Biography

Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognized climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist, working at the intersection of climate, education, policy, media, and social justice. She is the author of five books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change for clinicians, as well as All the Feelings Under the Sun and What to Do When Climate Change Scares You for younger audiences, both published by the American Psychological Association. An APA Climate Emotions workbook for adults will be released in 2027. A founding member of one of the largest integrative medicine programs in the U.S., Leslie advocates for a public health approach to eco-emotional support. She regularly contributes to the Gen Dread “Ask a Climate Therapist” column and serves as an advisor to organizations such as the Post Carbon Institute, Climate Mental Health Network, and One Resilient Earth. Leslie also leads the Climate Psychology Certification program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Education

Dominican University of California Master of Science (MS), Counseling Psychology

Mills College Master of Arts (MA), Dance

Academy of Art University, Visual Arts 

Awards & Distinctions

Currently she serves as an Ambassador to THE HERDS, a ground breaking public art and climate initiative that inspires action and renews our connection to the natural world. She is a climate psychology advisor to Project InsideOut, One Resilient Earth, Climate Mental Health Network, and the Post Carbon Institute. She has participated in interdisciplinary climate think tanks hosted by the Post Carbon Institute and Institute for Policy Studies.

Publications

Emotional Resilience in the Era of Climate Change

All the Feelings Under the Sun

What to Do When Climate Change Scares You

Working With Clients Experiencing Climate Distress

A Climate Emotions Workbook: Practices for Personal, Collective, and Planetary Healing (Forthcoming, American Psychological Association)

Collaborations & Contributions

THE HERDS - a vast act of public art and climate action from Congo to the Arctic Circle