Sam Hinds, PhD

Sam’s approach to therapy is grounded in depth psychology, emphasizing the cultivation of mindfulness, somatic awareness, relational attunement, and imaginal exploration. He specializes in helping clients access the unexamined parts of themselves – those that shape their behaviors, motivations, habits, perceptions, and reactions - by making space for the tending of fears, patterns, dreams, fantasies, and the relational dynamics that arise between therapist and client, which often mirror the client’s relational dynamics in their life outside of therapy.

Ultimately, therapy with Sam is a sacred container where the tending of wounds and challenges gradually catalyzes healing, growth, and personal transformation. It is a holistic, relationally-attuned approach aimed at supporting the client's journey toward living from greater wholeness and growing towards unrestrained expressiveness, something he wishes for all individuals.

The integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness into the therapeutic process is another way that Sam supports his clients in accessing the hidden aspects of their psyche—which, at times, may include experiences that can be interpreted as mystical experiences or encounters with the soul’s depths. Specifically, working therapeutically with ketamine can support the revelation of long-neglected aspects of the self, leading to deepened insight and opportunities to consciously process dormant emotions.

Sam is a scholar and writer, poet and imaginal journeyer, explorer and facilitator of collective wisdom practices. He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and an MA in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he currently serves as adjunct faculty. His study of Jungian, archetypal and transpersonal psychology has been enriched by his own experiences in Jugnian analysis, where dreams and imagination serve as gateways to healing and personal development.