Advanced Training Certificate: Ecotherapy, Nature Connection Practices that Heal

This unique program, offered online over 9 weeks, is taught by two of the pioneering practitioners, theorists and educators in the rapidly growing field of ecotherapy. Linda Buzzell is co editor of the core text Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind and Mary-Jayne Rust is author of two seminal books: Towards an Ecopsychotherapy, Confer Books, London 2019 and Vital Signs: Psychological Responses to Ecological Crisis. Eds M.J. Rust & Nick Totton. Karnac, London 2011. Whether you are a licensed clinician or health care practitioner interested in expanding your current healing practice to include nature-connection therapies, or an educator, guide, coach, social worker, public health expert, artist or community activist, this extensive exploration of the expanding number of ecotherapies will offer new approaches and creative activities to pursue. Ecotherapy focuses on the synergy between human well-being and the health of the planet, so this course also by necessity includes ways to address the psychological and social justice issues raised by the rapidly degenerating human-nature relationship.

Because the practices and ideas of Ecotherapy are open to everyone, this Certificate neither requires nor confers a license or degree. It will be of interest to everyone looking for a more holistic and engaged way forward. The Certificate offers a range of readings, lectures, weekly reflections, and live sessions, so participants will need to make sufficient space in their schedules to learn as much as they can over the 9 weeks.

What you will receive:

• 9 Live Interactive Discussion Groups (via Zoom) with Q&A (listed in Pacific time)
• 9 Pre-Recorded Learning Sessions with Campbell practitioners
• A Learning Resource Guide with Recommended Readings and Resources
• A Private, online Discussion Forum
• An Advanced Certificate in Ecotherapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute
• 9 CECs

 

Individual Session Descriptions

Week 1. The History and Current Practice of Ecotherapy. This introductory lecture explores the origins of ecotherapy and the wide variety of nature connection healing methods now being included in many mental health practices as well as in education, medicine, public health, coaching and social work. Research is showing that many ecotherapies are proving effective with different client populations for treatment of multiple conditions. We also explore some of the scientific studies that underlie this evidence-based practice and the necessity for cultural and social justice as an integral part of all ecotherapeutic practice. (Linda)

Week 2. The Transition from Delusion to Deep Truth. We begin by acknowledging Indigenous nature connection practices as the original ecotherapies, embedded in an Earth-reverent worldview and cosmology and surviving against terrible odds. Those of us who don’t come from intact Indigenous cultures can’t just culturally appropriate others’ sacred practices, however, but need to explore our own ancestry, Earth-centered ancestral traditions, and relationship with Earth where we live, especially if we are settlers in others’ lands. The field of Ecotherapy involves helping people transition conceptually and philosophically from Western industrial culture’s planet-destructive delusion that humans are somehow separate from and superior to the rest of nature (so we can use and abuse the rest of nature as we wish) to the deep truth of interconnection and what Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh calls Interbeing with all Life and Nature. Without this shift in understanding and worldview, accompanied by powerful emotional and even spiritual experiences, we remain trapped in a limited, narcissistic, human-centric bubble of unreality that is the basic cause of our current ecological disaster. (Linda)

Week 3. Animal-facilitated and Horticultural ecotherapies. For over 200,000 years humans lived in daily, intimate contact with many other animals and plants. Without these evolutionary companions, people in industrial societies now feel a loss, an emptiness and loneliness. We’ll explore the many ecotherapeutic practices now available to help us experience reconnection, including equine-facilitated therapy, garden and park therapy, the rise of care farms for trauma treatment, regenerative agriculture and plant-based medicine. (Mary- Jayne)

Week 4. Lifestyle and Indoor Ecotherapies. Is the way we’re living in industrial cultures making us (and the planet) sick?  We’ll explore individual and community processes for treating human zoochosis (abnormal animal behavior caused by captivity). Richard Louv calls this illness “nature deficit disorder” and stresses that the need for nature contact exists at all stages of life, from childhood to elderhood. We’ll also look at the many ways to practice ecotherapy even if we don’t have access to outdoor places for meeting with clients. Sometimes the weather isn’t conducive, or a client’s allergies or fear of nature may cause difficulties, or the rules of counseling agencies or insurance companies may intrude. Many ecotherapists have by necessity become creative in exploring ways that nature therapies can be practiced even in an indoor, windowless consulting room or online. (Mary- Jayne)

