ABOUT US
In order to make the necessary changes to tackle climate change, we humans need to change the way we live and behave. To facilitate these necessary lifestyle, organizational and societal changes, there’s an essential need to understand how people work and what influences human behavior and choices. At Climate Psyched we gather and share research and knowledge about just that; human behavior, what influence decisions, how organizations work, what enables and prevents people and groups to act environmentally friendly. And of course, how to deal with climate anxiety and other eco-related emotions.
Frida Hylander
Licensed psychologist and specialist psychologist in psychological treatment, with a bachelor's degree in Human Ecology. Frida has extensive experience in consulting in sustainability projects, giving lectures and workshops on amongst other topics climate psychology, climate anxiety and how to faciliate large-scale climate behavior change. She is a columnist at Sweden’s largest environmental page Supermiljöbloggen and the international newsletter Climate Psyched. Frida is also chair of the national association Psychologists for Sustainable Development.
Kata Nylén
Licensed psychologist, Specialist in organizational psychology. She has a background as a project manager and innovation coordinator within social and ecological sustainability. Now Kata runs the company Shift Collective which helps companies and organizations to change behaviors for more sustainability and higher impact. She lectures and holds workshops in, among other things, climate psychology, psychological resilience, organisational resilience and change management.
Kali Andersson
Licenced psychologist, environmental activist and farmer. She specializes in climate anxiety, hope in difficult situations, psychological and social recilience, and works with international and local environmental organizations. Kali focuses on how emotions around the ecosystem crises are healthy and can give power, on motivation for behavioral change and how we get a large-scale system change. Kali has created the science and humor podcast Climate Emotions together with comedian Elin Almén. She is happy to take on writing assignments.
Paula Richter
Specialist psychologist and director of psychologist specialist studies, who has worked within the area of children and youth for 20 years as a leader, clinician and manager in municipalities, schools and psychiatric care. Paula is trained in counselling, assessment, sexology, gender science, mindfulness, mentalization-based and interpersonal therapy. Active in the climate and environmental movement since the 1980s as an activist, coordinator and organizer.
Sara Nilsson Lööv
Licensed psychologist who has worked in primary care for 14 years. Sara has training in climate rhetoric. She specializes in climate communication and in reaching people with the seriousness of the climate crisis without triggering feelings of hopelessness that make people remain passive anyway. Sara gives lectures and workshops and is happy to take on writing assignments. She is passionate about the creation of active hope and building courage that helps us do what can contribute to large-scale systemic change. Sara is active in the climate movement and is one of the initiators of "Rebellmammorna" - the Swedish branch of Mothers Rebellion.
Examples of our work and media participation
Kata as WION TV’s expert in climate psychology
Entry on large scale behavior change in Ecopsychepedia
Lecture with Paula for Researchers’ Desk
Should you join a climate activist group or start working for the fossil industry?