Mindfulness Therapy for Climate Anxiety
Climate anxiety therapy addresses a particular kind of overwhelm that comes from loving the world and feeling its fragility at the same time.
You may find yourself carrying a quiet, persistent worry about the future. Grief for what is already being lost. Anger, helplessness, or moments of numbness.
You may feel alone in it—especially if others around you don’t seem to notice, or don’t want to talk about it.
What you’re feeling has a name. It’s often called climate anxiety, ecological anxiety, or eco-grief. And it makes sense.
You’re not overreacting
In a world facing real environmental change, distress is not a disorder—it’s a human response.
Many people experiencing climate anxiety notice:
- ongoing worry or dread about the future
- grief connected to environmental loss
- difficulty focusing or feeling grounded
- cycles of overwhelm and shutdown
- a sense of isolation or not belonging
You don’t have to carry this alone.
About Jen Johnson
Jen Johnson, LCMHC, has been working at the intersection of mindfulness, nature, and emotional wellbeing for 40+ years. She facilitates the monthly Ecological Grief: Presence and Practice with the Earth circle for Let’s Reimagine. Jen is a North Carolina state coordinator for the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America.
Since 2011, Jen has photographed ghost forests along the Cape Fear River basin — trees dying from saltwater intrusion due to climate change. This work of bearing witness to environmental loss is woven into her understanding of ecological grief.
Mindfulness Counseling and Writing Therapy for Climate Distress
This work isn’t about minimizing what’s happening—or trying to think your way out of it.
Instead, mindfulness counseling becomes a place to:
- gently regulate your nervous system in the face of uncertainty
- process grief and complex emotions
- reconnect with a sense of inner steadiness
- explore meaning, purpose, and how you want to live in this time
My approach integrates:
- mindfulness and present-moment awareness
- nature therapy / ecotherapy
- nervous system support for overwhelm and anxiety
- reflective and expressive writing
- connection with the natural world as a source of grounding and refuge
This is not about “fixing” your feelings.
It’s about learning how to be with them in a way that is more spacious, supported, and sustainable.
Jen’s Writing as Refuge™ practice and workshops can be a particularly powerful practice for those navigating ecological grief — using writing and mindfulness to process difficult emotions and reconnect with the beauty that remains.
Mindful Presence with the Earth
This work may resonate with you if:
- you feel a strong emotional connection to the Earth
- you are overwhelmed by climate news or uncertainty
- you are a helper, therapist, or caregiver experiencing burnout
- you long for a way to stay aware without becoming consumed
There is nothing wrong with feeling this deeply.
It can become a doorway into a different way of relating—to yourself, to others, and to the living world.
Therapy for climate anxiety and ecological grief
I offer therapy for individuals experiencing:
- climate anxiety
- ecological grief
- environmental distress
- overwhelm related to global uncertainty
Sessions are a space to slow down, listen inward, and find ways to move through this experience with more support and clarity.
You don’t have to turn away
It’s possible to stay open to the world without being undone by it.
To hold both sorrow and beauty. To find moments of steadiness, even here.
Work with me
If you’re interested in climate anxiety therapy or support for ecological grief, you’re welcome to reach out.
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