Week 5. Outdoor Nature-immersion ecotherapies and Somatic ecotherapies. Author Nick Totton (Wild Therapy) writes about the importance of “undomesticating inner and outer worlds.” Outdoor nature therapies include taking meditative forest walks (shinrin yoku), extended stays in wilder nature, water-based ecotherapies, and nearby-nature practices in local parks. This session explores the many benefits and occasional challenges of taking healing work outdoors, including addressing issues like confidentiality, weather, potential health threats and limited access by poorer communities. In contrast to outdoor ecotherapies, somatic ecotherapy practices focus on healing the relationship between the wild, undomesticated nature within our bodies/minds (not controlled by our ego) and our waking awareness. Somatic healing modalities like yoga, aromatherapy, sacred movement, nutritional awareness, healthy sexuality therapies, meditation or guided imagery can be enriched and transformed if they take a consciously nature-focused approach. (Linda)

Week 6. From Eco-anxiety, Eco-grief and Eco-trauma to Ecoresilience; Community ecotherapies. Ecotherapists are now being called upon to address climate psychology issues and to treat newly-prevalent conditions like eco-anxiety, climate trauma, eco-grief, eco-shame, eco-despair, activist burnout, etc. This session offers a variety of recently-created protocols designed to help individuals and communities process and deal with the trauma and other psychological conditions associated with escalating climate disasters, eco-social turmoil and environmental degradation. We also explore the value of collective, nature-based activism and community living as ecotherapeutic prescriptions that can address the fear, trauma and feelings of hopelessness so many of us now struggle with as planetary conditions worsen at an increasingly rapid pace. Trying to cope individually is a losing stratagem; as Joanna Macy says, “Whatever it is that you’re drawn to do in the Great Turning, don’t even think of doing it alone.” (Linda)

Week 7. Depth Psychology and Ecotherapy. Jung writes, “Without my piece of earth, my life’s work would not have come into being” (Word and Image 1979). Jung remains one of the few psychotherapists whose work and writings are infused with his relationship with Nature, warning of the consequences of losing our connection with both outer and inner nature. This session looks at the challenging work of facing the shadow in our relationship with nature and its potential for transformation and healing. We will explore how dreams, myths and stories are the royal road to the ecological unconscious helping us to work with deep archetypal forces. (Mary-Jayne)

Week 8. Ecospirituality and Ecotherapy. There are a great variety of eco-spiritual practices in our world today which can help us connect with, for example, nature spirits, the sacredness of place, a sense of oneness with Nature, and so on. The origins of eco-spirituality lie in shamanism and paganism, a diverse set of ancient spiritual traditions which see all beings as interconnected, permeated with spirit and the earth as alive. In this lecture I will share some stories about different kinds of spiritual experiences in Nature. I hope this will help us to discuss: how we put such ineffable experiences into words; how and when these experiences come into the practice of ecotherapy; how we integrate often life-changing happenings into our lives and whether this might lead to being of service to our world. (Mary-Jayne)

Week 9: Bringing it all together. This final live online session offers students the opportunity to share how they will be including various ecotherapy practices in their lives and work. (Linda and Mary-Jayne)

 

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objectives for CEC Attendees (9 Hours):

1. Identify at least three examples of empirical support for ecotherapy as an evidence-based practice
2. Identify at least one example of a population, setting and condition appropriate to ecotherapy intervention
3. Differentiate horticultural, animal-facilitated, wilderness therapies, forest therapy and art therapies as applied methods.
4. Describe at least two topics which characterize current developments in community and cultural ecotherapies
5. Formulate an effective intervention addressing eco-anxiety, eco-grief and climate trauma in climate disaster situations.
6. Describe three ethical issues related to ecotherapy treatments.
7. Apply criteria for Nature Deficit Disorder to at least two discrete treatment goals
8. Name one function that ecotherapists might serve as First Responders in treating climate emergency trauma.
9. Identify two important aspects of ecoresilience.

 

Career Competencies:

1. Nature-Based Clinical Intervention Design and Application
   Demonstrate the ability to design and implement ecotherapy interventions that integrate nature connection practices with evidence-based psychological principles. This includes tailoring therapeutic approaches for diverse populations across clinical, community, and virtual settings, and integrating methods such as horticultural therapy, animal-assisted interventions, and somatic ecotherapy.Useful for licensed therapists, counselors, social workers, and coaches seeking to expand their scope of practice into nature-based therapeutic work.

