Researcher in CLIMATE PSYCHOLOGY
PhD Candidate | University of New England (Australia)
(to support therapists ‘in the room’ with clients)
Publications
Therapists' experience of climate change: A dialectic between personal and professional (Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23(2), 417-431).
Top Cited Article 2022-2023 | CPR (Journal) | Published by Wiley
Facing the climate and ecological crisis: the ‘challenge of our times’ for the profession (Counselling Australia Journal, Vol. 24, 18-25)
Current Research
Currently pursuing further research on clinical practice
methodologies and interventions, and training for therapists (psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors) when working with clients’ experience of distress (alongside their own);
as we all face into the accelerating climate-and-biodiversity-crisis.
Current focus of enquiry is on
experiences of anxiety, grief and loss (incl. anticipatory), trauma, and existential concerns.
Jules F. B. Silva, MCounPsyth, BComm, PACFA Reg. Clinical 26651, Registered Clinical Counsellor (Level 4) ACA,
Member: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement (ACGB), Blue Knot Foundation (trauma), Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors and Psychotherapists (AABCAP),
Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA), Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), and Psychology for a Safe Climate (PSC), Registered Climate-Aware Practitioner providing therapeutic support (Australia and international).