Towards an Ecopsychotherapy

by Mary-Jayne Rust

Psychotherapy invites us to tell the story of our human relationships; ecopsychotherapy expands this to include our earth story, the context or continuum in which our human relationships sit. Ecopsychotherapy is not simply a technique to be applied in it involves a change in perspective. While practising therapy outdoors is a radical shift that can support and facilitate the healing process, it also acknowledges that our relationship with the earth is both inside and outside ourselves. As climate chaos quickens and increasing numbers of people are waking up to the seriousness of our environmental crisis, we are becoming more aware of our dysfunctional relationship with the earth – the body on whom we depend for everything. Ecopsychotherapy can help to support our reconnection with nature and to discover hope in turbulent times.

Genres: Nature, Counselling

160 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2020

Reviews

[T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Illustrates beautifully and articulately our disconnect from the natural world of which we don't see ourselves as part, and the need for us to reassess our assumed position of dominion over the natural (more-than-human) world

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to psychotherapy. This is in part why I’m underwhelmed by the ideas presented in this book. To me it feels like one of many buzzwords floating about in the field without a whole lot underneath.