2. Eco-Psychological Assessment and Resilience-Building
   Apply eco-psychological frameworks to assess and address issues such as eco-anxiety, climate grief, and trauma. Develop skills in fostering ecoresilience through individual and community-based approaches that support psychological well-being in response to ecological crises.
   
   Relevant to professionals working in mental health, education, public health, and crisis intervention who are encountering climate-related psychological distress in their clients or communities.
3. Ethical and Culturally-Aware Practice in Ecotherapy
   Demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations, including cultural appropriation, land acknowledgment, and inclusivity in ecotherapy. Apply ethical decision-making that respects Indigenous traditions, honors ancestry, and promotes social justice within therapeutic contexts.
   
   Essential for clinicians, educators, and guides working with diverse populations and committed to responsible, decolonized practices in their work.
4. Ecospiritual and Depth Psychological Integration
   Integrate ecological spirituality and depth psychological insights—including archetypes, dreams, and myth—in therapeutic and educational practices. Facilitate experiences that promote a sense of ecological self and connection to the sacredness of nature.
   Valuable for professionals in holistic healing, chaplaincy, spiritual counseling, and depth psychology, looking to integrate spiritual ecology into their work.
5. Applied Systems Thinking for Human-Nature Synergy

Utilize systems thinking to analyze and address the interdependence between human health and environmental sustainability. Develop ecotherapeutic practices that also serve ecological restoration and community well-being, such as nature-based community projects and permaculture-inspired mental health approaches.

Critical for change-makers in public health, urban planning, environmental justice, permaculture design, and ecological education seeking to integrate psychological and ecological systems in their work.

 

SCHEDULE FOR LIVE ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS

*Please note that weeks 1, 2, 5, & 6 are scheduled at 10-11:30am PT and

weeks 3, 4, 7, 8, & 9 are scheduled at 9-10:30am PT

Week 1: Saturday September 27, 2025, 10-11:30am PT (Linda)

Week 2: Saturday October 4, 2025, 10-11:30am PT (Linda)

Week 3: Saturday October 11,2025, 9-10:30am PT (Mary – Jayne)

Week 4: Saturday October 18,2025, 9-10:30am PT (Mary – Jayne)

Week 5: Saturday October 25, 2025, 10-11:30am PT (Linda)

Week 6: Saturday November 1, 2025, 10-11:30am PT (Linda)

Week 7: Saturday November 8, 2025, 9-10:30am PT (Mary-Jayne)

Week 8: Saturday, November 15, 2025, 9-10:30am PT (Mary – Jayne)

Week 9: Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9-10:30am PT (Mary Jayne and Linda)

 

Required & Recommended Readings:

Week 1 Required Reading: Linda 

Rozak, T. Towards an ecopsychology

Theodore Roszak : Towards an Eco-Psychology (excerpt) — Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove

Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature

Bratman, G.N. , Hamilton, J.P. , Hahn, K.S. , Daily, G.C. , & Gross, J.J. (2015). Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112 (28) 8567-8572,https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1510459112

‌Frumkin, H., Bratman, G. N., Breslow, S. J., Cochran, B., Kahn Jr, P. H., Lawler, J. J., Levin, P. S., Tandon, P. S., Varanasi, U., Wolf, K. L., & Wood, S. A. (2017). Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(7). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp1663

‌ Nature Helps Mental Health, Research Says—But Only For Rich, White People?

Why 30 Minutes of Nature a Day Is So Good for Your Health – YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism

Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health – Yale e360

Nature-Based Therapy at Work Is Linked to Reduced Stress | Psychology Today Canada

 

Week 1 Recommended Readings:

Jordan, Martin & Joe Hinds. (2016) Ecotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Clinebell, Howard. (1996) Ecotherapy: Healing Ourselves, Healing the Earth. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press

Week 2 Required Reading: Linda

Anthony, C. (1990). Why Blacks should become environmentalists.

why-blacks-should-become-environmentalists-1990-carl-anthony.pdf

Rozak, T. (1995). Environmentalism and the mystique of whiteness.

Environmentalism And The Mystique Of Whiteness | The Sun Magazine

Session 173: Repairing Our Relationship to Nature — Therapy for Black Girls

Smith, J.P. (2022). When things fall apart, we sing.

When Things Fall Apart We Sing. Embodied Afro-Indigenous Ecotherapy… | by J. Phoenix Smith | Medium

Fisher, A. (2020). Ecopsychology as decolonial practice.

