Dr. Jim Broderick, a licensed clinical psychologist, became Chair in
2008. He served as Director of Mental Health for twenty years in
two California counties, Shasta and Santa Barbara. He has been
actively involved in mental health and alcohol drug treatment
for nearly forty years. He is a passionate advocate for quality
services for individuals with serious mental illness. His academic interests include phenomenology,
existentialism, critical theory, and evidence-based psychotherapy. His major therapeutic interests
include Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy with a Jungian orientation.
"What makes Pacifica a wonderful place is that we are educating a unique type of clinical psychologist, a psychologist who is capable of bringing Depth Psychology into their daily practice. At Pacifica, we believe that the world is in need of healing that can only be attained by a deeper understanding of the unconcious mind." - James L. Broderick, Ph.D
