No guest speaker. No advice. No call to action.
Instead, you’ll find a supportive, facilitated circle where people gather to share thoughts and feelings in response to the climate and nature crisis.
The global crisis is heavy: fires, floods, conflict, geopolitical deadlock, the grief of ecosystems unraveling. Many of us carry this compounding weight in silence.
Climate Cafés offer something radical and simple — a regenerative practice to gather, listen and be listened to. Rooted in talking circle traditions and shaped with cultural guidance from Dr. Miriam Rose, Cafés are safe, inclusive spaces where climate emotions are not sidelined but validated.
Come as you are. Whether you’re new to exploring climate emotions or have worked in this field for years, Climate Cafés give you a moment to slow down, to notice how you’re doing and to practise naming feelings in a non-judgemental space.
There may be laughter, there may be tears. Fear, anger, hope, relief. Whatever you are feeling is valid and valued. And if you’d prefer to simply listen, that’s welcome too. Sharing, listening and quiet presence are all part of our Cafés.
Meet others, build friendships and leave with renewed clarity.
Climate Cafés help teams working on the climate and nature crisis reduce staff strain and strengthen relational resilience. We design sessions for staff, volunteers, stakeholders and groups that fit into work cycles and build sustained capacity. Cafés can be held regularly or as a package for your team or group. It's the type of Care-in-Action that supports you long-term.
It’s a space to surrender problem-solving for 90 minutes and voice what may not be welcomed or echoed elsewhere in daily life. You'll be met with curiosity, care and respect.
Get in touch with our Programs Manager, Beth via our online contact form for more information.
Zoom in and out to find your closest Café, click the pin for details!
We are holding space together to have permission to feel, find solidarity, be accepted as you are, to find some relief, create access to new possibilities. When feelings are released and felt, deeper wisdom can be contacted and active hope is cultivated. Join us as we face reality with gratitude, honouring our pain and creating new possibilities.
Brisbane, QLD https://events.humanitix.com/climate-cafes-brisbane
0427707541
canicecurtisbne@gmail.com
Csilla works in the reef restoration space and has spent over a decade actively engaged in environmental and social justice advocacy. As a volunteer and activist, she’s contributed to decision-making through committee work and advisory roles, supporting grassroots efforts and community-led change in regional Queensland. Her experience facilitating storytelling events has deepened her belief in its power to foster connection and collective action—an ethos she brings to her role as a Climate Cafe Facilitator.
Townsville City 4810
0430534533
csillampeto@gmail.com
Geoff presents a Climate Cafe as part of a collapse aware community in the Eurobodalla. Sharing how we really feel about the breakdown of our beautiful ecosystem, amidst increasing societal crises, could never be important. We share love for nature, grief at the state of the planet, anxieties for the future and comfort in our shared love and compassion. Every feeling is allowed in a spirit of mutual respect and support. Please email Geoff if you are interested in this or other Nature Calling events in the area (Broulee, Moruya, Batemans Bay, Mogo etc).
Broulee, Eurobodalla Shire, Far South Coast NSW
naturecallinggeoff@gmail.com
PSC trained Facilitators: Susan Nelson & Gerry Fahey
Ballarat East Neighbourhood House, Barkly Square, Ballarat East https://ballarateastnh.org.au/classes/activities
0422937051
Sujngk@gmail.com
Therese Gerber is a passionate psychology professional committed to helping people and communities navigate a changing climate with resilience and compassion. With more than 30 years of experience in facilitating transformative change within organisations, she combines her rich expertise in positive psychology, positive neuroscience, and somatic and embodied leadership with lived experience to further fuel her dedication to this vital mission. Therese is a member of Psychology for a Safe Climate and co-facilitates Climate Cafes with other PSC members. She holds a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology and a Graduate Diploma of Psychology.
Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Regions
0435 914 176
therese@theresegerber.com
Lucy is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Lucy's passion is bringing people back into relationship with the more-than-human world to help them find ‘active hope’, moving beyond paralysing feelings of helplessness and despair to taking action. Climate Cafe's in Sale are held in rotating locations between outdoor and indoor venues.
147.0764
0417 927 657
lucy@metaphoricallyspeaking.com.au
ECOMIND Climate Cafes (Virtual and In-Person) https://www.ecomind.au/
Sydney
+61421660082
georgia@ecomind.au
A Seaside Climate Cafe, Open to all
Picnic Bay Jetty, Magnetic Island/Yunbenun
comms@psychologyforasafeclimate.org
Learn how to host a Climate Café with PSC resources, guides and training — no experience needed to begin, just care and curiosity.
Already have a Climate Café going? Fill out our quick form to add your Climate Café to our map and connect your community to our national network.
Partner with PSC to bring Climate Cafés into your organisation, supporting staff wellbeing and building resilience in the places we spend so much time.
Climate Cafés are more than conversations. They spark connection, build capacity and transform communities. Choose your level of involvement; stay a participant, or step into facilitation and hosting with peer support. Each pathway strengthens skills, expands networks of care and builds the resilience our communities need for sustainable climate action.
A Climate Café is a warm, welcoming space to talk, listen and reflect on the global crisis. Expect open conversation, gentle facilitation and a community that values sharing and connection.
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Share openly in a safe circle
Be present with yourself and others. It's not a workshop, just real people, real stories, real connections.
Because sometimes being heard is more powerful than being solved.
Release the pressure valve
Slow down, breathe out and drop the weight of the world for a while. We hold a lot, here we practice letting go for a moment. It's a pause that restores.
Rest and reset are essential for building the psychology we need for a safe climate.
Space for every feeling
Outrage, grief, frustration, courage, joy — nothing is out of place. Quiet is part of the conversation too; silence and reflection are always welcome here.
Honouring and processing our climate emotions in a healthy environment helps prepare us for healthy climate engagement.
Growing inner strength
Each Café nurtures the capacity we need for collective transformation.
Building inner resilience is the groundwork for collective change.
Many voices, one circle
People from all walks of life, at every stage of the climate journey, come together here. Whether you're a student, farmer, scientist, parent, activist, tradie, philanthropist, politician or civilian, no matter your background, or understanding and feelings of the climate and nature crisis, everyone has a seat at the round table.
Diversity deepens the circle, every voice widens our perspective and strengthens the collective understanding that break barriers down.
No pressure to fix or be fixed.
This is not about solutions or debate. It doesn't matter if we agree or disagree, if we feel helpful or helpless, because the solidarity is in the being real, together.
Trusting communities grow when we let go of performance and pressure to be perfect.
"I’ve done three Climate Cafés and it’s surprising, when given the opportunity to share, how much I discover that my life is really being affected by the climate crisis. Spending this time really helps to lighten the load."
Climate Cafés show that by making space to share climate feelings, we not only help individuals cope — we build the collective resilience communities need to face the future together.
Of Climate Café participants felt less isolated and/or alone.
Of Climate Café participants felt connected to like-minded people.
Of Climate Café participants felt supported to share their emotions.
Check out the list of all our upcoming events below and add an online or in-person Café to your calendar.
Sunday sessions this spring →
3.30pm – 5pm ADST/AEST
Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 23.
Booking is essential and places fill up quickly, reserve your spot and join our community today.
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