Emily Maitland

I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice and a longstanding member of the Climate Psychology Alliance. My deep concern for the effects of human activity on our planet extends back many years to a time when I felt alone with my feelings and actions; now I gain solace from my involvement with various groups of like-minded people. In addition to being a Climate Aware Therapeutic Support Practitioner with the CPA, I am a trained Climate Café facilitator and will soon have completed a separate Climate Aware Practitioner training delivered by Psychology for a Safe Climate. In my private psychotherapy practice, I am increasingly exposed to clients’ anxiety about the the climate and ecological crisis, and I feel well placed to be able to help with the distressing and complex feelings that come up. Through the free therapeutic support offered by the CPA, I am happy to be able to give my time and experience to support people whose responses to the climate, ecological and biodiversity crises might feel especially acute or overwhelming.