CEN Aug 15 – Andy Fisher – Ecopsychology as Decolonial Praxis on Vimeo

Pike, S. M. (2022). Decolonizing California’s wildfire zone

Decolonizing California’s Wildfire Zone – YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism

Morgan, C & Martin, M. (2022).Two-eyed seeing as a way to decolonize Western science.

KUOW – Two-Eyed Seeing as a way to decolonize western science

Smith, J.P. (2013). Ecopsychology toward a new story of cultural and racial diversity

Ecopsychology Toward a New Story of Cultural and Racial Diversity – Ecotherapy Certificate Program 2024: Nature Connection Practices that Heal

Jones, A. T. & Segal, S. (2018). Unsettling Ecopsychology addressing settler colonialism in ecopsychology practice.

Unsettling Ecopsychology Addressing Settler Colonialism in Ecopsychology Practice – Ecotherapy Certificate Program 2024: Nature Connection Practices that Heal

Week 2 Recommended Readings:

Roszak, T. (2009) A Psyche as Big as the Earth, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Minds, eds. L. Buzzell & C. Chalquist. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, p.30-36.

Anthony, C. (1995) Ecopsychology and the Deconstruction of Whiteness, in Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind, eds. T. Roszak, M.E. Gomes & A.D. Kanner. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books.

Fisher, A. (2002, 2012) Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life. Albany, NY: State University of New York.

Week 3 Required Reading: MJ

Foster, C. & Thiyagarajan, S. (Directors) (2012). The Animal Communicator [Film].  Natural History Unit, Africa. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vhV63lx2k

Hall, K. (2012) Ch. 6 Remembering the Forgotten Tongue. In Vital Signs: psychological responses to ecological crisis, eds. Rust, M-J & Totton, N.  London: Karnac.

Linden, S. & Grut, J. (2002) Ch. 3 The Natural Growth Project in The Healing Fields: working with psychotherapy and Nature to rebuild shattered lives. London: Frances Lincoln.

Week 3 Recommended Readings:

Messer Diehl, Elizabeth R. (2009) Gardens That Heal, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell & C. Chalquist. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, p 166-173.

DeMayo, Neda. (2009) Horses, Humans, and Healing, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell & C. Chalquist. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, p 149-156.

Kimmerer, Robin Wall. (2013) Braiding Sweet Grass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions.

Week 4 Required Reading: MJ

Totton, N. (2011) Wild Therapy Therapy Today.

http://homepages.3-c.coop/erthworks/Wild%20therapy.pdf

Bernstein, J. (2005) Living in the Borderland: the pathological and the sacred: Hannah. In

Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and the Challenge of healing trauma. Routledge.

Rust, M-J. Telling our Earth Stories: some notes.

Week 4 Recommended Readings:                                    

Buzzell, L. (2009). Asking Different Questions: Therapy for the Human Animal, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell and C. Chalquist, San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books. p 46-54.

Bradshaw, G.A. (2009). Transformation through Service: Trans-species Psychology and Its Implications for Ecotherapy, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell and C. Chalquist, San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.  p 157-165.

Louv, Richard. (2016) Vitamin N: 500  Ways to Enrich the Health & Happiness of Your Family & Community and Combat Nature-Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Louv, Richard. (2011) The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Louv, Richard. (2008) Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill: Algonquin.

Week 5 Required Reading: Linda

Nyugen-Gutierrez, E. Teachings of Water by psychiatrist

Teachings of Water – Water Keepers Community

Von Diest, S. What is Ecofluency?

Ecofluency — Ecofluency

Outdoor Research Collaborative

Jirásek, I., Roberson, D. N., & Jirásková, M. (2016). The Impact of Families Camping Together: Opportunities for Personal and Social Development. Leisure Sciences, 39(1), 79–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2015.1136251

‌ YES! Presents: Pleasure as Power – YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism

Why spending time near water and in blue spaces gives us a mental health boost | New Scientist

Kushner, D. (2021).  The Future of nature therapy is psychedelic.

The Future of Nature Therapy Is Psychedelic

Stone, K. (2021). Psychedelics and nature: Can ecotherapy improve nature relatedness?

Psychedelics and Nature: Can Ecotherapy Improve Nature Relatedness?

Yo-Yo Ma performs a work for cello in the woods, accompanied by a birdsong chorus | Aeon Videos

Buzzel, L. (2022). Healing our relationship with fire.

