Dr. Thomas Doherty on
Climate Change and
Client Stress

Dr. Thomas Doherty—a licensed psychologist in private practice—defines environmental psychology and discusses how to address anxiety related to climate change.

Dr. Thomas Doherty is a Registered Health Service Psychologist based in Portland, Oregon who has developed a specialty addressing people’s concerns about environmental issues and climate change. His multiple publications on nature and mental health include the groundbreaking paper “The Psychological Impacts of Global Climate Change,” co-authored by Susan Clayton, cited over 700 times. Thomas is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Past President of the Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology, and Founding Editor of the academic journal Ecopsychology. Thomas was a member of the APA’s first Task Force on Global Climate Change and founded one of the first environmentally-focused certificate programs for mental health counselors in the US at Lewis & Clark Graduate School. He also co-hosts the Climate Change and Happiness podcast. Thomas is originally from Buffalo, New York.