Eco-Informed Practice

Introduction.- What is An Eco-Informed Approach to Family Therapy?.- Evaluating How Mental, Physical and Relational Health Are Tied to Ecological Issues.- Eco-Informed Couple and Family Therapy, Systems Thinking and Social Justice.- Children and Nature.- Clinical Applications of an Eco-Informed Approach to Therapy: A Systemic Perspective.- Wilderness and Adventure Therapy Immersion.- Indigenous Healing: Mental Health and the Path of the Condor.- Family Therapy and Eco-Activism.- Incorporating an Eco-Informed Orientation into Family Therapy Education.

Tracey A. Laszloffy, PhD is the Director of the Center for Relationship Healing in southeastern Connecticut where she also maintains a full time private practice and serves as a faculty coach specializing in supporting faculty of color who are on the tenure track. Dr. Laszloffy received her master's and doctoral degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University in New York. She has over 17 years of experience as a therapist and has been a professor of family therapy at Syracuse University, the University of Connecticut, Seton Hill University, and Alliant International University at San Diego. Dr. Laszloffy has presented workshops and seminars nationally and internationally on healing the wounds of trauma and oppression, working therapeutically with marginalized populations, and promoting culturally sensitive approaches to therapy. She has published extensively in academic journals and has co-authored three books. She also is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in multiple states (AZ, ,CT, NC, FL), and is an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor.


Markie Louise Christianson (L. C.) Twist, Ph.D., is the Program Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Sex Therapy Program, and Associate Professor in the Human Development and Family Studies Department and Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Dr. Twist is also an Affiliate of the Wisconsin HOPE (Harvesting Opportunities for Postsecondary Education) Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Markie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (IA, NV) and Mental Health Counselor (IA), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, and an American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists Certified Sexuality Educator. Markie is co-author of the books, The Couple and Family Technology Framework: Intimate Relationships