Climate-Aware Practitioner Directory

Shannon is a Nature Campaigner with a focus on marine and coastal conservation at a leading nature organisation, the Victorian National Parks Association, and facilitates nature cafe's for people to connect with and express their love and fears for the natural world we are all apart of. She is also the founder of The Salty Tribe, and has been growing a community of salty sisters empowered to care for themselves and the ocean in sustainable ways, through ocean retreats to swim with sharks and whales, and through scuba diving and snorkeling. Professionally, Shannon has been a passionate advocate for the marine world. She has worked as a scuba diving instructor, travelled the world to explore the oceans, and has undertaken a variety of marine education, advocacy, and management roles across the NGO and government sectors. Empowering people to make a difference for our seas and shores, through actions in our everyday lives is her way of addressing the environmental crisis we are all connected to, but in ways that empower hope rather than doom and gloom. She is also an Internationally Certified Results Coach, and has completed a course in the foundations of outdoor therapy.

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. My passion is reducing stress in a busy changing world, offering an alternative to traditional talk-based therapies with children, youth and adults. I meet with people in outdoor locations whenever possible for 'sit spot sessions', 'walk'n'talks' or mindful nature therapy experiences. I work with nature as co-therapist, to spark regeneration and healing for both people and planet. In counselling, bringing people back into relationship with the more-than-human world can help them find ‘active hope’, moving beyond paralysing feelings of helplessness and despair to taking action. In groupwork, linking the lives of people through sharing stories and experiences reduces isolation, builds resilience and fosters hope. My eco-social work practice has been largely influenced by my Indigenous mentors and co-workers in the Northern Territory. Spending time on country with Tiwi Elders gave me insight into their culture, spiritual connection to the land and harmonious lifestyles. By strengthening the human-nature connection, I am indebted to the traditional, ancient wisdom of Indigenous cultures about the healing power of nature and our obligations to care for our planet.

Rachelle is a qualified Mental Health Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in individual and couple counselling. She is also interested in helping clients to process climate anxiety and grief to regain a sense of agency. She values working with the uniqueness of her clients in a supportive way to explore and understand their feelings and issues to make conscious healthy decisions. Visit Inner City Counselling's website for further information.

Lisa Brown (AAPi, AABCAP, YOGA AUST) is a Registered Psychologist, Yoga Teacher, certified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Teacher (Brown University, USA) and trained Mindful Self-Compassion Facilitator. As an Adjunct Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, Lisa taught mindfulness and retreats for post-graduate students and has a deep interest in the conjunction of western science, Buddhadharma and earth-based wisdom traditions in health, healing and trauma recovery. Lisa is currently an emerging Insight Meditation Dharma Teacher and works in private practice, facilitating groups and workshops on Gumbaynggirr Country, Coffs Harbour.

I am a trained Climate Aware Practitioner and Registered psychologist with three decades of experience as an individual and systemic family therapist, counsellor, supervisor, clinical trainer, and group therapist. My work is focused on supportive, regenerative well-being practices that help my clients stay resilient and able to support their loved ones in these challenging times. I support my clients to strengthen their personal and interpersonal relationships with community and with nature using strategies including mindfulness training, emotionally focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, art therapy and trauma informed therapy. As a parent, I don’t want our children to carry the responsibility for change but wish to help them to stay grounded and connected. So in addition to my counselling practice, I am a facilitator with OzGreen’s Youth Leading the World which empowers young people to work together to tackle local and global environmental challenges. I am also a member of The Joyality Project which integrates ecopsychology and changemaking for a regenerative future. I have facilitated deep ecology workshops and bushland retreats. Medicare Rebates available.

I am an experienced GP provider of Focused Psychological Strategies and can see patients who identify as female or AFAB and are referred under a Mental Health Treatment Plan to The Bubble Hobart ( a women's health clinic). Medicare rebates available . My therapeutic approach is person centred, trauma informed and holistic, using a range of therapeutic approaches. I have particular interests in women's mental health, menopause management, the health benefits of connecting with nature, and the health impacts of climate change. I believe that empowering women at every stage of life is central to human and planetary flourishing. Also available for presentations and workshops.

