Devona Snook is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco where she works with individual adults, couples, and children. She holds a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Somatics from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.
Her work is grounded in body-centered approaches and is informed by her interest in ecopsychology and contemplative practices. In addition to this she brings 12 years of experience in the healing practices of bodywork, mindfulness, and expressive arts to her work. Her background in movement practices and a lifelong exploration of nature have taught her the importance of attunement and deep presence in support of psyche’s movement toward wholeness.
She also works out of doors with clients who are interested in connecting with nature as an ally in self-growth and development. In addition to therapy she leads wilderness retreats and helps facilitate ceremony to mark and celebrate life transitions. To support nature-based therapeutic work she has trained with the School of Lost Borders and is certified in Wilderness First Aid.
Advanced Psychotherapy Trainings and Classes
- Tending the Soul: The Art and Practice of Jungian Psychotherapy, year-long program at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco (2010-2011)
- The Heart in Somatic Psychotherapy, Bill Bowen Psychophysical Therapy (2008)
- Enhancing Parental and Caregiver Empathy through Somatic Resonance, Alan Fogel, PhD, Children’s Hospital and Research Center, Oakland (2007)
- Re-Creation of the Self – Model of Human Systems as an Approach to Psychotherapy, Hakomi Institute & Jon Eisman (2006)
- Responding to Life – Core Patterns & Therapeutic Strategy Training, Hakomi Institute (2006)
- The Body Remembers: the Psychophysiology of Trauma, Babette Rotchschild & Hakomi Institute (2006)
- Somatic Resourcing, Bill Bowen Psychophysical Therapy (2005)
- Working with Attachment and Trauma, Janina Fisher, PhD, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (2005)
- Approaches to Treating Dissociation, Janina Fisher, PhD, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (2005)
- Regeneration after Trauma: A Somatic Approach, Stacie Haines, Somatics and Trauma (2005)
Authentic Movement
- Teaching Assistant for Movement Approaches in Somatic Psychotherapy, Barbara Holifield, CIIS (2009)
- Authentic Movement Groups and Supervised Triad, Barbara Holifield (between 2006 – 2010)
- Clinical Approaches to Movement from a Jungian Perspective, Barbara Holifield, CIIS (2003)
Eco-psychology Training
- Ecopsychology Experiential Training, Initiation and Soul-Making in the Wilderness, EarthWays, (2010)
- Apprentice/Assistant for Women’s Vision Fast, School of Lost Borders (2008)
- Two-week Vision Fast Training, School of Lost Borders (2007)
- Mirroring the Four Shields of Human Nature, School of Lost Borders (2007)
- Four Shields of Woman, Experiential Training in Ecopsychology, Cynthia Morrow & Annie Deichmann (2007)
Affiliations
California Association for Marriage & Family Therapists
Association for Play Therapy
