Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University

The graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling (formerly Transpersonal Counseling Psychology) programs at Naropa University take a holistic view of human psychology. Rather than viewing psychology from the perspective of mental health or illness, transpersonal psychology examines psychological experience along with the vast realm of human spiritual phenomena that include mystical or religious experiences, intuition, different states of consciousness, creativity, and contemplative practice.

We started with three concentrations—Counseling Psychology, Wilderness Therapy, and Art Therapy, and we have grown to offer six concentrations:

- Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling
- Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling
- Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling
- Somatic Counseling
- Somatic Counseling: Dance Movement Theories and Practice
- Transpersonal Contemplative Art–Based Counseling

The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program uses a rigorous exploration of the great psychological movements of the East and West, the world's wisdom traditions, contemplative education, and practical experience to help you develop the tools to help others transcend suffering and express their fullest potential.

Discover the program:

[chamicels]

I have schizoid affective w/depression and I am an atheist ...would do this help me?

[divinrealm]

this would be a dream, but I don't know if there are many jobs that are really looking for a person with a transpersonal psychology degree. I'm worried that it would be difficult to find a job with this degree versus something more practical like occupational psychology. I am definitely conflicted.

[markomaitz]

how can one include consciousness itself ? When people use consciousness just like any other word it always leaves me startled. how can one speak of mystery if there is no trace of mystery in the language one uses ?

[radicalhonesty]

It seems so wildly impossible to imagine that the people still willfully in a comatose state after a year of this insanity... will ever wake up.
I don't know what to think any more...
Sometimes I'm certain it's all a mass awakening happening at turtle-speed, and all is perfect; divine timing.
Other times... watching zombies in masks, salivating with excitement over the mark of the beast... that's when I lose my ability to hold on to hope...
(I also heard David icke speak in an interview about the coming of 6g and 7g! How will humanity survive that?)