Brent Blair, Ph.D. is a Professor of Practice and the founding director of the Institute for Theatre & Social Change (ITSC) at the USC School of Dramatic Arts where he has been teaching since 1994. He founded the MA in Applied Theatre Arts (2010-2014), has created numerous undergraduate courses and a minor in Applied Theatre Arts focusing on the areas of therapy, education, and social change, and has designed community-based projects and professional development training programs in arts and social change both locally, nationally, and around the world.
Kesstan is a psychologist and psychosocial researcher specializing in dementia for the Dartmouth Centers for Health & Aging, Dartmouth College, Lebanon NH. Dr. Blandin provides clinical lectures and training in dementia, consultations to families, and designs therapeutic research interventions. As a scholar and researcher, her interests are in structures of self and identity in consciousness as correlated with brain functions, body-mind relationships, humanistic-existential psychology.
Barbara is currently Adjunct Faculty teaching Directed Research and advising students on the production of their Thesis. Over the years she has taught the Process of Psychotherapy, Career Development, and Clinical Practice, and has been a thesis advisor. In her private practice she focuses on neuropsychological and depth approaches to healing the emotional aftermath of Trauma as well as resolving mysterious long-standing embodied trauma.
Dr. Brewster is a Core Faculty member in the Clinical Psychology Department at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Prior to beginning in this capacity she served for five years as Adjunct Faculty working within the Depth, Archetypal and Jungian Psychology (DJA), and Depth Psychotherapy Departments (DPT), while maintaining a New York City private practice.
James has over forty years of experience in providing mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness. Jim was the Mental Health Director in two California counties for nearly twenty years (Shasta and Santa Barbara) and developed an APA approved pre-doctoral Internship program in Clinical psychology in Shasta County.
Pamela Brown received a BA from Westminster College and an MA from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her work is influenced by her background in symbolic anthropology and depth psychology.
Rebecca is a licensed depth and body-centered psychotherapist and artist working across dance and visual art. She has served as a therapist at Counseling West Community Counseling Center in Sherman Oaks and Caring Connected in Pasadena, CA. Currently Rebecca serves as a Thesis Advisor and Teaching Assistant at Pacifica Graduate Institute and works with individual adults and partners in private practice in Pasadena and throughout California. She is a graduate of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program at Pacifica and continues her education in Complex Trauma, Internal Family Systems, Dream Tending, Somatic Experiencing, Mysticism, Therapeutic Movement, and Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples.
John Bucher is a mythologist and story expert who has been featured on the BBC, the History Channel, the LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter and numerous other international outlets . He serves as Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation and is a writer, podcaster, storyteller, and speaker. He has worked with government and cultural leaders around the world as well as organizations such as HBO MAX, DC Comics, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, A24 Films, and Atlas Obscura, bringing his understanding of narrative and myth to a wide array of audiences.
Carol is an independent scholar, mentor and teacher specializing in archetypal, mythic and indigenous approaches to exploring the stories that shape our identities, experiences, expectations, erformances and roles, from the world of the arts to leadership studies, organizational and social change movements. She has a Ph.D. from Northwestern University's Performance Studies Department (1998), and MA in Creative Writing/English from Boston University (1984).
Patricia Cane, PhD, is founder/executive director of Capacitar International, using a popular education approach to trauma healing. Pat has taught thousands of grassroots and professional trainings in over 45 countries impacted by war, poverty, political and domestic violence, Covid pandemic and climate change.
Jeanine M. Canty is a professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco, telecommuting from Boulder, CO. Formerly the chair of environmental studies at Naropa University, she continues to teach at Naropa and at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Dr. Kali Nyima Cape is a historian of religions specializing in Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism, and histories of contemplative literature. In particular, her research highlights the missing history of women in esoteric Buddhism and the evolution of contemplative practices and communities in Tibetan Great Perfection (rdzogs chen). This research shows how mythological narratives and contemplative curriculums shaped communities outside the monasteries. Her current book project, Women in Dzogchen, reveals how innovations in mythology were central to redefining women's roles as consorts, disciples, and teachers in fourteenth century Tibet.
Kyrié (Kee-re-ay) is the co-founder of the anti-ageism clearinghouse OldSchool.info She toured the country with thought leader Dr. Bill Thomas on his ‘ChangingAging Tour’. Kyrie’s book, Healing Dementia, offers a depth psychological look at the phenomenon of cognitive change. Kyrié splits her time between San Francisco and small town Wisconsin. In 2015 she traveled to all 50 states via van the culmination of which was founding a wellness center, Prosper.
Amanda Carter, Psy.D. (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY34459) who specializes in the cognitive and personality assessment of children and adults. She completed her APA Accredited Internship at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, and currently conducts assessments at her private practice in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Carter also has a special interest in working with children and adults experiencing medical as well as psychological conditions and has an expertise in the field of Health Psychology.
Marybeth is a nationally-recognized leader in the work to end interpersonal and community-based violence. She has worked for over thirty years toward the prevention and intervention of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and stalking through policy and services.
Ed Casey is Distinguished Visiting Faculty at Pacifica. He is also Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at SUNY, Stony Brook, where he was chairperson of the department for ten years. He was the president of the American Philosophical Association (Eastern Division) from 2009-10, and the John Dewey Lecturer at the APA in 2015.
Jane is an Adjunct Faculty member at Pacifica Graduate Institute where she teaches in the Counseling Psychology Program. Courses taught include Career Development, Human Sexuality, Psychological Assessment, and Psychopharmacology. Ms. Castillón has guest lectured at Pacifica and Antioch University for special programs emphasizing multicultural awareness and supervision.
