Facilitators and Presenters
Meet PSC's multi-disciplinary team
Carol-Ann Allen
Carol-Ann is a Psychotherapist in private practice in Melbourne with more than 20 years’ experience working with individuals, couples and families. She has an MA in Counselling Psychology (USA) and is a Clinical Member of PACFA and of the Australian College of Relationship Counsellors. She is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California, USA).
Dr James Dunk
Jamie is a researcher, writer, facilitator and speaker, with a PhD in the history of mental health in Australia and expertise in planetary health, environmental history, and climate psychology. He is a research fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney, where he co-directs the Ecological Emotions Research Lab and convenes a climate distress community of practice. He regularly facilitates climate cafes and workshops with PSC.
Dr Sally Gillespie
Sally is a writer, facilitator, lecturer and public speaker with a background in depth psychology and ecopsychology. Her book, Climate Crisis and Consciousness: Reimagining our world and ourselves (Routledge 2020), explores the psychological experience of engaging with climate change and related ecological concerns. Sally has been speaking and facilitating workshops in this area since 2010.
Dr. Bronwyn Gresham
Bronwyn was appointed as CEO of PSC in October 2023, having been a longstanding member and volunteer with PSC since 2012. She is a registered clinical psychologist who has worked across the community health, private practice and university sectors in clinical services, advisory, leadership, strategic planning, risk management, mental health promotion and prevention. Bronwyn is passionate about emerging holistic, collaborative and collective approaches to emotional, psychological and social health and wellbeing, as we live in and respond to the climate crisis. She is also mum to two young humans, and together they enjoy bushwalking, music and playing!
Dr Beth Hill
Beth has a PhD in Anthropology researching the cultural and psychological dimensions of climate change, in particular how communities come to terms with what climate change means in their daily lives. Beth trained with Joanna Macy in the Work that Reconnects. She facilitates workshops drawing on this approach, as well deep ecology, mindfulness and creative processes involving art and writing.
Ingrid Jolley
Ingrid is a social worker in private practice, offering counselling, psychotherapy, and yoga therapy. She facilitates the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program, workshops on mental health and climate change, and is a trained climate cafe facilitator. A climate activist and mother of two, Ingrid is passionate about supporting the mental health of those working to address climate change and Environmental issues, ensuring their vital work can continue.
Dr Charles Le Feuvre
Charles is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in private practice in Melbourne. He has been a Consultant Psychiatrist at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Chair of The Section of Psychotherapy of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He has been interested in psychosocial perspectives on the natural environment and climate change for many years and joined PSC over ten years ago. He has facilitated PSC workshops and written and spoken about the climate and ecological crisis for PSC.
Carol Ride
Carol has worked as a psychologist in the field of couple therapy, as a therapist, supervisor and trainer. Her shift to work in the field of climate change was motivated by the urgent need to contribute to engaging and supporting people psychologically in responding to the unfolding climate crisis. Carol is the Founder of Psychology for a Safe Climate, and held the role of President, then Director, until late 2023. She regularly facilitates workshops for PSC and speaks publicly on climate psychology.
Dr Anna Seth
Anna Seth, MBBS FRACGP DRANZCOG DCH, is a GP and parent based in Tasmania. She has a special interest in mental health, particularly youth mental health. She is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, a co-founder of the Climate Resilience Network and a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia. Anna is passionate about understanding the psychological impacts of climate change and how we can address this at the individual and community level.
Libby Skeels
Libby is a counselling psychologist who runs her private practice online with zoom, skype and facetime. She uses a psychodynamic theory base to work with individuals and couples. Libby worked for Relationships Australia for 17 years and has been in private practice for a further 17 years. Libby has been a climate activist for 14 years. She was an inaugural member of Warrandyte Climate Action Now group and also of PSC. She is passionate about working with PSC colleagues to run workshops and to develop new programs for the community. She finds being active in PSC helps her with her own feelings of grief and anger about climate change.
Chloe Watfern
Chloe Watfern is a maker, researcher, and facilitator with a longstanding interest in ecological emotions, climate distress, and human-nature connections. She is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Black Dog Institute, where she leads research on climate change, mental health, and the arts. She is also a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Ecological Emotions Research Lab at the University of Sydney.
Christie Wilson
Christie is a psychotherapist (MGT), climate activist, and facilitator working therapeutically with people at the front line of the climate emergency. She offers individual therapy (somatic and trauma-informed) and develops and facilitates workshops to explore the cultural and psychological experience of engaging with climate change and related ecological issues. Christie is a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, Psychology for a Safe Climate, Climate Psychology Alliance, Climate Wellbeing Network, and Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society.
