Thomas Doherty is a graduate of Antioch University New England (Psy.D., 2002) and spoke to the Northwest of alumni of Antioch University at two events in Seattle and Portland.

Seattle – Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Cambridge Room
Warwick Hotel
401 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA 98121
6-8 pm

Portland – Thursday, June 9, 2011
The Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center
The Natural Capital Center
721 NW 9th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
6-8 pm

What: Conservation Psychology Institute (CPI) Program
When: July 25-29, 2011
Where: Antioch University New England, Keene, NH

AUNE Campus

This week long summer intensive program brings together scholars, students, professionals and a gifted psychology and organizational development faculty to explore how the tools of psychology can be used in a wide range of effective conservation and sustainability practices. Participants will gain a better understanding of the complex social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and experiential dynamics inherent to conservation issues and effective strategies for sustainability leadership.

Topics to be covered include the determinants of diverse environmental worldviews and behaviors; ways to understand and work with emotional responses to environmental issues; and design of effective educational, behavior change and organizational leadership initiatives. Students will be guided to applying psychological perspectives to work in contexts such as conservation biology; environmental education programs; zoos, aquariums and museums; climate change mitigation or adaptation programs; resource management and land use planning; municipal sustainability programs; green business and organizations; and in private and public sphere environmental advocacy.

The course includes small group learning, individual mentoring, real-world case studies and field experiences.

Who would benefit from this program?

• Educators, researchers and students in various disciplines interested in conservation psychology.
• Conservation or sustainability professionals in the Northeastern U.S. and beyond, including those in federal, state or local government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
• Environmental and sustainability advocates.
• Individuals from other green organizations and businesses interested in learning about conservation psychology principles.

CPI Faculty

Carol Saunders – Antioch University New England
Wesley Schultz – California State University, San Marcos
Thomas Doherty – Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling
Abigail Abrash Walton – Antioch University New England

About the Institute

• Cost/Registration
• Housing
• Learning Topics and Competencies
• Faculty
• Registration Form

For more information contact: Conservation Psychology Summer Institute, Antioch University New England, 603.283.2122 or email jcalhoun@antioch.edu.

PSU Social Sustainability Colloquium

DATE: Friday, April 15th

TIME: 2-4pm

WHERE: Urban Center Building Room 204 (above Seattle’s Best Coffee) Campus Map

NOTE: This discussion will be recorded on video and broadcast to our colleagues in Australia. It will also be available on YouTube and Earthsayers TV for dissemination. To view live, go to www.media.pdx.edu Live Streams and then 204.

VARIETIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IDENTITY: THOUGHTS ON PSYCHOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Ecopsychology Journal

The New York Times called Thomas Doherty “the most prominent American advocate of a growing discipline known as ‘ecopsychology’.”

Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty provides an overview of psychological perspectives on the natural environment and sustainability, including stories of his work in ecopsychology and the development of the Ecopsychology journal.

His talk focuses on moving beyond either-or conceptions of environmental identity toward an appreciation of a diversity of environmental world views, and how this can help us understand vulnerabilities to the psychological impacts of issues like global climate change and inform the design of pragmatic and innovative sustainability initiatives.

Thomas Joseph Doherty, PsyD

Presenter Bio: Thomas Doherty provides consultation on environmental identity and behavior change and specializes in working with people and organizations with ecological values He draws on his training in clinical and health psychology and his background as a wilderness therapist and professional whitewater rafting guide. In addition to his consultation practice in Portland, Thomas trains counselors at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School and is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecopsychology. Thomas helped author the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Task Force Report in 2009 and his paper on the psychological impacts of global climate change will be published in the American Psychologist this June. Thomas has provided talks and workshops for organizations such as the American Psychological Association, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Natural Step USA, New Season’s Markets, the Bioneers, the Association of Oregon Recyclers, and the Oregon Counseling Association.

In addition to mentions in the NY Times, Thomas’s work has also been featured in the Oregonian, New Hampshire Public Radio, the Detroit Metro Times, Sustainability: The Journal of Record, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, the Monitor on Psychology, and in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.

