Pacifica Graduate Institute
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Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California, is a private graduate school internationally renowned for its pioneering focus on depth psychology, offering highly regarded master's and doctoral programs in counseling, clinical psychology, and mythological studies. The student experience is uniquely structured around a collaborative, retreat-style learning model where students gather on scenic coastal campuses for intensive, multi-day sessions that foster deep personal reflection and a tight-knit academic community. What truly sets Pacifica apart is its distinctive educational philosophy of "tending soul in and of the world" and its privilege of housing the personal archives of legendary mythologist Joseph Campbell and archetypal psychologist James Hillman.
Wikipedia:Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit graduate school with two campuses near Santa Barbara, California. The institute offers masters and doctoral degrees in the fields of clinical psychology, counseling, mythological studies, depth psychology, and the humanities. The institute is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
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