Join Our PhD Depth Psychology with Specialization in Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices Admissions Webinar

We live at a critical juncture of economic, political, and ecological crises reflected in the suffering of individuals, communities, and the Earth. We are carrying the wounds of isolation and conflict that have created the fault lines that separate us from our true selves, divide human against human, and disconnect us from the sacred within and around us.  It is imperative that we find ways to heal what ails us.

The Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices Ph.D. Program (DPH) at Pacifica Graduate Institute builds on the foundation of depth psychologies that recognize the sacred as the ground of our wholeness and the reality that connects us to each other and the ecological world that sustains us. Our inter-disciplinary curriculum integrates diverse healing perspectives with relational, imaginal, and archetypal approaches to psychological care—including Indigenous and ancient traditions, ecopsychology, decolonialism, and multicultural values and ethics, as well as contemporary neuroscience and somatic practices.

In this complimentary series, the DPH program invites you to virtually gather with our faculty, alumni, and students to experience the kinds of engagements that happen in our classrooms. Join us for a series of intimate conversations dedicated to topics that are integral to our curriculum and devoted to sacred healing within and beyond the psychotherapeutic consulting room. The goal is to provide opportunities for prospective students or the interested public to listen to and participate in discussions that reflect core elements of DPH’s integrative approach to healing and care of the soul.

The Sacred: What it is and Why it Matters to Mental Health-Carrying on the Legacy of Lionel Corbett

Our Depth Psychology: Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices (DPH) specialization was honored to have Dr. Lionel Corbett as a core professor. Sadly, he recently passed. One of the main messages he left us with is that therapy is a spiritual endeavor. In his acclaimed book, Psyche and the Sacred: Spirituality Beyond Religion, he elaborated on this theme, inviting us to consider that spirituality is a direct experience of the sacred that transcends religious traditions and brings one intimately home to oneself and the sacred world. In this session of our series, Dr. Dylan Francisco and Dr. Juliet Rohde-Brown will discuss what the sacred means, why it matters in the healing process, and how the sacred manifests from a depth psychological perspective—in phenomena such as dreams, synchronicities, and therapeutic relationships, among others.

Live Q&A and Discussion

Following the presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in a live Q &A with Dr. Juliet Rohde-Brown and Dr. Dylan Francisco.