Climate, Psychology, and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety 

 Climate, Psychology, and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety 

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       June 19, 2024

 

Author  Steffi Bednarek.

Distributor:      Amazon
ISBN:                 979-8889840817
Publisher:         North Atlantic Books
Release Date:   June 2024  

Website:    https://www.amazon.com/ 

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Climate, Psychology and Change is a series of articles from a range of professionals working within the fields of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, written to encourage conversations at all levels about the effect Climate Change is having on the wider population.

Having noted in their independent professional capacity the slow change within their patients regarding the reasons for seeking their services, they began to wonder how wide spread this change was; was it insular to an area or was there a global spread of the concern noted in regard to the effect of Climate Change.  

People were not as concerned on the deeply personal levels as they had been previously and were becoming more distressed and anxious in regard to what is now a recognised, as well as a visual fact, that of a changing climate, a changing world.

There was also a growing concern within the profession that many of the ‘Counsellors’ were not prepared to talk with their patients about their deep concerns, their stress, distress and anxiety in regard to what now has been named a Climate and Ecological Emergency or CEE.

How to go about rectifying this situation and reaching out to support individuals in need, was of massive interest. A discussion group was formulated to discuss in an open forum, the topic of ‘the role of psychotherapy in a time when the familiar is dying’. This produced an open discussion, which in turn led to the creation of this ‘ground breaking’ book, Climate, Psychology and Change.

The topics for conversation and deliberation are wide spread, make fascinating reading and most definitely give rise to further discussion. Each piece also opens the door into how we as humans, deliberate on things that cause change; how we as a species have a thread that connects us to ancient times, which then causes change to be disturbing.

Each of the dialogues are best read individually rather than in continuum, to absorb the throughs and finding of the twenty-eight contributors whom collectively, offer deep insights into the way forward with gentle but firm insight and direction.

Non Fiction, Science