In this low-cost Couples Workshop, Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty will discuss the added pleasures and stresses that “green” issues bring to modern relationships. He’ll provide tips on how to talk about eco-values and lifestyle choices with your significant other, ways to accept and work with differences, and how to recognize when differing environmental agendas can become relationship deal-breakers. Along with an informative lecture, there will be time for personal reflection, couples discussions, and large group sharing.

This event is open to all kinds of couples and is not a therapy group.

Couples Workshop

Date: April 2nd, 2011
Time: 1 PM – 4:30 PM
Cost: $20 per person / $40 per couple
$25 / $50 after March 25th

Location:
3727 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Second Floor Conference Room
Google Map

To register see our website:
http://bit.ly/eXI7NI

For more information: Call 503.288.1213
or email clientcare@selfsustain.com

Previous Related Press:

• FEB 2010 :: Green Counselors • New Hampshire Public Radio
  

Thomas Doherty talked with Virginia Prescott from New Hampshire Public Radio’s Word Of Mouth as part of their “Next Green Thing” series about helping couples resolve their environmental disagreements.

See article and interview below as published originally HERE.

• JAN 2010 :: Thomas Doherty on the Tim Conway Jr. Show • KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles

Thomas Doherty talked with Los Angeles radio personality Tim Conway, Jr. from KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles about increased environmental awareness in couples. Tim shared his humorous take on “green fights” in modern marriages.

• JAN 2010 :: Preserving the Planet, Straining the Relationship: Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes

Thomas Doherty was interviewed in The New York Times about ecological concerns as they affect family and relationships.

See article below as published originally HERE.

The 23rd Annual NW Regional Association for Experiential Education (AEE) Conference is being held at the 4-H Conference Center in Salem, Oregon on March 25-27. The conference theme is Challenge! Risk is Learning. In addition to a great variety of individual workshops focusing on aspects of experiential education each day; there will also be related sessions focusing on therapeutic adventure, experience based training and development, and schools and colleges.  Thomas will be presenting the keynote address on March 26th from 7:45-9pm.

Risk & Mindset: An Experiential and Insight-based Approach to Fostering Psychological Risk in Experiential Education

In this keynote address, psychologist and AEE member Thomas Doherty will explore the psychology of risk and risk-resilient mindsets in the context of education and adventure settings. In particular, Thomas will discuss research on the benefits of a growth mindset—seeing ones achievements as a product of dedication and effort rather than fixed traits and abilities – and how this mindset increases willingness to attempt new and difficult tasks, and promotes learning and future accomplishments. Using experiential exercises, humor, and self-reflection, Thomas will demonstrate how to recognize and foster a growth mindset. Most importantly, Thomas will offer tips on balancing the risks taking necessary to a leader’s personal and professional development with the compassion and expertise to create healthy risk experiences for those we work with.

Speaker Bio

The New York Times called AEE member Thomas Joseph Doherty “the most prominent American advocate of a growing discipline known as ‘ecopsychology.’ Thomas focuses his psychology work on environmental identity and behavior change and specializes in helping people and organizations with ecological values. Thomas draws on 20 years of experience of facilitating therapy, education, and personal growth experiences in settings ranging from primitive skills expeditions to inpatient hospital units. Thomas spent several years as a field staff and supervisor at programs like Vision Quest and Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Programs and has also worked as a river guide in Grand Canyon. In addition to his therapy and consultation practice in Portland, Oregon, Thomas trains counselors at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecopsychology. Thomas recently helped author the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Task Force Report.

AEE Specific Experience

Thomas is a member of AEE, is familiar with AEE audiences’ needs, and has presented at several AEE regional and international conferences on topics related to wilderness and adventure therapy. Thomas met his wife at an AEE Northeast Regional meeting. Thomas strives to integrate experiential elements to his talks, whether through the addition of formal initiatives or through encouragement of movement, multi-sensory modes, mindfulness, and small group sharing.

Weekend Workshop

Master of Two Worlds: Manifesting Personal Sustainability in Your Life and Work

Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California

April 22-24, 2011

Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA

Join Thomas Doherty for a special Earth Day workshop that weaves insights from the social sciences, psychology, and mind-body health and enjoy a retreat at the beautiful Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.

