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Building on the success of the first edition, this thought-provoking volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the developing field of ecotherapy, exploring our reciprocal relationship with nature and the therapeutic benefits of contact with natural spaces. Expanded into four parts, it offers a unique examination of a range of theoretical perspectives, unpacks the latest research and provides a wealth of illuminating practice and training examples.

New to this edition:
Fresh insights and updated research integrated throughout every chapter
New contributing authors from the UK, Israel, Sweden and the US, adding a wealth of international experience and knowledge to the core areas of ecotherapy
A brand-new section on education, exploring how ecotherapy principles can be incorporated into training programmes and supervision
Expanded material on rewilding therapy, spiritual ecological practice, systemic practice and exploring the self in nature

Written by a team of international experts in the field, Ecotherapy remains an essential introduction to this fast-growing area of therapeutic practice.

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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

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Apr 02 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 2nd
Pages 312
ISBN 9781350459861
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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