Dr. Michelle Hamrosi is a dedicated General Practitioner and Lactation Consultant with a keen focus on women, children, and mental health. In addition to her clinical work, she serves as a Clinical Lecturer for the Australian National University (ANU) and holds the role of Community Engagement Officer for the Australian Breastfeeding Association's (ABA) Community Protection for Infants and Young Children in Bushfire Emergencies Project. As a passionate advocate, Dr. Hamrosi volunteers as an ABA Breastfeeding Counsellor and Group Leader for the ABA Eurobodalla Group, creating a supportive community for new parents. Dr. Hamrosi contributes to community resilience by facilitating group events, including intergenerational art workshops, fostering connections and empowerment within her community. Committed to broader health issues, she is an active member of Doctors for the Environment, Climate and Health Alliance, and Australian Parents for Climate Action. Outside of her professional and volunteer commitments, Dr. Hamrosi finds solace in gardening and immersing herself in nature. She enjoys free-diving, growing edible mushrooms and keeping backyard bees and chickens.

I’m a psychologist with over 8 years of experience in clinical practice. I have worked in hospital inpatient & outpatient settings, & private practice, establishing my own practice in 2024. I am committed to creating a supportive, non-judgmental environment in which we can work collaboratively to identify goals, address challenges, and enhance well-being. I have experience working with individuals addressing a range of presentations including eating disorders, body image concerns, depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, insomnia, workplace stress, burnout, & relationship challenges. I am especially passionate about supporting those experiencing climate distress, and assisting others to nurture values-driven lives in the face of the environmental and political difficulties we confront. I tailor my approach according to each individual’s needs and preferences, and incorporate strategies from positive psychology. I am a certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, and as appropriate, incorporate aspects of relational forest therapy into psychology sessions. If you feel we might be a good fit, please visit my website or send me an email.

I have worked as a counsellor / psychologist for 25+ years. My clinical background is in child and adolescent mental health (Kids Helpline / child and youth mental health service / school psychologist), however I have provided therapy for adults and families for the last 15 years. I recently commenced a research PhD at the University of Sydney and I am part of the Ecological Emotions Research Lab. In 2019, I graduated from a Master of Mental Health specialising in Family Therapy, and my research project led to an article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. It is called: Integrative practice for the beginning family therapist: Bringing it back to basics, and is required reading for students at the Queensland Institute of Family Therapy. I grew up in Brisbane and moved to northern New South Wales in 2011. My cultural background is Italian. My mother was born in a village near Venice, and my father was born near Naples. My parents immigrated to Australia as children with their families. As the first-born of my generation I’m named after my paternal grandmother, Caterina, who was named after her paternal grandmother.

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). I have worked with children, young people and families in Australia since 2011. I am originally from Ireland. I completed a BA and an MA in Peace & Development Studies in Ireland. I worked in Zambia and Kenya following this and saw firsthand the destruction of the environment caused by climate change and environmental degradation. I am passionate about centering the voices of children and young people in responding to the climate crisis and I am involved in various projects regarding this. In individual counselling I primarily utilize Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I also draw on insights from Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Critical Clinical Practice, Mindfulness-based approaches.

I have been a psychologist for over 20 years now, and feel extremely privileged to work in this field, bearing witness to many people’s struggles and assisting them on their life journey. I am trained as a general and health psychologist, as I have been inspired since my early twenties to help people of all ages cope with physical and mental health issues inclusive of grief and loss and eco distress. My experience as a psychologist has included providing clinical, management, research and education services in government organisations, research institutions and private practice settings.

My first career was in ecology, and I have spent decades grappling with environmental and climate issues and emotions. Teaching is where I have developed a strong interest in supporting young people with their climate distress. I have been an activist in one way or another all my life, most recently with Extinction Rebellion and was inspired by its regenerative culture. With the remainder of my life, I want help create Generation Symbiocene. I feel passionate about supporting each other in our climate distress and creating communities of care so we can productively and collectively make a positive difference to our future.

