Featured Course
From Climate Distress to Resilience and Hope
Why this course?
Do you feel hopeless, anxious or angry about climate change? You are not alone. Your response is valid and logical - but painful and gets in the way of fully living. This course gently guides you through managing your emotions around climate change.
Expert content
Your course has been co-written by a clinical counsellor/earth scientist and an environmental engineer to give you current, factual information. It blends the art and science of managing emotions around climate change for a meaningful life.
Techniques that work
Learn evidence-based techniques and tools that are easy and fun to practice. Discover how it is possible to care deeply about climate change AND live a full and meaningful life.
A community of learners
Meet likeminded people along your learning journey who care about the climate like you do. Join the Green Door Academy community of learners for support and peer learning.
Meet your course writers and tutors
Trish Perrett
Trish began life as an earth sciences educator before working for 30 years in non-profit community education. Trish has written and delivered programs for a range of well-loved charities such as the RSPCA where she was Director of Humane Education for Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Trish is now a registered clinical counsellor who specialises in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This psychotherapy focuses on developing psychological flexibility, enabling people to live a meaningful life aligned with their values, even when facing challenges. It emphasises taking action towards valued goals.
George Perrett
George has worked for over 30 years as a professional engineer to deliver renewable energy and water projects for communities across four countries. In this work, he dealt with conservative organisations yet initiated positive changes, empowering others to follow his lead. George decided to retrain in counselling to support people with the emotional challenges of climate breakdown and living and working in a rapidly changing world. George brings his exceptional skills and experience in what can be achieved for a better world, to support you in moving from anxiety and hopelessness, towards strength and positive action.
Why study with Green Door Academy?
About Green Door Academy
Green Door Academy provides online courses to help you thrive in a rapidly changing world. Our goal is to make emotional and practical skills for a better world accessible to everyone, regardless of location. Our academy was born from a shared belief that learning should be flexible, affordable, engaging, directly relevant to the real-world and - most importantly - it should help to make the world a better place for all.
Walking the talk
The Green Door Office is situated within our net zero home. Net zero means that the home and office do not contribute carbon emissions - a major cause of climate change. This is achieved by: solar panels that cover electricity needs, heat pump for water heating, rainwater tanks, a fully electric vehicle, onsite sewage and grey water management, recycling, food and fruit growing for the home, and active regeneration of the site through extensive habitat planting.
