Barbara Boyd

Barbara Boyd serves as Adjunct Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, teaching Directed Research and advising thesis production. Previously, she instructed courses including Process of Psychotherapy, Career Development, and Clinical Practice.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute

Barbara's research explores trauma therapy through neuropsychological and depth approaches, embodied trauma resolution, family dynamics for households with young teen girls, relationship skill enhancement, attachment theory, dream analysis, and archetypal psychology centered on the Goddess archetype and Sacred Feminine empowerment. She champions healing through group processes, facilitating a weekly Women's Relationship Group that integrates these frameworks.

Professional recognitions include Clinical Fellowship with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Membership in the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and its Santa Barbara Chapter.

As a thesis advisor, Barbara guides student research in counseling psychology contexts, though no specific grants or funded projects are documented in available materials.