I am a qualified counsellor with a Masters degree in counselling (Latrobe University) and member of PACFA with several years experience . The focus of my work in my private practice is with couples and also individuals including issues such as life transitions, depression, self esteem, gender diversity, sexuality, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, attachment issues, family violence, stress, worklife balance, climate distress, grief and loss. I have been concerned about climate change since the early 80s and now see the climate crisis is the most important issue and challenge facing the earth, which of course includes humans and this issue underlines my work as much as it does my private life. My hope is to help build both individual and community confidence and resilience and hope around the issue of the climate crisis to enable us to support each other as we face whatever emerges on this journey.

I am a Certified Practising Counsellor with PACFA based in Hobart, with online clients from across Australia. I am an IFS Informed Therapist who supports you to access your own inner heart and body wisdom/intuition, as well as shares with you, ancient wisdom practices from cultures across the world and the latest neuroscience research on body-mind connection, to improve your personal growth and well-being as well as your relationships and well-being of your loved ones and the ecosystem around you.

I adopt a heart-centred, whole-person approach drawing on the transformational power of creativity and the wisdom of nature. I provide a range of creative therapies for clients seeking personal growth and healing, including nature-based sessions outdoors. Spending time amongst the elements in the open air is an evidence-based approach to improving health and wellbeing. Transpersonal therapy is not diagnostic, instead sessions are about self-exploration, self-reflection and self-discovery. Therapeutic inquiry is an invitation to explore the seasons of your unique self to better understand your nature. Sessions and processes are tailored to your needs and goals, helping you move toward greater awareness and fulfilment. You are the narrator of your own story and I accompany you, reflecting back with a listening ear and zero judgement. We are not separate from nature, but rather inextricably connected to the web of life around us. When it comes to resilience, growth and interconnectedness, looking to nature for wisdom and insight can be both grounding and deeply assuring. When held by the expansiveness of nature, it's possible to dance with big feelings.

I’m a counsellor based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, living on and learning from land cared for by Gubbi Gubbi people for time out of mind. I aim to provide a supportive, safe space where my clients can explore what’s going on for them and find clarity and new ways forward. As well as using talk therapies and mindfulness-based approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I also use other-than-verbal modalities like expressive arts therapy when appropriate. Again and again, I am struck by the gifts inherent in turning towards, and even embracing our challenging climate emotions. I feel honoured to offer support to others who are also walking this path.

Marion Miller is a Tasmanian-born woman, the daughter of a migrant mother whose family settled in Australia from Hamburg, Germany. Her father, from Victoria, had a cattle farm on the remote King Island at that time and her mother grew up on a farm in Tasmania. Marion’s education and training include a Bachelor of Counselling (Coaching) from ACAP, a Diploma in Coaching, and certification in Mindfulness MBSR/MBCT from MTIA. She has sat Vipassana retreats with the Insight Meditation tradition under senior teacher Subhana Beghazi and other respected teachers worldwide. She holds an Advanced certificate in Ecotherapy from Dr Geoff Berry and has trained with Dave Talamo from Wilderness Reflections in LA. An active environmentalist, Marion contributes to local climate projects in Stonnington. She offers holistic eco retreats and professional development for practitioners, climate leaders and professionals, creatives and artists. She is also an artist exploring themes of eco-feminism and practising with a small artists collective in Glen Iris. Her work is focussed on merging nature therapy, leadership and creativity through workshops and wilderness retreats.

I have been providing bereavement support and counselling since 2006, working in Palliative Care, maternal loss, coronial counselling, victims of crime and in private practice. I provide counselling, spiritual direction and supervision, as well as offer workshops and retreats in grief, loss and change, including ecological grief. I have a growing interest and concern around ecological grief for those working in the environmental space as well as any who are being impacted by climate change. B.Min; M.Counselling; Grad Cert Supervision; Spiritual Direction (WellSpring)

I am a Buddhist psychotherapist, art therapist, mental health social worker and meditation teacher. I am passionate about supporting activists and others who are seeking support at this time of climate crisis and breakdown. I offer a safe confidential space in which to process thoughts and feelings that arise in relation to the very real situation we all find ourselves in. I believe that it is healthy and appropriate to have a range of challenging feelings at this time and that with support, these feelings can be processed and channeled in a healthy way so that we can meet the reality of the times we all live in.

