Before you go further, please be sure you are applying for membership with YOUR REAL NAME, FIRST AND LAST, or if you are signing up as an organization, publisher, or project, list the organization name here; then list the name of the contact person in the next question.
Hilary Leighton
Which of the following best describes your proposed membership status? If you are signing up with your first and last name, please choose "Individual." Please do NOT choose one of the other options unless you are creating a profile page with a business or organization name
Individual
What are your main areas of interest?
Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Mythology, Ecopsychology, Somatic Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Dreamwork, Breathwork, Astrology
If you are signing up as an Individual Member, do you have a degree in Depth Psychology?
PhD
If so, from what institution?
University of Victoria
Are you a licensed or clinical therapist?
Integrated Body Psychotherapist (eco-psychotherapist) in private practice
Please share a little about yourself by way of introduction. What draws you to Depth Psychology and what are you looking for from this community?
My teachers have included James Hillman, Steve Aizenstat, Bill Plotkin, Joanna Macy, Dave Abram and others. I am interested in finding like-minded practitioners (and innovative programs/Pro D) as well as engaging in soul-furthering conversations that span heaven and earth...
Do you belong to any other online Psychology-related communities or orgs? If so, which?
IBP Institute, Victoria Chapter of the Jungian Society, Animas Valley Institute
Comments
Hi Hilary. I'd like to add my welcome to Ed's. Bill Plotkin was the first author I ever read that introduced me to depth psychology--and my cohort mate from Pacifica, Carol, has been heavily involved with AVI for a few years.
Meanwhile, hopefully, you've had a chance to explore the online community a bit and are finding a dynamic group of likeminded people who are all fascinated by the field of depth psychology. Our members come from many walks of life--artists, writers, doctors, healing professionals, counselors, students, business people, etc--so there is much cross-disciplinary knowledge and experience here to be shared.
On that note, I hope you're finding opportunities to engage as you browse the vast content and interact with others. You may want to consider joining the online book club if you haven’t already—There's a new author each month, and you can jump in at anytime and participate at whatever level you wish. Even if you don't have the book for this month, you can read all the comments that have gone on so far and get a feel for the story--or Feb. 1 will bring a wonderful new book from Jungian Analyst Erel Shalit as well as a special online study group on Astrology.
It looks like you're doing just fine, but in case you need detailed help navigating the site, please use the following link-- http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/page/navigating-the-site --and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions at all! I look forward to seeing you around the community~Bonnie Bright, Founder
Welcome Hilary,
First off - I really like your website and the programs you offer! The photography on the site caught my imagination right away. Okay, back to official stuff - Glad you joined the Alliance. Please feel free to jump into the discussions among the many blogs, forums, and groups. Also, you may want to advertise your programs and events within our events section.
Okay, back to personal - I look forward to your posts.
Ed