Leslie Davenport
Internationally recognized leader on the psychology of climate change, author, and program lead of the only university-based certification in the field. She equips people and organizations to face the profoundly human aspects of the climate crisis with resilience, clarity, and action.
Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognized climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist whose work bridges climate science, psychology, education, policy, media, and social justice. She is the author of five books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change, a guide for mental health professionals, and two acclaimed titles for younger audiences, All the Feelings Under the Sun and What to Do When Climate Change Scares You, both published by the American Psychological Association. Her forthcoming Climate Emotions Workbook for adults will also be released by the APA in early 2027.
A founding member of one of the nation’s largest integrative medicine programs, Leslie brings a public health lens to eco-emotional well-being. She serves as a trusted advisor to organizations including the Post Carbon Institute, Climate Mental Health Network, and One Resilient Earth, and contributes regularly to Unthinkable’s “Ask a Climate Therapist” column.
Leslie leads the only university-based Climate Psychology Certification program in the United States, offered through the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she is shaping a new generation of practitioners to meet the emotional and psychological dimensions of the climate crisis.
Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognized climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist whose work bridges climate science, psychology, education, policy, media, and social justice. She is the author of five books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change, a guide for mental health professionals, and two acclaimed titles for younger audiences, All the Feelings Under the Sun and What to Do When Climate Change Scares You, both published by the American Psychological Association. Her forthcoming Climate Emotions Workbook for adults will also be released by the APA in early 2027.
A founding member of one of the nation’s largest integrative medicine programs, Leslie brings a public health lens to eco-emotional well-being. She serves as a trusted advisor to organizations including the Post Carbon Institute, Climate Mental Health Network, and One Resilient Earth, and contributes regularly to Unthinkable’s “Ask a Climate Therapist” column.
Leslie leads the only university-based Climate Psychology Certification program in the United States, offered through the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she is shaping a new generation of practitioners to meet the emotional and psychological dimensions of the climate crisis.
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E.J.C.E.R.I., Liaison for Program Planning, Bioneers
Verified @evajahn.comLeslie Davenport is a warm and relational speaker who brings both depth and clarity to her presentations, weaving psychological insight with accessible language that makes complex ideas immediately relevant. In our Bioneers panel, she skillfully illuminated the hidden drivers of climate change and the pathways toward emotional resilience, leaving participants both deeply moved and better equipped for meaningful action.
