 19, 2023, 10:00AM-11:00AM
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🔗 Sign up for the support webinar series:
https://buff.ly/3NmNoPI

#climateanxiety #mentalhealth #freewebinar #mindfulness #mindbodytraining

I am a part of a great training opportunity featur

I am a part of a great training opportunity featured in the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) @lacpa1945 upcoming CE/CPD Programs in California on November 4, 2023.

This workshop provides guidance for mental health practitioners to address climate change and environmental concerns from a variety of therapeutic orientations. Opportunities for integrating outdoor and walking therapy will be presented, with a focus on practical aspects and managing risk.

Rather than just a training, this event is also meant to seed collaborations in the Los Angels area. So we arranged a panel of locals to join us including a local beach therapy practitioner, researchers, and activists. We'll take the second half of the day outside.

Join us or share with mental health professionals in the LA area.

Integrating Climate and Walking Therapy: An Experiential Introduction

REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/cwt114

PANEL:

Maksim Batuyev, M.A., is an artist, activist and Climate Cafe host @climatecafela who helps run the intersectional environmental education platform Queer Brown Vegan @queerbrownvegan.

Debra Borys, Ph.D. @debraborys is a clinical, forensic and health psychologist in Los Angeles and co-chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) Ecopsychology Special Interest Group.

Larissa Dooley, Ph.D., is a research psychologist at the @seechangeinstitute and a science advisor at the Climate Mental Health Network, @climatementalhealth.

Dr. Maria Nazarian @beach_therapist has a psychotherapy practice exclusively on the beach (beachtherapist.com).

#walkingtherapy #climatechange #climateemotions #CE #continuingeducation #continuingeducationcredit #environmentalissues #psychology #thomasdoherty #drthomasdoherty #sustainableself

Thomas and the podcast @climatechangeandhappiness

Thomas and the podcast @climatechangeandhappiness were mentioned in The Guardian US.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/09/climate-crisis-psychology-new-york-smoke

New York therapists see surge in eco-anxiety as smoke fills skies: ‘Every client addresses it’

The Guardian | Fri 9 Jun 2023 | Alaina Demopoulos @alainademop

"Devastating wildfires in California and Oregon have led west coasters to seek out climate therapists. Thomas J Doherty, a Portland-based psychologist, co-hosts a popular podcast called Climate Change and Happiness, which disperses advice for coping with stress and finding hope in a bleak future. But the field has been slower to catch on in the east coast, where the effects of the climate crisis could be subtler – until this week."

[image: Gantry Plaza state park in Queens, New York, as haze and smoke from the Canadian wildfires shroud the Manhattan skyline. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]

#newyork #wildfiresmoke #canadawildfire #ecoanxiety #climategrief #climateguilt #climateemotions #climatecrisis #climatechangeandhappiness

In this interview on @nerdwallet's Smart Money Pod

In this interview on @nerdwallet's Smart Money Podcast as part of their series on climate change and money, Thomas discusses eco-anxiety, understanding our "environmental identity," and concrete ways to combat doomerism by building and cultivating emotional resilience.

https://bit.ly/nwsmptd

#climatechange #ecoanxiety #podcast #environmentalidentity #doomerism

Dr. Thomas J. Doherty is a psychologist from Portl

Dr. Thomas J. Doherty is a psychologist from Portland, Oregon who specializes in applying an environmental perspective to mental health and well-being.

Thomas provides individual and couples services through his business Sustainable Self, and also consults about climate change, health and wellbeing to groups and organizations.

Listen to Thomas Doherty on his podcast Climate Change Change and Happiness @climatechangeandhappiness

#ecoanxiety #environmentalidentity #sustainableself #psychologist

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