Dr. Theresa Sweeney, Ecopsychologist and wildlife artist, did not need a teacher, class, or book to discover her passions for art and animals. They were innate. Her first painting, an oil portrait of a kitten done when she was eight, foreshadowed what would become her life’s pursuit - using art to help people reconnect with Nature.
Theresa Sweeney has a lifelong connection with nature and its healing possibilities. She earned her MS and Ph.D. in Applied Ecopsychology from Akamai University, in Hilo, Hawaii, and the Doctor of Education from San Juan de la Cruz in Costa Rica.
Dr. Sweeney is a renowned Ecopsychology Consultant, giving workshops using art activities to help people and businesses regain identity and bonding with the Web of Life, and its healing capabilities. She authored and illustrated a book, Owl Winks and Forest Songs: Finding wellness through Nature’s wisdom, writes a reconnecting with Nature newspaper column, and is a contributor to Gatherings, an online Ecopsychology field journal. Her wildlife artwork is owned around the USA and has won numerous awards. She donated 30 original paintings to the Jack Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Jupiter, Fla. Dr. Sweeney is a volunteer speaker for local radio and various organizations and is currently serving as Dean of the Applied Ecopsychology Institute at Akamai.