I'm the co-founder of The Mintable, a learning and growth platform for leaders. I design and deliver leadership programs that unlock potential, drive performance, and scale people-first cultures. I’ve coached and trained thousands of managers through live cohorts, custom workshops, and self-paced programs. I'm ready to apply my skills to support leaders and their teams in their experience of climate change.

Laura has a PhD in trauma-informed creative practice and works as a facilitator with community organisations. She uses creativity and collaboration as key tenets of her practice, developing and delivering workshops and programs that aim to build meaningful community and enable sustainable activism. She is currently training as a psychotherapist.

I am a clinical psychologist and PhD candidate at Southern Cross University. My research is exploring the impacts of changing environmental conditions on Mental Health, particularly in regional and rural communities. My research will examine the human-nature relationship and how the experience of ecological distress related to environmental change impacts mental health outcomes. An additional aim of my research is to develop a framework for the design of intervention strategies to improve these outcomes. My research is currently my main focus, however I am hoping to be able to provide online 1:1 clinical psychology sessions later in 2025.

As psychotherapist, counsellor, and researcher on therapists' role in the climate crisis, my special interests are grief, loss, and trauma. I currently see clients presenting with climate crisis-related distress and bring rich life experience and training to my practice. When I sit with a client, I see a unique individual looking back at me. I approach the unfolding therapeutic relationship and the work to be done with a 'beginners mind'; open, respectful, non-judgemental, and compassionate. Registered@Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), and Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Member@ Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement (ACGB), and Blue Knot Foundation (trauma).

I am a social worker in private practice offering psychotherapy and counselling to individuals online and in person. I also facilitate the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program in Melbourne; and assist to facilitate the Good Grief Program: 10 Steps to personal resilience and empowerment in a chaotic climate. My approach to working with people individually and in groups is grounded in over 15 years of training and experience in social work, mindfulness, internal family systems therapy, yoga therapy and strengths-based approaches. I work collaboratively with people to support their needs on a short-term or long-term basis depending on what each person is seeking in life. I am also a climate activist and feel called to respond to the climate emergency in many facets of my own life, through volunteering with Friends of the Earth Act on Climate, parenting my two young children and making life-style choices. I feel passionate about supporting people emotionally, as we all navigate the difficult climate reality and the impact that this has on our lives and wellbeing. You're welcome to contact me to arrange a free 20 minute consultation to see if what I offer is right for you.

Relational Gestalt Therapist, Accredited Social Worker, NSW Victim Services Counsellor, Social Work Supervisor, Visual Artist, Poet Specialities: Grief, adolescence, birth and motherhood, trauma and intergenerational healing, Celtic spirituality, somatic (body), creative and earth-based practices. Individuals, groups, families and couples. Locations: Mondays- Saltbush Clinic, 55 Moore Street Austinmer Tuesdays- Thirroul Natural Healing Centre, 396 Lawrence Hargrave Drive Thirroul Wed-Thurs- Telehealth Instagram: anam_cara_healing

I am a clinical psychologist (Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) at the University of Melbourne) and active member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). I support people at key transitional moments in life to navigate identity and change. This has included supporting people across the lifespan to support with mental health challenges (bipolar, depression, anxiety, OCD, body dysmorphia). I also work with people facing significant health issues (cancer, complex pain, gut disorders), support people through grief (pregnancy loss, death of loved ones, adjustment to change) and currently work from a private practice focused on people (supporting men and non-binary people although women-centered) who are considering parenthood, have pregnancy related concerns, or are recently parents. This includes supporting people in navigating parenting decisions, and the existential themes and strong emotions we may feel about this given our climate context. Anyone is welcome to see me in this space or via telehealth, simply note that if coming to the rooms, the waiting areas and website contain references to parenting and birthing themes.

I am a Clinical Psychologist interested in working within a climate-aware perspective to help people achieve their goals whilst caring for the climate crisis. I have training in humanistic approaches, especially Gestalt-Therapy, CBT and health psychology. I also hold a Post Grad Cert in Humanitarian Health, from Deakin University and I am currently studying Master of Public Health at the University of Queensland, in which I focus on the interaction between climate change and mental health.

