Towards an Ecopsychotherapy

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 therapy: 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.

Author: Mary-Jane Rust
Publisher: Confer Books
Published: 09/01/2020
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781913494124
ISBN10: 1913494128
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Counseling
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Nature Therapy
- Body, Mind & Spirit | New Thought

About the Author
Mary-Jayne Rust is an ecopsychologist, art therapist and Jungian analyst of many years' experience. Her numerous publications include Vital Signs: Psychological Responses to Ecological Crisis. She grew up beside the sea and is wild about swimming. Now she lives and works overlooking ancient woodland in North London.