News & Updates
2024
April, 2024 - Andrew, in collaboration with several members of the Alliance of Climate Therapists - Northwest (ACT-NoW), co-presented a seminar entitled, “Without Power, Without Innocence: Despair and Complicity in the Clinical Collision with the Climate Crisis” at annual Forum of the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies (NWAPS).
February, 2024 - Andrew was interviewed for a short video by KCTS (Seattle’s PBS station), for their Human Elements series: “Human Elements: Climate Therapy.”
2023
October 22, 2023 - Andrew was among a number of esteemed climate-aware clinicians featured in the New York Times Magazine article, “Climate Change Is Keeping Therapists Up at Night: How anxiety about the planet’s future is transforming the practice of psychotherapy,” by Brooke Jarvis.
October, 2023 - Andrew was guest instructor again for the next cohort the Integrative Psychiatry Institute’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training program. He presented on the topic: “Ecological Distress, Grief and Psychedelics.”
May 24, 2023 - Charles Schmidt wrote an article called “Climate Anxiety," for the Spring, 2023, issue of Harvard Medicine magazine. Andrew was one of those interviewed about youth mental health and climate change.
May, 2023 - Andrew was a guest instructor for the Integrative Psychiatry Institute’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training program. He presented on the topic: “Ecological Distress, Grief and Psychedelics.” For those curious about research and writing on this topic, check out our resource page: Psychedelics & Climate.
February 14, 2023 - Andrew was interviewed for and quoted in an article by Kasha Patel in the Washington Post: “Is your partner worried about climate change? You might be surprised.“
January 30, 2023 - Andrew was interviewed for and quoted in an article by Mélissa Godin in the magazine Atmos: “How Climate Change Is Forcing Therapists to Mend Their Field”.
2022
November 18, 2022 - Andrew was one of the instructors in the Climate Psychology Certificate program through the California Institute of Integral Studies, teaching a seminar on “Climate Groups”.
November 13, 2022 - Andrew facilitated a screening and discussion of the film First Reformed, with the theme, “Living on this Unsettled Earth,” as part of the film series PsychoCinematics, in Seattle, Washington.
October 4, 2022 - Andrew was interviewed for an article by Laura Newberry in The LA Times: “Climate anxiety is a normal response to an abnormal situation. Here’s what to do about it.”
September 6, 2022 - Andrew was interviewed for an article by Melissa Godin in The Guardian: “‘I couldn’t date a climate change denier!’ The couples who bond – and split – over love for the planet.”
June 6, 2022 - Andrew was interviewed for an article by Ashli Blow in Crosscut: “Climate change takes a toll on Seattleites' mental health.”
March 21, 2022 - Andrew was interviewed for an article by Niranjana Rajalakshmi in ScienceLine: “Does ‘climate anxiety’ belong in the DSM?”
March 10, 2022 - Andrew was quoted in an article in the New York Times: “The Unseen Toll of a Warming World.”
2021
November 9, 2021 - Beth Ellwood interviewed Andrew for an article in Psycom: “Climate Grief: The Emotional Toll of Climate Change.”
November 4, 2021 - Andrew was featured in an article by Adrienne Matei, for Sharp Magazine: “Why We Have to Combat Eco-Fascism to Save the Planet”.
October 12, 2021 - Andrew was interviewed by Angela Fedele for the Protect Podcast. “Climate Anxiety & Ways To Cope in an Ecological Crisis.”
September - December, 2021 - Andrew is collaborating with colleagues to facilitate a “Climate Circle/support group” in Seattle, over the course of 10 weeks. For more information, visit www.northwestclimatecircle.com, or reach out to Andrew at: climateandmind@gmail.com.
September 16, 2021 - Andrew was featured in an article, “Mental Health Could Be the Next Casualty of Global Warming,” by Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, in Bloomberg News.
August 25, 2021 - Andrew was interviewed for the Health: It’s Personal podcast, discussing Eco-Anxiety.
August 12, 2021 - Andrew and Climate & Mind were featured in an article for the magazine Seattle Met: “A Seattle Therapist Sees the World’s Climate Anxiety,” by Benjamin Cassidy.
August 10, 2021 - KNKX aired this interview between Andrew and Ed Ronco: “Worried about climate change? This Seattle therapist says you're not alone.”
July 15, 2021 - Andrew and Climate & Mind were featured in a Washington Post article, “How to cope with the existential dread of climate change,” by Connie Chang.
July 11, 2021 - Andrew and Climate & Mind were featured in a Mashable article, “Here's how to stop the climate change anxiety spiral and make a difference,” by Rebecca Ruiz.
June 9, 2021 - Andrew participated in a roundtable discussion with Britt Wray, Jerome Foster II, and Kristy Drutman about Climate Mental Health, supported by Ando Money.
April 15, 2021 - Andrew was featured in the Earther/Gizmodo article, “Therapists Are Reckoning With Eco-Anxiety,” by Isobel Whitcomb.
April 8, 2021 - Andrew presented at the Northwest Climate Conference, at a session on the topic of intersectional approaches to climate change. The title of his presentation was: “Climate psychology and climate mental health are essential components of climate change prevention and planning.”
March, 2021 - Andrew was interviewed for an article, “Climate Anxiety: How to Cope and Still Make an Impact,” by Audrey Enoji, for the online magazine LiveKindly.
