Executive Committee/Board of Directors

Barbara Easterlin, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist, and was a member of the UC Berkeley clinical faculty until 2020. She employs evidence-based and mindfulness-informed approaches to improve couple and family functioning. With a master’s degree in environmental psychology and doctorate in clinical psychology, she has researched the impact of nature and mindfulness on individuals’ stress responses. The intersection of non-dual states of consciousness, compassion, and ecology is an abiding interest that informs her work on the psychological dimensions of the climate crisis. She is particularly interested in the psychological process of denial and the positive impact on mental health arising from emotionally-informed activist and social movements that confront the crisis.

“It seems there has been some disconnect between the clever mind and the human heart, love and compassion.” - Jane Goodall

Rebecca Weston is a psychotherapist, photographer, and activist living in metro-New York. In her clinical practice, her work is informed by a recognition that our senses of self, connection, and our sense of capacity are powerfully influenced by both internal and systemic aspects of our lives. She has expertise in attachment and trauma.

As a long time social activist with deep roots in clinical practice, Rebecca believes that emotion carries a story that is at once private and social; that change is at once individual and collective.

Radical hope is “hope that is sustained not simply by sheer force of personal conviction or by willful ignorance of reality or because of a privileged immunity from reality’s worst contingencies. Radical hope is secured - in its roots - by a metaphysics that affirms change and possibility, agency and power, novelty and creativity, and value and importance.” - Sandra Lubovsky

Bob is a psychoanalytic psychologist in private practice. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and a member of the American Psychological Association’s working group on climate issues within APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis). He has organized a local consultation and support group for climate concerned therapists. He is also Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington, where he teaches and consults on group dynamics and group therapy. Bob is especially interested in the ways unconscious motivations and emotional dynamics play out in our difficulty engaging with this pressing climate challenge.

“Love this life. Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. The day is short, the task is great, the wages are paltry and the matter is pressing. You are not obligated to complete the work but neither are you free to abandon it.” -The Talmud

Ariella is a psychotherapist and art therapist based in Berkeley, California. In her clinical practice, Ariella specializes in treating trauma, anxiety, and maternal mental health, working primarily with adolescent and adult populations. She integrates creative expression, mind-body connectivity, and climate-aware practices into her approach. In 2021, she began offering ecotherapy. As a freelance writer, Ariella covers topics such as climate psychology, motherhood, resilience, and self-care; her work has appeared in news outlets such as New York Times, Washington Post, and Grist. She was recently interviewed about climate psychology for the professional podcast "Light Up The Couch."

“Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields...Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” -Mary Oliver

Zuzi is a licensed professional counselor practicing in the state of Texas. She is currently a doctoral student. She is a Marine Corps veteran and clinically provides services to university students and adult populations. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. Her interest in ecology and nature has led her to pursue additional training that integrates mindfulness based ecotherapy and trauma informed approaches. In working with university students, she has created and led workshops focused on connecting to nature through mindful walks and other outdoor activities. Zuzi is especially interested in learning more about ancestral concepts of respect for nature, stewardship, and conservation practices.

“I change myself, I change the world.” -Gloria Anzaldúa

Charlotte is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Town of Avon, Colorado, where she oversees the town’s climate action goals. Additionally, she is a member of the Sustainability faculty at Colorado Mountain College, teaching state-wide courses on Careers in Sustainability and Fostering Sustainable Behaviors. She's also a contributing author to the books Climate Change Coaching and Global Environmental Careers. With a diverse background encompassing climate ecology research, international media studies, and positive psychology coaching, Charlotte brings a unique blend of expertise to the field of sustainability. In 2019, she founded Green Growth Coaching, dedicated to helping changemakers from various backgrounds develop their climate careers, leadership skills, and emotional resilience. Charlotte is dedicated to cultivating climate action leaders and harnessing their potential for positive change in an era defined by environmental challenges.

"We study history not to know the future but to widen our horizons, to understand that our present situation is neither natural nor inevitable, and that we consequently have many more possibilities before us than we imagine." - Yuval Noah Harari.

Audrey Martin is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in the Bay Area, where she meets with adults and adolescents for individual, couples, and family work. Formerly, Audrey developed a training program for clinicians at the McAuley Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, as well as serving as a supervisor, instructor, and presenter on various clinical topics at psychoanalytic institutes and non-profit organizations throughout the Bay Area. Within CPA-NA, Audrey focuses on groups like Climate Cafes that provide communities, organizations, and individuals an accessible, contained spaces to reflect on feelings about the climate crisis, emerge out of isolation and find renergy to engage with activism. Audrey currently manages the CPA-NA Hub for Facilitators of Climate Emotion Support groups, chairs the Hub Subcommittee, as well as serving on the Budget Committee and supporting Climate Cafe training of new facilitators. 

“To put it bluntly, the work of denial is not necessarily easier than the work of nondenial.” - Donald Moss

Dan Murphy, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice with North Hills Psychological Associates in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously he was a postdoctoral fellow in professional psychology for Counseling & Psychological Services at University of Michigan, and before that, a doctoral intern for Counseling & Psychiatric Services at Michigan State University. He received his doctorate in the practice of clinical psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In addition to climate psychology, he also specializes in comprehensive mental health services for people with minoritized sexual and gender identities.

“It’s hard for someone like me, who wants to shout about how the world’s on fire and we need to act now, but the reality of the situation is the we can’t do this without community building, which means we’re moving at the speed of trust.” - Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Richard is an information activist who publishes TheClimate.Vote, a daily news digest that summarizes global warming and climate destabilization issues that may be important for citizens and policy makers. He is retired from a career working in high tech and news media in the Seattle area.

"Right now, developing psychological resilience is key, and this is the most important organization to engage with."

"Past things have perished, future things are not assured, therefore all ways out of our difficulties are new. To understand the situation fully, is to know exactly what must be done."

Jenni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Infant Family Mental Health Specialist in Sonoma County, California. Her clinical work focuses on early childhood trauma and maternal mental health. Jenni provides nature-based therapy to children and their caregivers, designed to promote secure attachment, mutual regulation, and a shared sense of connection to the more-than-human. Jenni writes and lectures on trauma responsive care and the intersection of climate change, social justice, and early childhood. She is committed to strengthening relationships and fostering community resilience in all areas of her life.

"The main thing is that you're showing up, that you're here and that you're finding ever more capacity to love this world... That is what is going to unleash our intelligence and our ingenuity and our solidarity for the healing of our world." ~ Joanna Macy

Lise is a practicing general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, D.C., and is an expert on the physical and mental health effects of climate change. She has served as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University; She has also been a consultant to the executive branch of the US government, where she has provided profiles of world leaders. In addition to community organizing on climate issues, Lise has served on the advisory board of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, and now serves on the board of the Earth Day Network.

"I want to summon memory of my ancestors, and what they're seeing and saying to me right now, telling me to have courage. And then I envision my progeny turning around with hopeful eyes. I’m thinking that they are depending on the success of all that we do together.”