Patricia is the Program Chair of the Specialization in Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices. She has been a core faculty member at Pacifica for over 15 years, teaching and mentoring students in many of Pacifica’s programs. She was certified as a Jungian analyst 20 years ago, and has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years. Her research interests include the process of becoming a psychotherapist, the world of dreams, and the religious function of the psyche.
Christopher “Doc” Kelley is co-founder and organizer of Psychedelic Sangha in New York City. He received a PhD in religion from Columbia University where he studied Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with Robert A. F. Thurman. In addition to currently teaching at Pacifica Graduate Institute, he is also a part-time associate professor in Religious Studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the New School University.
Born in Tehran, Iran, Dr. Gelareh Khoie is an artist, writer, scholar, and DJ. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), she is an adjunct professor in the Depth Psychology and Creativity program at Pacifica Graduate Institute and the founder of Kosmos Institute. With over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and organizational leader, Dr. Khoie has led successful creative and educational businesses that have positively impacted the communities she serves. She lives in Stratford upon Avon with her canine companion, Prajna Georgie.
Jeffrey is a Jungian analyst living in Santa Cruz, California. He is also an adjunct faculty member of UC Santa Cruz in the Department of Environmental Studies and the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Gwendolyn holds a B.A. in psychology and M.A. in counseling psychology with an emphasis in depth psychology. She is currently providing counseling to students through Santa Barbara City College's Student Health Services, while also supporting students in the M.A. Counseling Psychology Program at Pacifica as a Teaching Assistant. Her past experience in the non-profit sector of Santa Barbara includes work in the field of death and dying, nature connection, and community counseling.
Aaron is now Emeritus faculty and has taught for the last 17 years at Pacifica and received the Distinguished Service Award in 2005. Outside the classroom, Aaron is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Santa Monica. He is often featured expert on juvenile justice and gender issues for national news media and as an advisor to organizations such as the Little Hoover Commission's Task Force on Youth Crime and Violence, The Center for Psychology and Social Change.
Allen has over thirty years' experience in counseling both as a Presbyterian minister and in private practice as a MFT and Jungian Analyst. Areas of interest include Trickster mythology, typology, relationships, alchemy and a special interest in the creative process both in its formal aspects and as an approach to life and individuation.
Lynne is a psychoanalyst and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, Part-time, Harvard Medical School. Holding a Ph.D. in psychology as well as comparative literature, she has taught courses on gender, popular culture and on culture and psychoanalysis for Harvard's Committee on Degrees in Women's Studies and Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. Currently, she teaches and supervises at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Keiron is Core Faculty and Chair of the Jungian and Archetypal Studies specialization of the Depth Psychology program at Pacifica. He was educated at the University of Leeds, England (B.A. honors Philosophy and Psychology) and the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco (M.A. and Ph.D. Philosophy and Religion).
Nicholas (Nick) S. Literski, JD, PhD (they/them) served as a juvenile probation officer before earning their Juris Doctor and working as an attorney in private practice. Dissatisfaction with that career, together with the experience of coming out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, led them to rebuild their life and pursue their passion for the intersection of spirituality and psychology. After three years of training as a shamanic practitioner, Nick’s desire to help facilitate the spiritual journey of others led them to earn a master’s degree in Spiritual Guidance at Sofia University. This work, in turn, inspired Nick to pursue their PhD in the DJA program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Their dissertation work involved a depth psychological analysis of Paleolithic cave art, through Jung’s t
Enrique is a native of Zacatecas, Mexico and openly gay individual, Dr. López attended Occidental from 1985-1989 (Major Psychology and Minor Spanish Literature). He obtained his graduate degrees from Pepperdine University. He holds a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and completed a post-doctorate fellowship in Neuropsychology with specialties in pediatric, adult, cross-cultural, and health-related issues at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital (1998-2000).
Emily Lord-Kambitsch is a scholar, poet-storyteller, and native of Santa Barbara. Her lifelong exploration of classical mythology is rooted in the study of Greek and Latin language and literature. After completing a BA in Classics at UCSB, Emily received a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, where her thesis focused on the healing of grief in Roman stoicism, and where she worked as a research assistant for the Oxford Emotions Project, a cross-disciplinary study of definitions of emotions in ancient Greece.
Ashley Lowe, MA, is an academic editor and proofreader who has worked to support students and writers developing and finishing many types of depth psychological writing. She graduated from Pacifica’s MA Counseling Psychology program in 2015. Prior to her work with students and writers, she worked in the art appraisal world. Ashley is an Iowa native who now calls Ojai, California home, where over the last decade she has built a small farm with her husband and two daughters, using regenerative agriculture practices. She loves learning about native ecosystems.
Kevin Lu, Ph.D., is Director of Graduate Studies and Director of the MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Jungian Studies and a member of Adjunct Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Zonia earned her M.A. in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Creativity at Pacifica Graduate Institute, in addition to a B.A. in Education from Arizona State University. She has over 12 years of experience as a professional educator in the public and private sectors and has worked for various non-profit organizations focused on youth advocacy and the healing of familial wounds.
John Knight Lundwall holds a doctorate in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is a published author, an academic editor, and a popular, public presenter. He is the founder of the Utah Cultural Astronomy Project, and leads a team of researchers, including archeologists, rock art specialists, and photographers, in the investigation and filming of ancient Native American rock imagery and sites in the region of present-day Utah. He is also a founder of the Utah Valley Astronomy Club and partners with state and national parks in Utah to help run their science and astronomy programs. He is a photographer, traveler, and has led tours to sacred sites.
Kathryn is a licensed psychoanalyst of Jungian/Psychodynamic focus in private practice in NYC. She received her doctorate in Psychology and Religion at Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University (2002).
Patrick Mahaffey, Ph.D. served as Chair, Associate Chair, and Research Coordinator in Pacifica’s Mythological Studies Program. As an Emeritus professor he continues to teach Hindu Traditions. His interests include contemplative yoga, mysticism, and depth psychology and the sacred.
Kolmi provides counseling for adults and children with Hospice of Santa Barbara. She holds an M.A. in counseling psychology with an emphasis on depth psychology, and a B.S. in environmental studies. Kolmi has been involved in nature and place-based education and community building for over 25 years, with roles in organizational development, mentoring youth, training mentors, supporting rites of passage, and visioning a healing world. She was a cofounding member of Quail Springs, a land-based educational center, where she served as programs director in-residence 2005 to 2014. She also studied pre and perinatal psychology and small groups process work, and enjoyed assisting families in the perinatal period in home, birth center and hospital settings.
Mariela Marin, MA, MFT, has served as Core Faculty and Director of Clinical Training for the MACP program at AUSB for over 10 years. She currently oversees the Latinx Mental Health concentration. She previously served as Co-Director at the Community Counseling and Education Center, which allowed her the opportunity to work not only with the community but also with talented trainees and interns. Prior to that, she was Director of Counseling and Recovery Services at Pacific Pride Foundation. She also has worked with other area non-profits serving abused and neglected children and the LGBTQ community. Mariela’s strong interest is in the area of multicultural competence and she is dedicated to combating power, oppression and privilege through the empowerment of her clients and students.
