Maria Barr, Climate Psychology Certificate, 2023
Train as a climate-conscious therapist. Expand your practice and support a changing world.
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Become a Climate-Conscious Therapist—Earn 42 Credits In Just 5 Weekends
The climate crisis is a mental health crisis. Are you ready to meet it with skill, compassion, and clarity?
The climate crisis is not just ecological, it’s psychological. From climate anxiety to community trauma, the emotional toll is growing.
The Climate Psychology Certificate at CIIS prepares you to meet this moment with confidence, compassion, and relevance.
In this 5-weekend, fully online program, you'll learn to navigate the emotional dimensions of the climate crisis in clinical settings and beyond, while building community resilience, supporting organizational change, and deepening your own therapeutic framework.
This course turned my own ideas about what my career “should” be inside out. I feel more authentic, creative, and bold as an early career psychologist after taking this class. I would highly recommend it to anyone who senses their work as a psychologist can and should be deeply connected to the polycrisis of our time.
Emma McBride, Climate Psychology Certificate, 2023
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Who It's For
This training meets BBS requirements and is designed for licensed counseling professionals, those who are license-eligible, or those who have completed the coursework required for licensure. Ideal candidates include:
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC)
- Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (PsyD)
- Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (MD and NP)
- Allied professionals who work within the therapeutic frame.
What You'll Learn to Do
- Lead accessible climate support groups in therapeutic or community settings
- Partner with agencies, advocacy groups, and nonprofits to provide resources to staff and the communities they serve
- Collaborate with businesses, academic institutions, and environmental organizations to foster emotionally-inclusive work cultures, and guide initiatives with behavioral science perspectives to support engagement
- Contribute through research, writing, speaking, or teaching on the psychological dimensions of climate work
- Shape climate education in schools by introducing emotionally-intelligent features to curriculums
Format & Certification
Fully Online Learning
100% online, live (synchronous) via Zoom — no in-person attendance required.
Weekend Classes
All classes are held on the weekends to accommodate the schedules of working professionals.
42 Continuing Education Credits
Approved for 42 CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT licenses. Students receive a digital certificate of completion through Accredible.
Why Climate Psychology?
At its core, climate psychology is not just about addressing trauma, it's about catalyzing transformation. The ecological crisis holds the potential to awaken a deeper sense of connection, responsibility, and belonging.
This training explores how the challenges we face today are also rooted in a deeper crisis of imagination, interconnection, and meaning. Through a clinical lens, we explore how therapists can help guide both individuals and communities toward resilience, equity, and renewal.
Start your Journey as a Climate-Conscious Therapist
Join a powerful community of professionals and gain the tools to support individuals, communities, and systems in a time of ecological transformation.
"This program is truly unique and provides an incredibly diverse and deep exploration of the field of climate psychology. The mix of students from psychology and industry professional backgrounds creates a dynamic environment, with the addition of very diverse and best-in-class speakers.”
About CIIS
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is an accredited university that strives to embody spirit, intellect, and wisdom in service to individuals, communities, and the earth. CIIS expands the boundaries of traditional degree programs with transdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and applied studies utilizing face-to-face, hybrid, and online pedagogical approaches. Offering a personal learning environment and supportive community, CIIS provides an excellent multifaceted education for people committed to transforming themselves, others, and the world.