I am a fully qualified psychologist working via telehealth and registered with Medicare. I also hold a Masters in Counselling from Monash Uni. My approach is based on trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and within this I incorporate various techniques, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, Schema Therapy, and Narrative Therapy, as well as somatic-based interoceptive exercises that are designed to help us strengthen our emotional resilience. It is my aim that we can build our capacity to mitigate and adapt to the impact of the climate crisis and usher in a better world; one based on vision, compassion, self-efficacy, and mutual support, realising our interconnectedness within nature as a whole.

I am a clinical psychologist and climate aware practitioner. I have worked across sectors in community mental health, private practice, leadership and organisational wellbeing, and volunteered in spaces of community health and climate psychological health. My purpose is in progressing our personal and collective emotional and social wellbeing as we live in climate change. This includes how climate change impacts people and communities directly (through extreme weather events and biodiversity loss) and indirectly (such as feeling uncertain, dread or anxiety about the future, or grief for extinctions and ecosystem loss). These are big, messy, painful realities to accept, let alone respond to. Yet, radical acceptance – that this is, accepting what is happening and seeing this with our eyes and hearts open – is a pre-requisite for compassionate, responsive and effective action.

Dr Geoff Berry was awarded his PhD (Monash University 2010) for a thesis that explored the human relationship with nature, as told through light as a vehicle of consciousness and symbol of goodness, order and abundance. He also completed an MA (Deakin University 2005) about how our dreams link us to powerful mythic patterns and symbols, again with a focus on how this relates to the human relationship with nature. Geoff has been integrating his scholarly interest in ancestral wisdom and healing traditions with practice, both in academic positions and as a Trauma Informed Carer trainer, for over a decade. Geoff is the Australian representative to the International Ecopsychology Society and teaches Ecopsychotherapy at the Ikon Institute, between his other academic responsibilities. He is an editor of PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature, has served as Chairperson of the Melbourne Zen Group (2005-2008), and more recently as the inaugural CEO of the South Coast NSW Aboriginal Elders group (2019-2020). Geoff regularly presents and publishes on ecotherapy, myth, animism, dreams and symbology and his Advanced Ecotherapy Training Course can be found at this website, www.naturecalling.org

Beth has a PhD in Anthropology and has worked as a facilitator over the last ten years. Beth’s research is concerned with the cultural and psychological dimensions of climate change, in particular how local communities in Australia navigate the reality of their vulnerability and responsibility as they come to terms with what climate change means in their daily lives. Beth facilitates workshops drawing on the Work that Reconnects, as well as deep ecology, mindfulness practices, non-violent communication and creative processes involving art and writing. Beth began volunteering with PSC in July 2018, and from 2021 has worked as the Programs Manager, collaborating with expert volunteers to create and facilitate original workshops, talks and interactive seminars as well as PSC’s recent professional development series.

Christie Wilson is the Climate and Mental Health Manager at Psychology for a Safe Climate in Australia, specialising in climate-aware therapy. She is a registered clinical psychotherapist and naturopath with 25 years’ experience in ecologically focused, holistic practice and group facilitation. Christie supports therapists, groups, and leaders in using climate psychology and regenerative practices to navigate complex emotional responses to climate change and ecological transitions. She has held leadership roles with Extinction Rebellion Global Support, Anthropocene Transition Network, Green Law Network, and Regen Sydney. She is currently a faculty member of the Climate Emotional Resilience Network and Board member of ECOMINDS. Christie’s leadership and therapeutic approach integrates climate psychology, eco-psychosocial group interventions, systems theory, anti-oppression and trauma-informed care. She draws on her expertise in gestalt psychotherapy (MA), somatic therapies, eco-psychology, depth psychology, regenerative health, and process-oriented facilitation to provide healing-centred support for climate-related distress and just transitions. Registrations: Clinical Registration with the Psychology and Counselling Association of Australia, and Accredited Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society . Christie lives on Darkinjung Country, Central Coast, NSW, where she grew up and raised her two children. She loves the ocean and exploring wild natural spaces with her dingo, Skye.

