Mapping the Ecological Landscape: A Systematized Review of Climate- and Nature-Related Content in Couple and Family Therapy Literature From 2009 to 2025.

ABSTRACT: Attention to climate- and nature-related issues is largely absent from systemic practice and the field of Couple and Family Therapy (CFT). The effects of climate change and the consequences of living as if humans are separate from and dominate over the natural world are compromising health and driving planetary degradation. Ecological distress (including ecological anxiety, grief, and depression) is rising alongside increasing disconnection from nature. As a result, the demand for clinicians competent in addressing these issues is growing. This review examined climate- and nature-related content in 17 peer-reviewed systemic and relational therapy journals published from January 1, 2009 through September 7, 2025. Less than 1% (n = 102) of the total published original articles (N = 14,116) i

SUBMITTER: Bonagofski AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12916263 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature