Group Work that Transforms.
Psychodrama translates from Greek as “soul in action" and was developed by JL Moreno as a method that synthesized science and religion in service of the evolution of humankind. Psychodrama as a depth psychological group process is also a philosophy and way of life. It can be considered the extraverted equivalent to Jung’s introverted methods; action imagination in contrast with active imagination. Both are alchemical processes that reveal divine or source energy, make the unconscious conscious, the invisible visible, transforming what is being worked on towards wholeness and its highest potential.
My Story
Sue Shaffer, PhD, LCMHC, CP
Sue Shaffer is a Certified Practitioner (CP) through the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. Her journey began in 1999 at Southwestern College, a consciousness-centered graduate school in Santa Fe, NM, where she was first introduced to the method by Kate Cook, TEP. Reflecting on that time, Sue recalls:
"From my first experience, I sensed something deep and indescribable occurring. While I couldn't articulate it then, I have since come to understand it as a depth psychological process. There is a riveting, initiatory moment in psychodrama when a person realizes the method transcends time and space."
In 2013, Sue moved to Vermont, where she continued to offer and study psychodrama under the mentorship of Dr. Herb Propper, TEP. Driven to explore the profound "numinous" moments she witnessed in the field, she completed a PhD in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in Jungian and Archetypal Studies. Her research culminated in her dissertation, The Stage and the Stone: Psychodrama, Alchemy, and Jung, which bridges the gap between psychodramatic practice and the transformative processes of the human psyche.
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