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"Being part of the young members group changed how I see my place in the climate movement. I'm not alone anymore."

"As a therapist, CPA has been the professional home I didn't realise I needed. It's where I do my deepest thinking."

"I came looking for support and found a community. CPA gave me language for feelings I didn't know how to name."

"I've been to conferences my whole career. Nothing has felt like CPA. It's rigorous, it's warm, it's honest, and it trusts its members to shape it. I've never quite seen anything like it."

"As a student, I worried I didn't know enough to belong here. Instead, I've been welcomed in, mentored by practitioners with decades of experience, and trusted to bring my own perspective. It changed how I see my place in this field."

"I joined looking for peers who took climate feelings as seriously as I did. I found a community that also took care seriously, justice seriously, and showing up for each other seriously. CPA is the professional home I didn't know I was looking for."

"Yesterday, I was so surprised and energised by the marvellously imaginative and creative event you facilitated. I can't believe I'm saying this of a Zoom event!!! It felt fertile and productive but also, painful and confusing. But, above all I felt energised… The group thinking triggered not just the loss and chaos of the Crisis but also my personal story. I think this was the 'powerful' connection enlivened in me. Playful, creative and imaginative crisis! If this is what is on the other side of the door .....then, count me in."

“My own experience of Through the Door was life-changing and I love thinking about how others will experience it. I went to the CPA Through the Door workshop in 2019, and it got me thinking with others about how my work with groups and leadership could enable me to respond to the climate crisis. It was a transformational experience and I credit it with the development of the climate café model.”

"It's hard to overstate how much it mattered to be in a closed cohort. By the end, I knew the people in my training group, and we still support each other."

"I came in thinking I needed therapeutic credentials to do this work. I left understanding that what I actually needed was warmth, structure, and the willingness to sit with hard feelings. The training gave me all three."

"The training gave me the confidence and the community to start holding spaces in my own town. I'm not doing this alone anymore, I have a network of co-facilitators I trust."

"The CCLC training gave me the confidence and the community to start holding spaces in my own town. I'm not doing this alone anymore."

"Yesterday, I was so surprised and energised by the marvellously imaginative and creative event you facilitated. I can't believe I'm saying this of a Zoom event!!! It felt fertile and productive but also, painful and confusing. But, above all I felt energised… The group thinking triggered not just the loss and chaos of the Crisis but also my personal story. I think this was the 'powerful' connection enlivened in me. Playful, creative and imaginative crisis! If this is what is on the other side of the door .....then, count me in."

"My own experience of Through the Door was life-changing and I love thinking about how others will experience it. I went to the CPA Through the Door workshop in 2019, and it got me thinking with others about how my work with groups and leadership could enable me to respond to the climate crisis. It was a transformational experience and I credit it with the development of the climate café model."

University of Manchester

“The session brought us back down to earth to collectively process emotions like rage, guilt, fear, and hope, and reflect on how to channel them towards effective actions for mitigating ecological decline.”

Wellcome Trust

“Linda and Louise designed and delivered an extremely thoughtful session, tailored to exactly what we wanted to achieve. This helped us build both our individual and team resilience, and the skills we developed are highly valuable in the work we do.”

Open University

“Rebecca and Thulsi provided expert knowledge on a sensitive topic in a really accessible way for our students. They were so easy to work with and the whole experience was thoroughly enjoyable.”

Hertford Zoo / BIAZA

“CPA provided that insight brilliantly. Louise delivered the session with clarity and warmth. The climate psychology perspective completely reframed how we think about engagement and action collectively across zoos and aquariums.”

RSPB

“Linda has brought a huge amount of knowledge and experience to this work. The training that myself and colleagues received on how to facilitate the Climate Cafés was very thoughtful and thought provoking. I am so grateful to Linda and the CPA for their ongoing support and encouragement.”

"I've been living with climate grief for years without a word for it. The circle gave me that word, and the room to feel it."

"I've been living with climate grief for years without a word for it. The circle gave me that word, and the room to feel it."

"It's the only place I've found where I can say how terrified I am about what's coming, without someone trying to reassure me or change the subject."

"It was so amazing and Sarah, Gareth, Pete and Mim all did a great job to organise the weekend. We had a schedule but it was very loose and there was no rush to do anything so it created a really relaxing and supportive environment that allowed me to have beautiful moments of connection with other young people who also care passionately about the environment. I would love to do it again."

Funder

"We funded CPA's youth programme through our family foundation because we believe young people deserve spaces where their climate feelings are taken seriously. The work CPA is doing is irreplaceable, and we're proud to support it."

"Thank you so much for facilitating this space. It is very deeply appreciated and has nourished a space for processing the tucked-away pain of traumatic experiences from different points of my climate activism journey, as well as nurtured a sense of social connection to comrades and fellow human beings; from strangers to friends."

“I felt like I was listened to and encouraged to express my feelings, regardless of what they were”

"It was a good balance of information, practical tools, advice & reflection/sharing space. I liked having the wellbeing exercises to do in the session, as I often struggle to get myself to do them on my own, and to have someone guide with that. - For a World in Crisis workshop participant "

"I'm extremely grateful for the weekend. This..held space for grief and healing is exactly what is needed in activism, and I wish for a world where everyone has access to beautiful support like this. Thank you for a wonderful and restorative experience."

"As a therapist, CPA has been the professional home I didn't realise I needed. It's where I do my deepest thinking."

"I came looking for support and found a community. CPA gave me language for feelings I didn't know how to name."