Dr. Patrick Kennedy-Williams
First and foremost, Patrick believes in the unstoppable power of the human spirit. He strongly believes in an international parity of voices in the climate emergency, and in 'passing the mic' to those in more affected areas around the world, from whom we have much to learn.
Patrick is a leading expert in the field of climate change-related mental health. He holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oxford, where he lectures in the field of planetary and mental health.
Patrick is the co-founder and director of Climate Psychologists, an independent organisation providing therapeutic support and wider consultation regarding the mental health implications of climate change. Patrick has collaborated with local and national governments, businesses, and educators on community-based initiatives for climate anxiety and fostering people-centred and sustainable change towards net-zero. His organisation has proudly worked with initiatives such as the Climate Reality Project, Climate Generation Europe, and others around the world. Climate Psychologists are also a European impact partner for the global COP2 initiative, as well as the Connecting Climate Minds international research programme. Patrick is an advisory board member for Climate Cares, Imperial College London.
Patrick has worked with international broadcasters receiving media attention for his works across leading outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, BBC, Time Magazine, Vogue Business, and The Sunday Times (UK).
He has also recently launched ‘Mind & Planet’, a climate empowerment and wellbeing programme for schools, universities and businesses.