(4) Healing Our Relationship with Fire: An Ecotherapy Case History | LinkedIn

Hooley, I. (2016). Ethical Considerations for Psychotherapy in Natural Settings. Ecopsychology, 8(4), 215–221. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2016.0008

‌Bonnie C. King, Carrie D. Taylor, Jessenia A. Garcia, Kathryn A.
Cantrell & Candace N. Park (2022): Ethics and ecotherapy: the shared experiences of
ethical issues in practice, Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, DOI:10.1080/14729679.2022.2029512

Week 5 Recommended Readings:

Morrison, Amanda Leigh. Embodying Sentience, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell and C. Chalquist, San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 2009, p 104-110.

Burns, George W. The Path of Happiness: Integrating Nature into Therapy for Couples and Families, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell and C. Chalquist, San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 2009, p 92-103

Harper, N.J. & W. W. Dobud (Eds.) (2021) Outdoor Therapies: An Introduction to Practices, Possibilities, and Critical Perspectives. New York: Routledge. (Worth purchasing if you’re interested in this topic)

Totton, Nick. (2011) Wild Therapy: Undomesticating Inner and Outer Worlds, Monmouth, UK: PCCS Books Ltd.

Metzner, Ralph. (1999) Green Psychology: Transforming Our Relationship to the Earth. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

Week 6 Required Reading: Linda

Buzzell, L. & Chalquist, C. (2019). “It’s not eco-anxiety, it’s eco-fear”

(4) It’s Not Eco-Anxiety – It’s Eco-Fear! | LinkedIn

Macy, J. (2017). The work that Reconnects.

The work that reconnects on Vimeo

Pavel, P. & Anthony, C. (2015). Building Communities.

Building_Just_and_Resilient_Communities.pdf

 

Buzzell, L. & Chalquist, C. (2017). Twenty principles of ecoresilience: Personal and cultural adaptation to a changed planet.

TWENTY-PRINCIPLES-OF-ECORESILIENCE.pdf

Cope with climate anxiety, with Thomas Doherty, PsyD, & Ashlee Cunsolo, PhD | Speaking of Psychology

Koziol, C. Ecovillages and ecopsychology.

CEN June 22/17 Carol Koziol – Ecovillages and Ecopsychology on Vimeo

Koziol, C. Community Ecopsychology: Extending holistic approaches.

CEN May 20/21 – Carol Koziol – Community Ecopsychology | CEN Founder, Carol Koziol, PhD, outlines various concepts and approaches that indicate the emergence of a ‘community ecopsychology.’ | By Canadian Ecopsychology Network | Facebook

Meteorologist & author Bonnie Schneider interviewed on “Ali Velshi on MSNBC”

Press coverage of Bonnie Schneider’s new book, “TAKING THE HEAT” (Simon & Schuster) — WEATHER & WELLNESS

The Climate and Environmental Crisis: A Primer for Psychotherapists — Climate Psychology Alliance North America

Walker, R. The Syuxtun Collective

The Syuxtun Collective: Restoring Reciprocity with Health & Nature | Tending Nature | Phenomenal Woman | PBS SoCal

Become a Climate-Aware Therapist | A Climate Mental Health Network

Wray, B. (2022). Generation dread.

Generation Dread by Britt Wray: 9780735280748 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Smith, J.P. (2022). Ecofascism as white climate anxiety

Eco-fascism as White Climate Anxiety | by J. Phoenix Smith | Medium

Lertzman, R. How to turn climate anxiety into action.

PETE APRIL V3 H3 WIDE 050425

Davenport, L. Emotional and psychological resilience to current and looming crises.

Leslie Davenport: Emotional and Psychological Resilience to Current and Looming Crises

Macy, J & Johnstone, C. (2012, 2022). Active hope: How to face the mess we’re in with unexpected resilience and creative power.

LF 6 4 NM2 SD RP 1 YT CV 1

Lent, J. An ecological civilization in practice

Raised Beds versus Tiny Green Monster Machine…. Which grows more?

Johnson, T. Earth hospice

Earth Hospice

Buzzell, L.  & Chalquist, C. (2015). Ecopsychology and the Long Emergency: Fostering sanity as the world goes crazy.

