Climate Anxiety &

Eco-stress


Climate anxiety, also known as eco-anxiety, refers to the distressing emotions individuals experience due to the awareness of climate change and its potential consequences. These feelings can manifest as anxiety, grief, guilt, or a sense of helplessness. Recognizing the profound impact of these emotions, I offer specialized support to help individuals navigate their climate-related feelings and develop effective coping strategies.

Climate Anxiety - Anytime Coach

How Anytime Coach Can Support You

Our approach is informed by contemporary climate psychology and incorporates evidence-based techniques, including:

  • Problem-Focused Coping: Empowering individuals to take actionable steps, such as adopting sustainable practices or engaging in environmental advocacy, to address the root causes of their anxiety.
  • Emotion-Focused Coping: Utilizing methods like mindfulness, relaxation exercises, and emotional expression to manage and alleviate the emotional distress associated with climate concerns.
  • Meaning-Focused Coping: Helping individuals find purpose and derive meaning from their environmental values, fostering resilience and a sense of hope amidst ecological challenges.
  • Social-Focused Coping: Encouraging connection with like-minded individuals, joining community initiatives, and engaging in collective action to create a sense of shared purpose and support. Studies show that being part of a community can significantly reduce feelings of isolation and helplessness related to climate anxiety.

Personal Note from Anytime Coach Marloes Spaander

Since the beginning of 2019, I’ve been deeply involved in political climate activism, with a focus on truth-telling, accountability, and systems change. While many activists take to the streets—work I deeply respect—I’ve chosen a different route: working alongside political parties while also critically examining their actions. I’ve dedicated myself to exposing the gap between climate promises and political behavior, revealing how some companies, governments and leaders claim to act sustainably while enabling harmful decisions that worsen the climate crisis and benefit the powerful few and the big polluters.


This work has given me unique insight into the emotional toll of climate awareness: the grief of watching nature be destroyed, the anger at systemic injustice, the helplessness when progress feels slow or fake. As a therapist, I don’t just understand climate anxiety from a distance—I’ve lived it, questioned it, acted on it. And I bring that experience into the therapeutic space: to support, to validate, and to help transform painful clarity into empowered care and grounded action.


At the beginning of 2025, I completed a foundational course in Climate Psychology. During this course, the following topics were covered:

  • Introduction to Climate Science: Discussion of the latest facts and insights regarding climate change.

  • Psychological Impact of Climate Change: Analysis of its effects on an individual level, including climate-related emotions and anxiety.

  • Behavioral Change and Climate Behavior: Application of psychological models to understand and influence behavioral change in individuals and groups.

  • System Transitions: Insight into how large-scale systemic changes occur and how to support them.

  • Practical Applications: Translating theory into practice using scientifically validated models and interventions.


The foundational course in Climate Psychology combines scientific knowledge with practical tools and offers space for reflection and meaningful connection.