Ecopsychotherapy

More and more research shows how important spending time in nature is for our mental health – nature is thus an obvious place for psychotherapeutic work. But nature is also a co-therapist with whom it is beneficial for both therapist and fellow hiker to create a deep and secure relationship. In addition to the fact that the opportunity for psychotherapy in nature has become a necessity in connection with the pandemic, ecopsychotherapy also provides an understanding of the current climate crisis’s effects on our mental health, as well as the power to find ways for a commitment to nature and the environment. Ecopsychotherapy describes the emergence of ecopsychotherapy, research that shows the human need for nature and movement, ideas on how to take psychotherapy to nature in practice, and exercises and interventions that strengthen the relationship with nature. Ecopsychotherapy can be integrated with existing psychotherapeutic work, and the book can therefore be used as a source of inspiration for psychotherapists regardless of previous specialization.