Ecopsychology and the Long Emergency – Ecotherapy Certificate Program 2024: Nature Connection Practices that Heal

Week 6 Recommended Readings:

Edwards, Sarah Anne & Linda Buzzell. (2009) The Waking Up Syndrome, in Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind, eds. L. Buzzell & C. Chalquist. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, p. 123-130.

Thomas, Leah. (2022) The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People and Planet. New York: Little Brown.

Baker, Carolyn (2022) Undaunted: Living Fiercely into Climate Meltdown in an Authoritarian World. Hannacroix, NY: Apocryphile Press.

Week 7 Required Reading: MJ

Required Reading

Perry, C. (2015) The Shadow

https://www.thesap.org.uk/articles-on-jungian-psychology-2/about-analysis-and-therapy/the-shadow/

Peters, R. (1987) The Eagle and the Serpent.  Journal of Analytical Psychology, 32,

359-381.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8aOzZVZvUmiX3BBT1kwSlZCTm8/view

West, Rinda (2008) Out of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story and Encounters with the 

Land.  pp 1-23 University of Virginia Press.

https://books.google.me/books?id=h9vEZoA0b2MC&printsec=copyright&hl=sr#v=onepage&q&f=false

Recommended Reading

Bernstein, Jerome (2006) Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and the 

Challenge of Healing Trauma. Hove, UK: Routledge.

Deloria, V. (2009). C.G.Jung and the Sioux Traditions: Dreams, Visions, Nature and the 

Primitive. New Orleans: Spring Journal.

Jung, C.G. (1961). Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Random House.

Pinkola Estes, C. (1998). Women Who Run with the Wolves: Contacting the Power of 

the Wild Woman. London: Rider.

Rust, M-J. (2020). Towards an Ecopsychotherapy. London: Confer Books. Esp Chs. 3, 4 & 5

Rust, M.J. (2022). Shadow and Earth. In Jung’s Shadow Concept: the Hidden Light and   

Darkness Within Ourselves, eds Perry, C. & Towers, R. London: Routledge.

Sabini, M. (Ed.) (2002). The Earth has a Soul: The Nature Writings of C. G. Jung.    

             North Atlantic Books.

Seed, J. (1988). Beyond Anthropocentrism. In: J. Seed, J. Macy, P. Fleming, & A. Naess

(Eds.). Thinking Like a Mountain: Towards a Council of All Beings (pp. 35-40). Gabriola Island: New Society.

https://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/Anthropo.htm

Tarnas, R. (2001). Is the Modern Psyche Undergoing a Rite of Passage?

https://cosmosandpsyche.com/essays/

Week 8 Required Reading: MJ

Required Reading/Viewing

Armstrong, J. (1995) Keepers of the Earth in Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, 

Healing the Mind, eds. Roszak, T., Gomes M.E., & Kanner, A.D.,  (pp. 316-324). San

Francisco: Sierra Club Books.

https://sacredland.org/wp-content/PDFs/KeepersoftheEarth.pdf

Foster, C. & Thiyagarajan, S. (Directors) (2012). The Animal Communicator [Film].  Natural

History Unit, Africa. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vhV63lx2k

Kerr, M. & Key, D. (2010). The Ecology of the Unconscious. In M. J. Rust & N. Totton (Eds.), Vital 

Signs: psychological responses to ecological crisis. London: Karnac.

Recommended Reading

Baring, A. and Cashford, J. (1991). The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image. 

London: Penguin.

Bernstein, J. (2006). Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and the 

Challenge of Healing Trauma.  Hove, UK: Routledge.

Jung, C.G. (1961). Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Random House.

Key, D. (2003). The Ecology of Adventure. Master of Science Thesis, Edinburgh:

The Centre for Human Ecology.

https://www.ecoself.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Key-2003-The-Ecology-of-Adventure.pdf

Erlich, P. & Reed, J. (2020) My Octopus Teacher [Film]. Netflix.

Rust, M-J. (2020). Towards an Ecopsychotherapy. London: Confer Books. Chs. 1 & 7

Seed, J. (2006). The Ecological Self. The Trumpeter Vol 22, No. 2

https://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/909/1341

Stein, M. (2015). Stories to Tell and to Live With. International School of Analytical

Psychology. Commencement Address. http://www.murraystein.com/Stories_to_Tell_and_to_Live_With.shtml  

Tacey, D. (2009). The Edge of the Sacred: Jung, Psyche, Earth.  Daimon Verlag.

 

Week 9 Required Reading:

None

Week 9 Recommended Readings:

None