Antioch's Spiritual Depth Psychology Conversations Gaea Woods

Conversation #5. Gaea Woods speaks to Antioch University Los Angeles Spiritual Depth Psychology alumni Susan Clayton, MA, MFTI.

Spiritual Depth Psychology Alumni Susan Clayton and I discuss: What brought Susan to Psychology, and to studying Spiritual Depth Psychology (SDP) at Antioch University Los Angeles. How SDP has assisted Susan in honing her skills regarding the ‘how’ of sitting with clients. Incorporating depth techniques into working with clients. Using mindfulness with Susan’s male veteran clients. What language Susan uses with her clients to express SDP concepts. Working with transference and countertransference. Susan’s book recommendations, including: The Body Keeps The Score.

Conversation #3. Gaea Woods speaks to Antioch University Los Angeles Alumni Julie Rodriguez, MA, MFTI.

Julie Rodriguez and I discuss: Julie’s experience as one of the Antioch students who helped develop the SDP specialization during the Summer of 2009. What drew Julie to Depth Psychology. The divine feminine. Feminism for women of color. How Julie’s learning in the SDP course ‘Frontiers in Integrative Depth Psychology’ has informed her work as a clinician. Jungian sandplay with children. Julie’s experience working at a DMH site, and in Private Practice. Practicing mindfulness with clients. Self care. Julie speaks about some of her current influences, including: The documentary ‘Dancing in The Flames’ about Marion Woodman: www.imdb.com/title/tt1619634/, and The Shadow Effect with Debbie Ford: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxy5GQkedo.

Conversation #4. Gaea Woods speaks to Antioch University Los Angeles Spiritual Depth Psychology student Roxy Ardebilchi, MA Candidate.

Spiritual Depth Psychology Student Roxy Ardebilchi and I discuss: What brought Roxy to want to study Spiritual Depth Psychology (SDP) at Antioch University Los Angeles. Defining SDP. Incorporating SDP concepts into working with clients. Dreamwork. Mindfulness. The 3 A’s: Awareness, Acceptance, and Action. Working with the shadow. Shadow projection. Shadow work and meaning making. The transparent nature of working through an SDP lens. The power of dream symbolism. How SDP accesses multiculturalism. Universal archetypal energies. Roxy’s book recommendations. Typologies.

Conversation #2. Gaea Woods speaks to Antioch University Los Angeles Spiritual Depth Psychology student Evan Perlo, MA Candidate.

Evan Perlo and I discuss: What sparked Evan’s interest in studying Spiritual Depth Psychology (SDP) at the Graduate level at Antioch University Los Angeles. Studying Abroad in Sao Paulo, Brazil. What it means to incorporate elements of SDP in your everyday life, including learning from the mundane. Utilizing mindfulness (on oneself) when working with clients. Basic components of Vipassana Insight meditation. SDP language clinicians can use with clients. Using authenticity as a gauge for monitoring how you are with client’s. Evan’s meditation teacher, George Haas, defines authenticity as: “the moment where you could change course and present yourself differently in order to keep a connection going.” Evan’s book recommendations. Ecstatic dance and the multifaceted self.

Conversation #1. Gaea Woods speaks to Antioch University Los Angeles Professor Mark Troedson, PhD, MFT.

Topics we explore include: What courses Mark teaches at Antioch in the Spiritual Depth Psychology (SDP) Department. Erotic Transference. Expanding the idea of 'erotic' beyond sexuality. Being connected in a feeling way to your clients. Participation Mystique. The 2015 film Embrace of The Serpent. Jungian Psychology. The Cultural Complex. Relation to the shadow. Archetypes. Utilizing Google image search to examine cultural archetypes and the collective unconscious. Looking at the path towards becoming a psychoanalyst in 4 parts: 1) Your own analysis 2) Connecting to culture 3) Tending deeply to the humanities, e.g. human sciences, literature, history 4) Reading psychological theory and research. Jung’s notion of personality: thinking, feeling, intuition and sensation. Book and movie recommendations which are relevant for contemplation from a Jungian perspective.

For more information about some of the topics discussed during our conversation, please visit Mark Troedson’s You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyxI_wqKDor98duJ0StEM7A