Workshops
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Workshop offerings I work with groups of all kinds to take people through an experiential workshop process to help build what I call emotional sustainability, which we all need as we deal with the challenges of climate and ecological change for the long haul. I also offer custom workshops tailored to your group's specific needs. Workshops can be in-person or virtual. |
Speaking
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I've spoken about the psychological side of climate change in a variety of settings, and am available for talks for the public, for climate and environmental scientists and professionals, for nonprofits, for academic settings, and more. I also provide training and talks to mental health trainees and professionals about various aspects of climate change and mental health and psychology. Please contact me if you're interested in a presentation. |
How attendees have described my talks: extraordinary • exceptional • moving and important • outstanding • masterful • powerful Some of the organizations I have spoken for include: Midwest Climate Summit, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, American Psychological Association, and more |
Selected recent and upcoming workshops/talks/panels:
Upcoming:
California Primary Care Association
New York Climate Week 2026
Citizens Climate Lobby local chapter
Vassar College
University of Michigan
Past:
Multiple guest lectures on climate change and mental health 2023-present
University of Michigan
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Dept. of Psychology
"What's Really in the Room: Conceptualizing and Working Integratively
with a Continuum of Climate Distress"
Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association
April 2026
"Getting Involved with Climate Change: Using Psychology to Make a Difference"
American Psychological Association
Nov. 2025
"Moving through Eco-Anxiety and Climate Grief" breakfast briefing
Midwest Climate Summit, Madison, WI
May 1, 2025
Panel presentation on climate change and mental health
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
April 30, 2025
Panelist, "Ways to Sustain: Roots That Run Deep"
Michigan Climate Summit
September 2024
American Psychological Association Annual Convention
“Helping Young Adults with Climate Emotions:
Meaning and Motivation at a Tipping Point of Their Own”
August 2024
Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education Conference
“How Educators Can Help with Climate Emotions from K-12”
June 2024
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Psychological Clinic, Mary A. Rackham Institute
“An Introduction to Climate Change and Mental Health”
May 2024
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Counseling and Psychological Services
“The Psychology of Climate Change: An Introduction to the Basics”
April 2024
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
"Climate Change and Mental Health" podcast
November 2023
Michigan Climate Summit
Panelist, "Health Impacts and Lived Experience"
June 2023
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
Panelist, "Mental Health, Climate Change, and Equity: A Courageous Conversation"
May 2023
CMEs provided
Climate Hero Stories
"Anxiety and Other Responses: Feeling Our Way Through the Climate Crisis"
April 2023
All-Day Spring Symposium, Michigan Psychoanalytic Society
"Finding the Climate in Our Patients' Stories";
speaker with Sally Weintrobe and Lise Van Susteren
as part of "Psychoanalysis, Climate Change, and the Culture of Uncare:
Listening to Our Patients and Our Communities"
April 2023
CEs provided
Michigan School of Psychology
"Psychological Repercussions of the Climate Crisis"
March 2023
Michigan Psychological Association/Washtenaw Psychology Society
"What Happens to Us When the World's on Fire? The Climate Crisis and Mental Health"
November 2022
CEs provided
Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action (Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health state chapter)
"The Climate Crisis and Mental Health"
October 2022
Upcoming:
California Primary Care Association
New York Climate Week 2026
Citizens Climate Lobby local chapter
Vassar College
University of Michigan
Past:
Multiple guest lectures on climate change and mental health 2023-present
University of Michigan
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Dept. of Psychology
"What's Really in the Room: Conceptualizing and Working Integratively
with a Continuum of Climate Distress"
Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association
April 2026
"Getting Involved with Climate Change: Using Psychology to Make a Difference"
American Psychological Association
Nov. 2025
"Moving through Eco-Anxiety and Climate Grief" breakfast briefing
Midwest Climate Summit, Madison, WI
May 1, 2025
Panel presentation on climate change and mental health
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
April 30, 2025
Panelist, "Ways to Sustain: Roots That Run Deep"
Michigan Climate Summit
September 2024
American Psychological Association Annual Convention
“Helping Young Adults with Climate Emotions:
Meaning and Motivation at a Tipping Point of Their Own”
August 2024
Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education Conference
“How Educators Can Help with Climate Emotions from K-12”
June 2024
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Psychological Clinic, Mary A. Rackham Institute
“An Introduction to Climate Change and Mental Health”
May 2024
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Counseling and Psychological Services
“The Psychology of Climate Change: An Introduction to the Basics”
April 2024
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
"Climate Change and Mental Health" podcast
November 2023
Michigan Climate Summit
Panelist, "Health Impacts and Lived Experience"
June 2023
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
Panelist, "Mental Health, Climate Change, and Equity: A Courageous Conversation"
May 2023
CMEs provided
Climate Hero Stories
"Anxiety and Other Responses: Feeling Our Way Through the Climate Crisis"
April 2023
All-Day Spring Symposium, Michigan Psychoanalytic Society
"Finding the Climate in Our Patients' Stories";
speaker with Sally Weintrobe and Lise Van Susteren
as part of "Psychoanalysis, Climate Change, and the Culture of Uncare:
Listening to Our Patients and Our Communities"
April 2023
CEs provided
Michigan School of Psychology
"Psychological Repercussions of the Climate Crisis"
March 2023
Michigan Psychological Association/Washtenaw Psychology Society
"What Happens to Us When the World's on Fire? The Climate Crisis and Mental Health"
November 2022
CEs provided
Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action (Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health state chapter)
"The Climate Crisis and Mental Health"
October 2022