Program

Depth Psychology M.A. Student Theses

Theses are available through Sonoma State´s Schulz Library.

 

Class of 2009

• Linda L. Elliott, The puella comes to age: Midlife and psychological maturity
• Fred M. Taylor, Individuation symbolism in the parable of the prodigal son
• Virginia Thomas, Re-visioning the Enneagram
• Gilda Zucolella, Writing as a healing art

Class of 2008

• Colby Gillette, An oral portrait of my grandfather
• Tamara Long, Transforming the Prince Charming complex
• Dorene Mahoney, Images of individuation: Using collage to inquire into the nature of disquiet
• JoHanna McNamee, Pieces and dreams of a healing journey after family tragedy
• Jacqueline Senator Orcutt, The alchemy of sacred art: The intuitive art process of self-discovery
• Kathryn Quick, Listening to the Green Man: Looking at nature in a more balanced way
• Deborah Salomon, Bridging past and future: Integrating my Jewish ancestral inheritance in a time between religious myths

Class of 2007

• Anton Cehlinder, Norse archetypal images as found in Norwegian and Swedish fairytales: Christianity's northern shadows
• Lisa Kubiak, A book of shadows: The wounding of the dark feminine
• Sarah Rankin, A terrapsychological study of the psyche of Petaluma as found in the stories of the land and as mirrored by my own psyche

Class of 2006

• Monique Aguerre, The inner pantheon: Exploring the hidden realms of the psyche through masks
• Nanci Haines, Embodied mythology: A somatic exploration of the descent of Inanna
• Jake Kaminker, The psychology of relativity: An alchemical model of consciousness, cosmology, and transformation
• Rachel McKay, She picks the fruit from the tree that she is: On becoming a poet and finding healing through writing
• Patrick McMahon, Achilles' shield and the middle passage: Homer's The Iliad and men's transition from mid to late middle age
• Erin Needham, The wisdom of not knowing: A journey into emptiness
• Julie O'Neill, Reclaiming the embodied feminine voice
• Glenna Zogg, Conscious descent into the underworld: A path toward wholeness

Class of 2005

• Amy Jessen, Nature assemblage: Reconnecting to the feminine through art and ritual in nature
• Purvinder Kaur, My search for the inner Goddess: An exploration of Durga, Kali, Saraswati, and Lakshmi
• Silver Love, Empty mind — full belly: A conceptual exploration and depth inquiry into a reflection process of somatic instinctual responses in the area of the hara and solar plexus
• Zardoa Love, Living the personal myth: A depth inquiry into the use of the personal myth as a process for exploring the magical world of the unconscious
• Tony Marano, The gift of Ariadne: Seeking the inner stranger
• Anna Merville, The dance of love: Remembering my sacred sexuality
• Vanessa Metcalf, Conscious embodiment: A depth inquiry exploring the psychological and emotional undercurrents of compulsive eating and obesity
• Carol St. Clair, Calling the Goddess home
• Abdelmalek Yamani, Individuation and Ihsan: A cross-cultural perspective

Class of 2004

• Catherine Bargfrede-Norris, Tracking unconscious energy: A process of self exploration which follows unconscious energy through dream to creative energy
• Karen Danielson, The transformative power of the labyrinth
• Tonio Garcia-Romero, Following my bliss: A heuristic journey into the libidinal drive of a musician
• Claudia Holt, Vessels of transformation: Birthing a personal myth
• Danielle Kelleher, The green of winter: Growth in darkness
• Lori Peterson, Eating disorders from an inner world perspective
• Lora Robertson, Creative process as a path toward individuation
• Kathleen Sutton, The heart of the feminine: Connecting spirit and matter

Class of 2003

• Aline Dietel, Essential fire: Redeeming the struggle of conflict for intimacy and transformation in marital relationships
• Michelle Glaubiger, Unearthing my soul: A woman´s quest to understand her true spiritual nature
• Sissa Nelson Harris, Disquiet as guide: One woman´s experience of liminality in mid-life
• Shelly Horan, Developing inner authority: An exploration of identity, voice, and self
• Felicia Dobrinen Hyllested, Falling down the blowhole of a whale: A heuristic account of an identity crisis
• Nagomi Ito, Weaving story into meaning: Warp and weft of my Japanese soul
• Daryn McKeown, The castle beyond the tower: An exploration of the imaginal realm
• Jay Redelsperger, Harvesting James: Music as an expression of human truth

Class of 2002

• Catherine Alexander, Becoming gold: An alchemical journey through cancer
• Vicki Bailey, Journaling as access to the soul
• Brian Beckwith, A barefooted pilgrim: Manifesting wholeness through ego development
• Sandra Beddow, Redefining soul: My personal journey
• Cathy J. Decker, Mandala: An artistic journey into self
• Sussanna Dimmitt, From maiden to mother: A design for support groups for new mothers
• Lisa Gilberti, Between homes: The quarter-life crisis experienced as a rite of passage
• Andi Gletty, Art is my witness: Healing through drawing
• Juliana Marie Holmstrom, The self-defining feminine: A lesbian woman´s exploration of her subjective reality
• Lynn L. Marchand, Healing the wound through collage
• Bethany Mulholland, Understanding self-injury: Building bridges to our inner world
• Judi Radiloff, The mother, the moon, and the muse: Exploring the wounds of abandonment through the archetypal Great Mother
• Tracy Whitaker, Ritual: A container for transformation

Class of 2001

• Robert Abbot-Florez, Masculine identity as transformed through the vision quest.
• Jane Ferris, The lightning way: Dreams, art and transformation
• Lya Marie Lithgow, Guided by mystery: Dreams and the process of individuation
• Sara Eve Martin, Chaos to creativity: Archetypal death and rebirth cycles in my life as a daughter of a mother with dissociative identity disorder
• Jane Nakasako, A creative synthesis of East and West: Finding balance in paradox
• Leslie Paige, Coming home to myself: A heuristic study of mother-daughter separation