When communication breaks down in a close relationship it can impact far more than we might expect. I offer counselling support for individuals and families who wish to heal the pain of conflict or emotional disconnection arising when those who matter most to us hold opposing views or values on important issues, including the climate emergency facing us all. With care, differences need not divide us, or divert our energy. I am also available to facilitate starter conversations between friends, colleagues or family members who seek better communication about their concerns and feelings about climate change, and folks who wish to stay meaningfully connected in these challenging times. I have provided psychotherapy and relationship counselling for over 25 years. I also offer public talks and workshops on Courageous Conversations, Making Peace with Your Parents, Cultivating Courage, Holding Hope in Uncertain Times and related topics, and I facilitate in-person and online Climate Cafés. MA Counselling Psychology (USA); Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (USA); PACFA member.

My background is in Melbourne based social and community work, climate change and environmental activism / projects and in my mid 30's I was naturally drawn to settle into therapeutic practice. As a Psychotherapist / Counsellor I have a natural affinity with person-centred, process experiential and bodily oriented approaches and I like to support and nurture a client's unique inner knowing. I am also a Teacher in Mindfulness-based Stillness Meditation with The Gawler Foundation, a member of the Meditation Association of Australia, and I am an Educator of the Butekyo Based Breathing Therapy, developed by John and Jocelyn Wilson. I grew up in the south west of Western Australia, Noongar country, where I spent much of my childhood freely roaming the beautiful and wild Australian bush and beaches. These early experiences have shaped and influenced me deeply, and I draw inspiration from the natural world as a foundation to my work. I currently live on the south coast of NSW, Yuin country, in the small picturesque town of Milton. My hope is to offer the best of what I continue to learn and experience, in service to my community and our precious planet, as we all face this uncertain time in history together.

I am a psychotherapist, trained in psychodynamic and Gestalt approaches, and have been in private practice for over 18 years. I work holistically and interrelationally, supporting my clients to greater awareness of themselves and the way they interact with the world so that they may increase their sense of agency and thus their range of choices. I love working with people about many issues including anxiety & depression, relationship problems, trauma, transition, grief & loss, & the last third of life. I have a special interest in our world and the many climate issues we all face. I also work with birthing issues, parenting of the very young, post birth trauma & perinatal depression. I have a strong focus on attachment issues in my adult clients. As well as these interests, I am a Biblio/poetry therapist. I use books, poetry, art objects and nature itself to stimulate writing and other creative responses with a view to promoting self-expression, self-awareness and wellbeing. This is a gentle way to explore deep feelings on any issue but especially grief and climate concerns.

I am a retired psychologist and founder of Psychology for a Safe Climate. I have been working with Psychology for a Safe Climate for over 12 years contributing to the development of our work supporting people with workshops talks and creative activities.

Carly is a psychologist with a particular interest in the issues that may stem from difficult life experiences. She is a Director at the Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated (AAPi) and at Body Safety Australia. She is an Ahpra Board Approved Supervisor. Carly has experience in guiding individuals to understand themselves, their experiences, and their social context, in order to reach a place of greater self-acceptance and increased wellbeing. As part of the process, she supports clients in understanding and responding to emotions, developing assertiveness to strengthen boundaries, understanding trauma and how this impacts behaviours and functioning, and unpacking and challenging gender stereotypes. Carly is passionate about preventative mental health care, acknowledging the multitude of systemic and social actors that may get in the way of our optimal wellbeing.

Aurora is passionate about cultivating Regenerative Cultures. She facilitates spaces where we can practise connective relationships with our deeper selves, community and the ecosystems of the planet, for the purpose of designing with all life. Aurora is a Thrive Coach, has an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal (holistic) Counselling and a BA in Environmental Engineering. She also brings experience from Renewable Energy Engineering, ecopsychology education, sustainability leadership, Non-Violent Communication, Possibility Coaching and conflict transformation. Her main focus is to nurture active hope and design within local communities, toward an environmentally regenerative, socially just, economically circular and fulfilling human presence on the planet.