Masters' Theses
This is a list of Masters’ Theses that have been completed at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, available from the library. You can also see the Ph.D. Dissertation list.
It is also available as a PDF file.
Ammitzboll, Marianne (1991)
Menopause: a natural rite of passage: women's voices at midlife
Anstiss, Andrea (2004)
Women's journeys to embodiment: an organic inquiry
Armstrong, Sarah (1996)
Long-term marriage as a journey of personal and spiritual growth
Arwen, Elicia Mina (2002)
Dreams as an aspect of the healing process of the female incest survivor: a phenomenological study
Belanger, Sheila Lynne (1995)
Bridging realities: the shamanic journey to the healer archetype Chiron
Berke, Mary C. (2004)
At Anandi's door--opening to agelessness and the divine feminine: an extended organic case study
Bibee, Bruce (1998)
An exploration of spiritual warriorship and its applications
Blair, Vicki M. (2007)
Relationship and transformation: a phenomenological study of relationship as spiritual practice
Boylan, Gerald M. (1988)
Self-image/God-image: a study of recovery from addiction
Branco, Cheryl A. (1994)
A community trial of a transpersonal cardiac rehabilitation program
Breiddal, Susan M. F. (1996)
A phenomenological study of the experience of participants attending a course written for the Unitarian Church, entitled Spirituality in everyday life
Brown, Susan Elaina (2000)
Imagination, art-making, and self-emergence as described by four visual artists
Bryars, Julie Ann (1992)
Relationship between states of consciousness during the dying process and the quality of the death experience
Byford, Curtis (1991)
Holotropic breathwork: a potential therapeutic intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in female incest victims
Cahill, Veronica S. (1995)
Two paths up the same mountain: Teresa of Avila's seven mansions and the seven chakras
Catterton-Freeman, J. Karen (1995)
Transpersonal experience as a healing resource for transitions and meaningful rites of passage: a psychosynthesis workshop for adults experiencing life changes
Compton, Marshal (2003)
Living water: exploring psychological aspects of our attraction and connection to an element in nature
Copeland, Poppy (1991)
Expanded consciousness: a quasi-phenomenological inquiry into the transition experience of Asians to America
Corrignan, Anne-Marie (1994)
Transitions and rites of passage: evaluation of a transpersonal workshop for adults experiencing life changes
Dennis, Dawn (2004)
Creative self discovery: the road to inner knowledge and better choices
Ditto, Douglas Irl (1994)
ITP External Program: a vision for the future
Do Rozario, Loretta (1988)
Model of a transpersonal growth group: developing a peer paradigm of learning
Dokis, Terry B. (2001)
Native North American ethnometaphysical approaches: creating pedagogic bridging mechanisms in a university setting
Dorney, Earl D. (1995)
A method of assisting meditation in real-time using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing during the stages of traditional meditation
Duchesneau, Lisa Yvette (1996)
Personal growth and the arts: a qualitative study of four women artists' experience
Edgcombe, Dianne (2002)
Beyond the physical: an exploration into the structure of reality through one individual's exceptional experiences
Fangman, Susan (1995)
Self-realization and beyond: the consciousness of sainthood: principles of transpersonal psychology applied to the life of Mata Amritanandamayi
Francis, Karen Ander (1994)
Sacred stories: God-images and healing from childhood sexual abuse
Gaenslen, J. Anthony (1995)
Quaker light: a healing presence in a troubled world
Gilmour, Sylvia Anita (1994)
Invocation of inner imagery: combining hypnosis and poetry to access innate sources of creativity and healing
Goodrich, Theodore J. (1989)
The discovery of spiritual values in American culture: an examination of transformational processes
Harber, Sarah (2001)
A phenomenological study of nine experiential games as media for transformation in five married couples
Harrison Mackay, Lindsay Meredith.
