Registrant Spotlight: Dr. Thomas Doherty

It is our pleasure to feature Dr. Thomas Doherty, a psychologist based in Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Doherty commented “As a new psychologist, I was inspired to join the National Register in 2015 to secure a nation-wide credential and to create options for licensure mobility. As technology communication advances and I address more global level issues in my practice, my registration retains its value.”

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 the global climate crisis. 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.  Thomas is originally from Buffalo, New York. 

You can learn more about Dr. Thomas Doherty at his website. Thomas also co-hosts the Climate Change and Happiness podcast.