For Therapy & Environmental Professionals
Dr. Thomas Doherty has worked with hundreds of professionals and students from around the world, including at Stanford University, the Aspen Ideas Festival, US Forest Service, and more.
He was an adjunct professor at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in Portland where he founded one of the first environment-focused certificate programs for mental health counselors and therapists.
Current Offerings
The Art and Science of Ecotherapy
An International Online Training & Supervision Group Series
Highlights
Integrate outdoor and walking therapy in mental health practice
Address climate distress, eco-anxiety and grief
Support wellbeing and healthy environmental identity development
Learn specialized skills such as facilitating ecological epiphanies in psychedelic therapy.
Description
Combines up-to-date information with hands-on activities integrating the lived experience of the practitioner. Our focus is on scientifically supported concepts within climate science, counseling and psychotherapy, and how to work with cultural issues and trends (such as politicization and suppression of environmental advocacy). Participants will be coached to present a case presentation and an undertake an optional personal change project. Each participant will have 1:1 supervision opportunities with Dr. Thomas Doherty.
For
Licensed or Registered Mental Health Professionals, and professionals in Healthcare and Academia. The group may be appropriate for post degree interns and researchers, or advanced graduate students.
Dates
Groups meet weekly from April 6 to June 5 2026.
Credits
10 CE Credit Hours Available
“I have been thoroughly enjoying the course and have found it very useful. I don’t want it to end so soon! It has been so affirming to have the topics and concepts that I have been thinking about and trying to research presented in a well-rounded and accessible way. Also to connect with others who care about this area, as it can be isolating.”
— Spring 2022 Attendee
Ethics and Nature in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Sponsored by the Oregon Psychological Association (OPA)
Highlights
This 4-hour CE program focuses on ethics in three emerging areas of counseling and therapy practice associated with nature and eco-wellness:
“Walk and talk” therapy and conducting in-person sessions outside of an office
Addressing environmental, climate or disaster distress in therapy settings
Processing nature epiphanies that arise in the context of psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Description
We’ll explore ethical best practices common across these areas, such as attending to diversity and inclusion and the “set and setting” of encounters; recognizing the influence of environmental identity and values; educating about informed consent; matching clients to appropriate therapies; managing physical and psycho-emotional risks; and properly screening for co-morbid issues. Learn more.
For
Healthcare Providers, Mental Health Professionals, Students
When & Where
May 14, 2026 / 9am-12pm PDT / via Zoom
The Impaired Environmentalist
Strengthening Frontline Activists and Nonprofits
Highlighted
Online or in-person
Customize per individual or group in need of support
Description
Dr. Thomas Doherty understands that even the healthiest, and most well-adjusted conservation professionals and climate scientists can succumb to fatigue, depression, family problems, substance abuse, and even self-harm or suicidal thinking. He is available when professionals need specialized consultation and support.
“People become conservationists because they care … but that can also lead to huge mental health problems in an age of biodiversity decline, climate change and environmental distress. Add to that the perils of the sector — often low wages, poor job security, overworking, dependence on fickle grants and burnout — and you have a ripe recipe for mental health issues.” — Jeremy Hance, “An Epidemic of Suffering”
Reach out if you or your group needs support.
“Dr. Thomas Doherty is no stranger to suffering, but he continues to believe in the possibility to flourish, even in dark times.”
— Panu Pihkala, Eco-anxiety Researcher