More about CPA therapeutic support?
CPA Therapeutic Support offers up to three free sessions with a qualified psychological professional. It's available to anyone aged 18 or over who is experiencing eco-related distress.
Free sessions with a climate-aware therapist
Sometimes what you're carrying about the climate crisis needs a private conversation with someone trained to hold it. Our directory lists qualified practitioners offering up to three free sessions, searchable by location, appointment type, language, and expertise.
Find a climate-aware therapist
Search our directory of qualified practitioners offering up to three free sessions of therapeutic support.
Therapists in Miami
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Therapists in Houston
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Therapists in Chicago
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Therapists in Los Angeles
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Therapists in New York
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Family Therapy
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Group Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Follow-Up Session
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Initial Consultation
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Couples and Family Therapy
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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Trauma-Informed Care
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Child and Adolescent Counseling
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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PhD in Climate Resilience and Mental Health
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Certification in Eco-Therapy Practices
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Diploma in Climate Change Counseling
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Master's Degree in Environmental Psychology
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Certified Climate Therapist
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Environmental Stress Management
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Green Mindfulness Practices
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Nature-Based Healing
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Sustainable Living Counseling
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Eco-Conscious Therapy
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Harriet Sams
Tutor, mentor, guide, and ecotherapist, currently researching archaeotherapy for her PhD.
Jennifer Fendya, PhD
Psychologist, Sandplay practitioner, nature and forest therapy guide, Climate Reality Project leader, and CPA member.
Rebecca Nestor
CPA Co-Chair
Organisational consultant, facilitator, and coach based in Oxford. Co-chair of Climate Psychology Alliance, leads CPA's work on climate cafés, and recently submitted her doctoral thesis at the University of Essex/Tavistock Centre on leadership in climate change organisations.
Toby Chown, MA
Dramatherapist, senior therapist at Oasis Project in Brighton, writer, and imaginal ecologist.
Can't find someone nearby? Many practitioners offer sessions online, so geography doesn't have to be a barrier. If you're having trouble after you've contacted a few practitioners, get in touch and we'll do our best to help.
More about CPA therapeutic support?
All practitioners in our directory are qualified, registered psychological professionals, counsellors, psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, or psychiatrists, with professional indemnity insurance. Every one of them is a CPA member actively engaged with their own climate feelings, and offering climate-aware practice.
These sessions are not ongoing counselling or long-term psychotherapy. They are time-limited and specifically focused on the emotional impact of the climate and ecological crisis. While climate feelings can touch many parts of your life, these sessions are designed to address climate-related distress directly, not to replace wider therapeutic work.
Who is this for?
Therapeutic Support is for anyone over 18 who is feeling emotionally affected by the reality of the climate and ecological crisis. That includes:
People experiencing climate grief, eco-anxiety, climate-related depression, or ecological despair
Climate activists and campaigners struggling with burnout, trauma, or the emotional toll of the work
People arrested or imprisoned for climate activism
Those working in climate-adjacent fields, scientists, researchers, policy staff, journalists, carrying the weight of what they know
Anyone who feels overwhelmed, isolated, or paralysed by what's happening to the living world
If your distress is connected to the climate and ecological crisis, you're welcome to reach out.
How to access support
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Browse the directory
Search for a practitioner whose background, approach, and availability match what you're looking for. Read their bio, their areas of expertise, and how they work.
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Contact them directly
Reach out to the practitioner through the contact details on their listing. Introduce yourself briefly and let them know you're enquiring about CPA Therapeutic Support. There's no central booking system, each practitioner manages their own enquiries. You may need to contact more than one practitioner to find someone with availability.
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Arrange your first session
If the practitioner has availability and it feels like a good fit, you'll arrange your first session together. Sessions are typically held online, though some practitioners offer in-person or phone sessions.
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Up to three free sessions
You can have up to three sessions with your chosen practitioner, free of charge. Together, you'll explore what you're carrying and find ways to work with it.
Important note:
CPA is not a counselling service. We facilitate a directory of climate-aware practitioners who each offer these free sessions independently. CPA has no financial involvement with individual practitioners and cannot guarantee availability or specific outcomes, but we're proud to make these connections possible.
Supporting resources
While you consider whether therapeutic support is right for you, here are some resources that may help.
Not everyone needs or wants one-to-one therapy, and some people find what they need in books, podcasts, articles, or other forms of support. Here are a few starting points.
Climate café listening circles
If you'd prefer a group setting
Climate psychology podcasts and talks
Audio and video resources from CPA
Explorations E-Journal
Our regular publication of essays, research, and reflection