Ann Gila, M.A., MFTAdjunct Faculty

University Email: ann.gila@sofia.edu

Psychosynthesis: A Psychology of the Spirit; and A Psychotherapy of Love: Psychosynthesis in Practice. (SUNY Press)

Credentials: M.A., MFT

Education:

• B.A. San Jose State University
• M.A. Sonoma State University

Career:

• Licensed psychotherapist in Palo Alto, California Research associate at a California state mental hospital on a research project studying young men diagnosed with schizophrenia
• Completed advanced training in psychosynthesis
• Worked as therapist, trainer, and editor for the Psychosynthesis Institute and the journal Synthesis in Palo Alto/San Francisco
• Completed training in Gestalt Therapy with Erv and Miriam Polster
• Taught at John F. Kennedy University
• Taught at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology for twenty years
• Taught Psychosynthesis public and professional programs in the United States, England, and Italy
• Coauthor of The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth