Ecotherapy

Theory, Research, Practice & Education

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Ecotherapy

Theory, Research, Practice & Education

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Description

In an updated and expanded edition of this introduction to ecotherapy, Joe Hinds and Hayley Marshall explore how this growing area of practice is developing.

Divided into four parts, this collection brings together a range of international expert voices in the field, exploring theoretical perspectives, unpacking the latest research and providing a wealth of illuminating practice and training examples. A number of chapters are dedicated to the authors' own experiences of the positive psychological effects of contact with nature.

New to this edition:

· Incorporates up-to-date content and research throughout the chapters.
· New contributing authors add a wealth of international experience and knowledge to the core areas of theory, research, practice and education, including voices from Israel, Sweden and the US.
· Includes a brand new section on education, looking at how ecotherapy principles can be incorporated into training programmes and supervision.
· New chapters look at indigenous approaches to nature-based therapy, spiritual ecological practice, systemic practice and working with families.

This is an ideal textbook for counselling and psychotherapy students new to the subject as well as experienced professionals wanting to expand their understanding of this fast-paced area of study and practice.

Table of Contents

Theory
· Thomas Doherty, US – Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Ecotherapy
· Caroline Brazier, UK – Nature-based Practice: A Buddhist Psychotherapy Perspective
· Joe Hinds, UK – Relational Psychotherapy and Eudemonic Philosophy in Nature Experiences
· Martin Jordan, UK– Ecotherapy as Psychotherapy – Towards an Ecopsychotherapy
· Linda Buzzell, US – The Many Ecotherapies

Research
· Deborah Kelly, UK – Working with Nature in Palliative care
· Anna Maria Palsdottir, SWE – Evidence-based Design and Salutogenic Approach in Nature-based Rehabilitation for Individuals with Stress-related Mental Disorders
· Matthew Adams, UK & Martin Jordan, UK – Nature Connectedness, Belonging and Social Identity in a Group-Based Ecotherapy Programme
· Claire Lamont, UK - The Garden, the Wind and the River: Exploring Unconscious and Lesser-known Parts of the Self in Nature

Practice
· Hayley Marshall, UK – A Vital Protocol – Embodied-relational Depth in Ecopsychotherapy
· Ronen Berger, ISR – Renewed by Nature: Nature Therapy as a Framework to Help People Deal with Crises, Trauma and Loss
· Louise Ranger, UK & Joe Hinds, UK – Equine-assisted Therapy: Developing Theoretical Context
· Elaine Thélier, UK - Exploring a Spirituality of the Earth
· Chiara Santin, UK - Rewilding Therapy, the Therapeutic Ecosystem and Imagin-action

Education
· Alan Bainbridge, UK – Education as Ecotherapy: Paying Attention to the World
· Giles Barrow, UK & Hayley Marshall, UK – Becoming Ecological: Education with the Earth in Mind
· Natasha Sephton, UK - Breathing Vitality into Supervision - a Creative and Expansive Ecological Supervision
· Mary Dees, UK - How to Love this World: Becoming an Ecological Practitioner

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 05 Mar 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 2nd
Extent 272
ISBN 9781350459861
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Joe Hinds

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Hayley Marshall

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Martin Jordan

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