Category Archives: Psychology and Art
#278 – The Use of Active Imagination in Jungian Sandplay with Maria Hess, PhD
September 9, 2011
Maria Hess, Ph.D. has been a practicing depth oriented psychotherapist and therapist educator in Sonoma County for over 25 years. She was the founding clinical director and supervisor for Lomi Community Clinic and for Humanidad Counseling Services. An Associate Professor of Psychology at Sonoma State University Maria teaches clinical courses to prepare undergrads for advanced [...]
#253 – Creativity and The Brain with Shelly Carson, PhD
December 10, 2010
Shelley Carson, PhD is a researcher and instructor of creativity, psychopathology and resilience. She is the author of Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity and Innovation in Your Life (Jossey-Bass/Wiley). Based on scientific findings from studies involving brain imaging, brain injury cases, neuropsychological testing and interviews with hundreds of highly creative individuals, [...]
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September 19, 2008
Roberta Isleib, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with a mystery series starring a Connecticut psychologist and advice columnist. Her mystery series debuted in 2007 with Deadly Advice. Book three, Asking For Murder, has just been released. She says the work of the detective in a mystery has quite a bit in common with long-term psychotherapy: [...]
#171 – The View From A University Counseling Center
September 5, 2008
Tom Murray, PhD., is the Director of Counseling and Disability Services at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Dr. Murray’s is a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, and board certified in clinical hypnotherapy.
#157 – The Psychology of SecondLife
June 6, 2008
Wagner James Au is author of the 2008 book, The Making of Second Life: Notes from The New World. From April 2003 to February 2006, he was a contract writer for Linden Lab, creators of Second Life, primarily hired by the company to cover SL as an embedded journalist in an emerging society– its controversies, [...]
#82 – In Praise of Sweet Darkness
March 23, 2007
Shepherd Bliss earned his Doctor of Ministry from the University of Chicago Divinity School in l971. He is a retired college professor. Dr. Bliss spent a decade at Harvard, in various capacities, including doing Post Doctoral Study on the life cycle approach to adult development.
#80 – Australian Aboriginal Spirituality
March 9, 2007
Jeremy Donovan is a descendant of both the Gumbaiingirr and KuKu-Yalanji tribes and has been playing didgeridoo in both traditional and contemporary performances for over 6 years. Widely acclaimed as one of the leading indigenous didgeridoo players of Australia, Jeremy’s exceptional skill with the didgeridoo, and extensive knowledge of his cultural heritage has earned him [...]
#76 – The Psychologist As Novelist
February 11, 2007
Stephen White, Ph.D. is the author of the New York Times bestselling Alan Gregory novels. In his books, he draws upon over fifteen years of clinical practice as a psychologist to create intriguing plots and complex, believable characters.
#58 – Understanding Art Therapy
November 3, 2006
Suzanne Lovell, Ph.D. for a number of years has been the program coordinator for the Master’s degree program in Art Therapy at Sonoma State University. After earning her own Master’s degree at Sonoma State, Dr. Lovell went on to earn her Ph.D. at The Union Institute.
#38 – An Artist’s Journey of Transformation
June 10, 2006
In 1979, when he was 29 years old, Jerry Wennstrom was an artist living in New York City and he had already produded a large body of work. At that point in his life, he felt an overwhelming spiritual urging to discover the rock-bottom truth of his life.
