by Bill Sheate
I’m delighted that my In Practice paper ‘Climate Change and Mental Health: The Rising Tide of Eco-distress’ has just been published in the journal Perspectives in Public Health, and is included in the Special Issue on ‘Global Threats to Mental Health’ (July 2025). The paper is available now on Open Access through Online First at https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251333289.
Citation/Reference: Sheate, Bill. Climate Change and Mental Health: The Rising Tide of Eco-distress, Perspectives in Public Health (2025) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251333289.
Bill Sheate, 22 July 2025
by Bill Sheate
From 1 June 2024 I am delighted to be joining the Bloomsbury Therapy Centre in Bristol House, 80a Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4BA, just a few minutes walk from Holborn tube station…… [Read more]
by Bill Sheate
Blog 1/2
In this first of two blogs, I’m looking at the words we use to describe emotional responses to environmental and climate change, and why it might matter what we call it. In the follow-up blog I’ll look at my own approach to treating eco-anxiety.
Eco-anxiety or Eco-distress?
There is now ample evidence for the prevalence of eco-anxiety (often among young people in particular), with vigorous debate among academics as to our understanding of the relationship between observed emotional, behavioural and cognitive responses to the impacts of climate and environmental change more generally. Discussion ensues over terminology, categorisation and taxonomy of the psychology associated with climate change and what seems often to be a significant focus on ‘grief’……. [Read more]
by Bill Sheate
Blog post written for the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
I’ve recently written a blog post for the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy (UKCHH) website on the benefits for therapists in attending a peer support group - Mutual Support for Therapists. As we come to the end of Mental Health Awareness week, it is important to recognise the value of those who provide support to others also being supported, practically and emotionally. Ongoing peer support and supervision also ensures……
