In a time of apparent global crisis, ecopsychology is a rapidly emerging new field that attracts those concerned with the state of the planet and psychotherapists wanting to bring nature more fully into their practise. Exploring both ecology and psychotherapy from a systemic perspective, Nature in Mind steps beyond our current Darwinian paradigm in search our deep psychological relationships with nature and what stories nature can tell us about healthy psychological development.
Drawing on ideas from systemic practice, contemporary neuroscience, and the narratives that have sustained the relationship between our indigenous ancestors and the earth for millennia, Nature in Mind explores the integration of nature and the human psyche and suggests ideas and practises that might help us remember our lost eco psychological heritage. (Karnac)
Roger Duncan is a registered systemic psychotherapist who works with children and adolescents in the NHS and in private practice with individuals, families and organisations. He originally studied biology and worked as a Waldorf Steiner teacher and outdoor educator before training as a systemic family therapist. He has been researching and exploring nature-based practice for thirty years, which has included setting up a therapeutic educational woodland management project, a wilderness experience program and facilitating ‘vision quest’ experience for both teenagers and adults.