The title is inspired by the final stage of the archetypal hero’s journey: Once a hero has completed his or her trials and adventures, their challenge is to manifest their vision in the “real world” of community and society—to be a “Master of Two Worlds.” The workshop is designed to support individuals who carry a vision of sustainability and who labor daily to foster their vision in their own lives, and in their families, communities and organizations.

For registration details visit: http://webapp.esalen.org/workshops/9302

Public Talk & Couples Workshop

“How Green is Your Love?”

At the March 1, 2011 Green Drinks networking event, and at a follow up couples workshop on April 2, 2011, Thomas Doherty will discuss the added stresses and pleasures that “green” issues bring to modern relationships.

He’ll provide tips on how to talk about eco-values and lifestyle choices with your significant others, ways to accept and work with differences, and how to recognize when differing environmental agendas can become relationship deal-breakers.

Green Drinks Networking Event
Date: March 1, 2010
Location: Ecotrust BFJ Conference Center, 2nd Floor
721 NW Ninth Ave. Portland, OR, 97208
Time: 7:00 PM

Green Drinks requests a $5.00 donation.

For more information see this link.

Couples Workshop
Date: April 2, 2011
Time: 1-4:30 PM
Please see our website for location and registration information.

For Counseling Professionals

Emerging Trends in Ecotherapy

Thomas Doherty teams with psychologist Patricia Hasbach to present this continuing education workshop, sponsored by the Lewis & Clark Center for Community Engagement.

Participants will receive an orientation to the historical background and theoretical approaches associated with ecotherapy, learn applications of ecotherapy in counseling and healthcare settings, and explore opportunities for integrating ecotherapy practices into their personal and professional lives.

Portland Audubon Society
Date: Friday, April 8
Time: 9am – 5pm

For registration information see this link.

When:
DEC 2 2010 – 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Where:

The Starving Artist

The Sustainable Self with EcoPsychologist Thomas Doherty

Leader:

Rowland Russell

OVERVIEW:

Engage with scientists, researchers, and other expert practitioners on a diverse array of scientific and technical topics the 4th Thursday of each month at the Starving Artist.  Meet great minds in an informal and playful setting.  Each Science Soiree starts with a warm-up act (music, theater, spoken word, film), leading into topical conversation or an engaging presentation by a special guest.

Ecopsychologist Thomas Doherty, PhD work in Sustainable Self explores the relationship between mental health, the natural environment, and sustainable lifestyles. He draws on his past experiences, including helping urban dwellers to foster their connections with nature and integrating literary themes into his counseling work through the use of poetry and movies.

Manifesting Personal Sustainability in Your Life and Work

Weekend of April 22-24, 2011

Sunset at Esalen

In this Earth Day workshop, Thomas Joseph Doherty, a specialist in ecopsychology, will weave insights from neuroscience, environmental psychology, and mind-body health to present a model of personal sustainability. Thomas will share practices that he uses in his ecopsychology practice to help individuals recognize and validate their emotions about the current environmental situation, develop practices of mindfulness and acceptance, nurture themselves, celebrate their connections to the natural world, and most importantly, to engage in grounded action that manifests their unique sustainability vision and avoids burnout over the long haul.

The title of this workshop is inspired by the final stage of the archetypal hero’s journey: Once a hero has completed his or her trials and adventures, the challenge is to manifest the vision of possibility brought back from the “extraordinary world” into the “real world” of community and society—to be a Master of Two Worlds (M2W). Thomas will show how the M2W model can support agents of change who carry a vision of sustainability and who labor daily to foster their vision in their families, organizations, and communities.

Along the way, Thomas will detail research on the benefits of green spaces for stress reduction and productivity, the diverse ways people understand their connections to the natural world, how to cope with issues like global climate change, and how the M2W perspective corresponds with research on leadership, motivation, and resilience.

• CEUs available for psychologists.

• CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.

• Reservations Information (Accommodations & Pricing)

Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA

Once home to a Native American tribe known as the Essalen, Esalen is situated on 27 acres of spectacular Big Sur coastline with the Santa Lucia Mountains rising sharply behind. The Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of what Aldous Huxley called the “human potential,” the world of unrealized human capacities that lies beyond the imagination.

Esalen soon became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs.

Visit the Esalen website: http://www.esalen.org for more details about this special location.