Jemma Elliot, MA, LMFT, LPCC, is Department Co-Chair and Core Faculty for Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Counseling Psychology Department. She supports administrative, curricular, and developmental aspects of the MA and PsyD Counseling Psychology programs, teaches in the MA program, and is a passionate contributor to faculty governance.
Wendy’s teaching focuses on integrating the body into a depth -oriented model. At Pacifica, she teaches Somatics. Her passion is to include the body in all conversations concerning the psyche. As a Dance-Movement Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Authentic Movement Facilitator, Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation Instructor for over 30 years, she integrates a wealth of information into the learning environment through deep experientials, creative resourcing, and self-reflection processes.
Thomas is a certified Jungian Analyst and licensed as a Research Psychoanalyst with the California Medical Board. Thomas trained as an analyst at the Center for Depth Psychology according to C.G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz in Switzerland and specializes in the role of dreams and the symbolic life in clinical practice. He has a private practice in Santa Barbara. Tom teaches in the depth sequence courses. He is an Analytic Member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology.
Megan is Adjunct Faculty and teaches Process of Psychotherapy, Family Systems and Domestic Violence, Ethics and the Law: Child Abuse Assessment and Treatment. Megan is a Clinical Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. M.A., Pacifica Graduate Institute Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor.
Jonathan Erickson is core faculty in the Integral & Transpersonal Psychology PhD program at California Institute of Integral Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in depth psychology with emphasis in somatic studies from Pacifica, an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles, and a BA in English literature and interdisciplinary field studies from the University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Jenny Escobar studies the resiliency and justice initiatives of survivors of state violence, while centering their agency and knowledge as the foundation for building a praxis of local and transnational healing. Her research program is informed by prior community-based collaborations in Colombia and commitment to restorative and transformative justice practices. Dr. Escobar weaves together rigorous transdisciplinary research and community-based foundational knowledge and skills to develop a framework of healing and justice based on the experiences and practices of survivors of state violence. This relational, survivor centered, healing and justice approach includes three areas of research: 1) the memory work of survivors of state violence during and post conflict; 2) the integration of
