Dr. Erica Haines is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist currently in private practice. She went to undergrad at UC San Diego and later received a master’s degree in forensic psychology from Argosy University and a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology in Orange County. Dr. Haines started her career working in corrections at several state prisons, including Chino, San Quentin, and Vacaville, where she specialized in providing group therapy to inmates, treating high-risk patients, and running the Suicide Prevention Program, as well as providing staff trainings and clinical supervision to unlicensed therapists. She moved on from that work to join a group practice in Santa Barbara in 2020, eventually opening her own practice in 2022.
Maren Hansen holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, a Master of Divinity degree, and is a licensed MFT. Hansen is a founding member of Pacifica Graduate Institute, and a founding faculty member of the first hybrid learning program at Pacifica. Her research interests include the depth psychological approach to myth, female psychology and spirituality, ritual, and depth psychological models of leadership. Hansen was a board member of the Joseph Campbell Library and Archives. She studied with Joseph Campbell for years and has taught several courses on Joseph Campbell’s work. She is author of the books Mother Mysteries and Teachers of Myth. Hansen researched, designed, and tested a myth curriculum for adolescents, designed to stimulate psychological development.
Ben Heilveil is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and core faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute. He received his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico in Philosophy and his master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. As a psychotherapist Ben has worked in a number of settings including a juvenile detention facility, teen mindfulness meditation retreats, adult substance use treatment, residential treatment for high acuity adolescents, and private practice.
Kim Hermanson, Ph.D., is an author, educator, and shamanic catalyst. She was initiated to the shamanic path in her 20s when she was critically injured in a head-on collision on the highway and accessed otherworldly energies to heal her body. Kim is adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute and has served as both core and adjunct faculty at Meridian University, Sophia Center at Holy Names University, University of California Berkeley Extension, Sofia University, and the Esalen Institute.
Daniel A. Hirshberg, Ph.D. is Associate Teaching Professor of Tibetan Studies and Associate Faculty Director of Himalayan Languages in the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has held one-year fellowships at UC Santa Barbara, LMU Munich, and UVa’s Contemplative Sciences Center, and served as Visiting Faculty at Naropa University’s Center for Psychedelic Studies.
Taryn serves as Clinical Practicum Associate II and Adjunct Faculty in the MA Counseling Program. Her background comprises administering cognitive psychology experiments, working as a school-based counselor and in private practice with individuals, families, and couples. An avid traveler, Taryn has lived abroad on multiple occasions volunteering and working with youth in addition to surfing, cycling, and pursuing outdoor adventures.
David Anderson Hooker is the Founder and Principle Narrator for CounterStories Consulting, llc. CounterStories engages as a conversation and visioning partner with international, national and local civil society organizations and religious groups to craft narratives of their preferred futures and align organizational structures and internal practices in furtherance of their constructed narratives.
Shannon Hoppenstedt is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Registered Nurse, and alumnus of Pacifica Graduate Institute. After working for over two decades in critical care hospital settings, she saw the need for a holistic, soul centered approach to healing and pursued her MA in counseling psychology. She is currently working in private practice in Los Angeles, California with an area of focus on healing trauma. Trained in EMDR, energy healing, yoga, and Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, she uses a Depth approach to witness the healing process of the psyche in her clients. Her current area of interest and study is in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy and global healing through plant medicine.