The Berkal Technique for trauma elimination and the treatment of depression
Hodges, William M. (1994)
A descriptive case study of the feeling process: a transpersonal psychotherapy
Jaltuch, Dorothy E. (1997)
Mindfulness-based stress reduction: a transpersonal approach in a hospital employee wellness center
Johnson, Amberlynne (2004)
Transpersonal experiences of Neo-Pagans
Kirkpatrick, David H. (1988)
Existential balance: a phenomenological study of personal growth in the ITP external certificate program
Kizzar, Patricia Genevieve (2007)
Our feminine voices: transpersonal healing in a patriarchal society
Lachman, Sharry Odell (1999)
The impact of mind/body healing on women in mid-life transition
Law, Sally Kar wai (2007)
The dynamics of approach and avoidance: the journey of caring professionals in befriending death and dying
Leone, Joseph Daniel (1996)
The rebirth of the Christian apophatic spirit: embracing the dark night of the soul
Lerch, Marilyn (1992)
The implementation of an integrative education learning module in an urban public high school
Lesher, Jennifer S. (2001)
The experiences of eight married women who conceived children by anonymous donor insemination
Lowson, Sherilyn M. (1989)
On discovering and creating meaning
MacInnis, Donna Lee (1995)
Spiritual practices and anxiety disorders: a pilot study of the management and resolution of anxiety disorders using the practices of the path of the Light and Sound of God
McCool, Barbara P. (1992)
Organizational healing
Malecek., Stefan J. (1998)
Addictions and dissociation as autohypnotic phenomena
Manley, Maureen Rose (1989)
Development and testing of training materials for intake personnel of the Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program
Manos, Catherine (2002)
Sacred earth: connecting with elemental Earth energies through creative expression
Mattina, Carol Ann (1993)
Follow your bliss: an exploratory study using past-life regression
Millington, Therese O. (1991)
A phenomenological study of the felt experience of community
Morris, Michelle (1995)
Cancer patients and the shamanic journey: power animals and healing
Moyer, Larry G. (1989)
Hypnosis as a therapeutic tool in cases of spiritual emergence
Nelms, Christopher-Ann (1995)
Supporting people during spiritual emergency: a manual and resource guide for non-clinicians
Neville, Elizabeth Ann (1994)
Australian consciousness: the relationship between the land and the consciousness of Australians
Nolan, Lisa (1988)
A symbological study of women's quest for soul and spirit
Overton, Martha Elizabeth Smith (1994)
Effect of music on pain and physiological response in the post anesthesia care unit
Owen, Allison Sally (2001)
Shamanism of the sacred arts: a transpersonal journey for transformation and healing through the exploration of consciousness and shamanic pathways
Panagotacos, Victoria (2003)
Exploration of multi-generational family and surrounding cultural systems: how primary and secondary losses silently impacted current generation's meaning of motherhood and contributed to rejection of pregnancy
Paulson, Daryl S. (1998)
Integral healthcare: integration and evaluation of treatment modalities
Pease, Martha C. (1992)
The pendulum as a tool to explore the relationship between self-perceived emotional issues and chakra activity
Phelps, Eric Ivo (2005)
Present, personal and empathic: an intervention study on facilitating relational presence
Pitarre, Melinda Marie (2001)
A spiritual practice for women: nurturing a felt connection to the divine feminine through immersion in female imagery
Read, Lesley (1993)
Journey to the center of the Labyrinth
Rourke, Philomena (1997)
New epiphanies for the corporate realm: a place of spirit
Rowe, Nancy Mangano (1994)
Lifestyles and activities that nourish the creative process and spirit: nine artists speak
Rowland, Joanne (1996)
Dying well: the role of the spiritual caregiver
Rupp, Joyce (1994)
Deepening places: images and midlife spirituality
Russell, Colleen R. (1998)
Coming home to herself: stories of women returning to the feminine to reclaim their authentic selves
Russillo, Janice Trovato (1995)
Religious change and the search for meaning: a spiritual journey to Buddhist conversion
Saari, Pamela (2003)
Stories of sacred pleasure: an organic inquiry into the experience of four women who use movement as a spiritual practice
Scher, Cynthia D. (2009)
The spiritual practice of Shamanic journeying: a means for psychospiritual transformation
Sharp, Ron (1995)
Embracing the inner child: a course guideline and evaluation
Singh, Mitra (2001)
Integrating body, mind, and spirit into the workplace: a transpersonal perspective on health promotion programs in corporate United States and corporate Canada
Smith, Reg (1991)
The transpersonal aspects of bodywork
Springer, Judith W. (1994)
Awareness, access, and choice: a transpersonal perspective on dissociation, association, health and illness
Steiner, June R. (1993)
The effects of an enhanced learning environment: participant's views of a collaborative team model referred to as "anchoring"/assisting, found in the four-fold way training
Sullivan, Jeanette S. (2007)
Pushing the membrane of the possible: a case study in the use of five transpersonal practices in goal setting and goal achievement
Thompson, Debra (2001)
Grief in the workplace: an exploration into the needs of the bereaved employee and the employer
Torres, Ceresa Bogert (1994)
Modern rites of passage for adolescent girls (midwifing the birth of the feminine)
Trujillo, Daniel (2001)
Holy healing: a spiritual psychotherapeutic approach
Van Raalte, Barbara Jane (Kelly) (1994)
Spiritual emergence syndromes: toward a greater understanding of the human spirit: an introductory workshop for health care professionals
Van Raalte, Sharon (1994)
Shamanism and psychiatry: old skills, new skills, in search of a common voice, contemporary applications of an ancient spiritual practice
Vyverberg, Joan C. (1988)
Four Westerners' experience with Tibetan Buddhism
Waard., Fransje de (2004)
Noetic navigation through madness and mysticism: a qualitative exploration
Whitney, Linda J. (1992)
Encounters with the dead: an exploration of the effects of after-death contact on the living
Wolf, Debbie L. (1989)
A field guide to the transitions of dying: developing a practical approach for dying persons and their caregivers
Wolfer, Barry M. (1991)
Playing with a full reality
