Lewis & ClarkGraduate School of Education & Counseling

Counseling Psychology

Ecopsychology in Counseling Certificate


Our mission is to prepare license-eligible and employable counselors to effectively engage the pressing social and environmental issues of our time.


Lewis & Clark’s Ecopsychology in Counseling Certificate program provides an opportunity for practitioners and graduate students to enhance their training with an evidence-based, experiential, and socially progressive ecopsychology curriculum.

Program of Study

The ten-credit Certificate sequence provides:

  • An introduction to ecopsychology and its basis in environmental philosophy, empirical research, and critical theory
  • Applied training in wilderness/adventure therapy and ecotherapy
  • An opportunity to explore advanced topics such as nature and child development, environmental justice, horticultural therapy, and ecopsychology writing
  • An integrative and self-designed capstone project, such as a thesis or supervised practicum, that completes the certificate

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The Certificate is open to:

  • Master’s students at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School
  • Master’s students at comparable degree programs
  • Graduates of these degree programs
  • Professionals seeking to expand their practice

Classes can be taken for graduate degree-applicable or continuing education credit. 

Community

Meet Certificate faculty and students on our Faculty & Students page and watch this video featuring Certificate Director Thomas Doherty and students in the program.