My name is Jeremy Bekker. I am a Clinical Psychologist PhD Candidate at Brigham Young University. I am currently on my internship at the Personal Growth and Counseling Center at California State University, Monterey Bay in Marina, California.

In my clinical work, I use a feminist contextual behavioral approach with emphases in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and Ecotherapy. I believe that human flourishing is found through building healthy relationships with the mind, other people, and with the more-than-human world. In session, I focus on using the therapeutic relationship, personal and collective values, awareness, and other therapeutic skills to help build more healthy relationships with a client’s internal and external contexts. I am particularly interested in the intersection of psychopathology and systemic issues, especially climate change and social justice. I enjoy helping individuals figuring out how to live value driven lives, especially in complex life circumstances

My research focuses on sustainable well-being, mindfulness, and student mental health. I have a particular interest in combining contextual behavioral approaches with eco-therapy principles to treat eco-anxiety and enhance sustainable well-being. I have co-created a novel online sustainable well-being course and tested its efficacy using a randomized control design. I plan to continue research in this area in the coming years.

I have worked in a variety of clinical placements including community mental health, private practice, medical environments, and college counseling centers. My clinical experience and training has emphasized Mindfulness-based Treatments, LGBTQ+ identity development and flourishing, Latine mental health, Anxiety and OCD treatments, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Group Therapy, Social Justice, and Ecotherapy,

Overall, my goal is to create long-term psychological flourishing for individuals and communities. I believe that mental health is a community endeavor and I am dedicated to building strong and equitable relationships inside and outside the therapy field.