March 15, 2021 - Climate Psychology Study Group page added to Climate & Mind.
February 3, 2021 - Andrew was quoted in an article on climate therapy: “Therapy for the End of the World,” by Britt Way, in the magazine The Walrus.
January - June, 2021 - In collaboration with the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study (NWAPS), Andrew will be co-organizing and facilitating a Climate Psychology Study Group for mental health clinicians, via Zoom. We will focus on key readings and topics related to climate psychology. This is a drop-in group; there is no fee to participate. Click here for more details, and to register.
2020
December 10, 2020 - Climate & Mind’s Climate Cafe model was discussed, among other climate group models, in the Psychiatric Times article “Group Interventions for Climate Change Distress” by Beth Mark and Janet Lewis.
November 25, 2020 - Andrew was featured in an interview with Britt Way, for her newsletter Gen Dread: “A therapist's tips on how to shift away from too-certain visions of eco-collapse”
October 30, 2020 - Climate & Mind was featured in an article by Elisabeth Jimenez in Drift Magazine: “Climate Anxiety: Our Internal Fuel to Climate Activism.”
October 25, 2020 - Andrew was interviewed by Aidan Milan for a story on eco-anxiety in Metro.co.uk: “Here’s what living under the threat of extinction is doing to our brains.”
October 24, 2020 - Andrew co-presented a Zoom seminar on “Analytic Approaches to the Climate Crisis,” presented through the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study (NWAPS).
September 24, 2020 - Here’s an interview Andrew did with the Climate Ready podcast on the topic of “Coping with Climate: Climate Grief and Adaptation”.
April 9, 2020 - Andrew spoke about his work on Climate & Mind in an interview with his Public Health Alma Mater, the UW School of Public Health (Department of Health Services), as part of National Public Health Awareness Week.
February 27, 2020 - Climate & Mind was featured in the Huffington Post article, “You’re Probably Suffering From ‘Eco-Anxiety’”, by Hayley Smith.
February 20, 2020 - We launched a new page, "Climate Circle,” describing one template for a climate change support and resiliency group. Check it out, and please let us know if you have any feedback!
February 19, 2020 - Andrew was featured in the APA article, “Is climate grief something new?” by Summer Allen.
February 17, 2020 - If you would like to support Climate & Mind financially, please visit our "Support” page and consider making a $3 contribution to help cover expenses and support future projects.
February 15, 2020 - Andrew co-facilitated a breakout session on “Climate Change Grief and Anxiety” at the University Unitarian Church’s event, Climate Crisis: A Call to Action, in Seattle, WA. .
February 6, 2020 - Climate & Mind was featured in an episode of the Yale Climate Connections radio show/podcast: “Therapist launches website about climate-related anxiety and trauma.”
January 12, 2020 - A new page, “Climate in Art & Literature,” went live today. We will gradually be adding links to resources related to climate art, climate music, and climate fiction!
January 11, 2020 - Climate & Mind was featured in the L.A. Times article, “Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it.”
January 3, 2020 - We added a new resource page on “Kids, Youth, & Climate” with links to articles and research studies on how kids and adolescents process climate change and ecological crisis.
2019
December 15, 2019 - We added a new page on “The Psychology of Ecofascism”, with links to articles about the growth of ecofascist responses to climate crisis, and what we can do to prevent and resist these tendencies.
November 20, 2019 - Andrew presented a seminar, “Grieving, Angry and Scared: Clinical Implications of Climate Change,” through the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work. The talk and discussion was held at the University of Washington School of Social Work, in Seattle.
October 29, 2019 - Andrew and Climate & Mind were featured in this KOMO News story on eco-anxiety and climate mental health: 'Eco-anxiety,' climate change-related depression on the rise
October 10, 2019 - Andrew presented a talk, “Why Psychology and Mental Health are Essential for Climate Resilience,” as part of a panel on Mental Health Resilience, at the Northwest Climate Conference in Portland, OR
October 4, 2019 - Slightly updated version of Emotional Resilience Toolkit for Climate Work (version 1.5) released.
October 1, 2019 - Interview with Andrew featured in The Paper Gown article, “1 Question, 5 Answers: What’s the Biggest Climate-Related Health Concern?”
September 20, 2019 - Climate & Mind’s tweet excusing students from school to attend the global climate strike was featured in the Brazilian newspaper, Globo.com, in an article “Cientistas fazem carta para estudantes levarem às escolas como justificativa em dia de greve pelo clima” (“Scientists write letter for students to bring to school as justification on the day of climate strike.”)
September 20, 2019 - As part of the Climate Therapy Alliance (Pacific Northwest Chapter), published version 1.0 of Emotional Resilience Toolkit for Climate Work, aimed “to provide emotional support, resources and tools for eco-anxiety, grief, and the range of feelings that accompany climate work.” (download from our Workbooks & Curricula page)
September 11, 2019 - We added a new resource page, “Climate, Spirituality, & Faith”, with links and references related to climate psychology, climate mental health, and spirituality.
August 25, 2019 - We published a new article, “What is Climate Grief?” Please give us feedback, and keep an eye out for additional articles in the near future!
July 15, 2019 - Andrew Bryant was featured in an article, “Feeling Anxious About Climate Change? Therapists Say You’re Not Alone”, in People Magazine and Kaiser Health News.
May 1, 2019 - Climate & Mind website launched!