Depth psychological clinical traditions emerged out of tremendous world crises: horrific world wars, health threats, and culminations of oppressive ideologies in violence toward Jewish people, women, colonially occupied people and the poor. The founders of depth psychologies wrote about their clinical work with people who faced violence, destruction and oppressive cultural norms. They emphasized human complexity, cultural and spiritual foundations of human lives, and the importance of recognizing the power of being wounded healers and questioning knowledge seekers.
Contemporary depth psychology continues to be a radical voice and a departure from mainstream psychological theories of control and Pollyannaism. Please join the Chair of PhD program in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute to explore whether this program of study can fit into your goals (and dreams) of becoming a depth psychologist who aspires to become an astute relational clinician, a critical human science scholar and an engaged citizen-activist.
Dr. Yakushko’s training and interests span depth psychology, women and gender studies, and psychology. Her clinical and research interests focus on immigration, human trafficking, diversity, and gender issues. In addition, she has written on indigenous healing practices, women’s spirituality, multicultural counseling approaches, and qualitative cross-cultural research methods. Dr. Yakushko has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and book reviews. She has received several awards for her scholarly work and activism including an APA Presidential Citations (2008), (2011) and the Oliva Espin Social Justice Award (2008). In addition to her scholarly work, she has been active in the American Psychological Association and local initiatives focused on health and spirituality. Her goal as a chair is to nurture both the students and the clinical programs toward a soulful engagement with issues of today’s world, inside and outside the classroom. In December 2016, she published this article: Yakushko, O., Hoffman, L., Morgan Consoli, M. L., & Lee, G. (2016). On methods, methodologies, and continued colonization of knowledge in the study of ‘ethnic minorities’: Comment on Hall et al. (2016). American Psychologist, 71(9), 890-891.
