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An Interview with Alexandra Rusu, MFT Consortium Stipend Recipient by Bonnie Bright, Ph.D.
Even at an early age, Alexandra Rusu found herself fascinated by the way people’s bodies seemed to be affected by their emotions. When she was just five years old, she sat in on grownups' conversations so she could listen to their stories, a sure sign her daimon (the inspiring force within that connects us to our calling was at work even then. As an immigrant who fled the tyranny of Romania’s Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu when she was very young, Alexandra has been profoundly interested in healing and in
the archetypal concept of “home.” She also produces stunning paintings which grew out of her own work with a therapist.
Since she found the Counseling Psychology program with its emphasis in depth psychology at Pacifica a few years ago, she herself has felt at home in a field that emphasizes soul and the perspective of the soul.
She perceives the art of counseling as being a bit like being a midwife of the soul, she offers.
The way nature plays a part in our healing and in the wholeness of ourselves was a topic of discussion in Rusu’s coursework in the Counseling program. She remembers one class in particular with Pacifica Chancellor, Stephen Aizenstat, where they talked about the connection with nature and how everything dreams—including nature. Now, as she moves into the world as a counselor and therapist, she definitely plans to integrate some of those ideas into her own work with clients. Emphasizing and working with the
intricate connection between us and nature helps create a more whole human, she believes—an idea that is integral to therapy.
For more information, visit:
DepthInsights.com
OR
InstituteforSoulCenteredPsychologyAndCoaching.com
An Interview with Alexandra Rusu, MFT Consortium Stipend Recipient by Bonnie Bright, Ph.D.
Even at an early age, Alexandra Rusu found herself fascinated by the way people’s bodies seemed to be affected by their emotions. When she was just five years old, she sat in on grownups' conversations so she could listen to their stories, a sure sign her daimon (the inspiring force within that connects us to our calling was at work even then. As an immigrant who fled the tyranny of Romania’s Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu when she was very young, Alexandra has been profoundly interested in healing and in
the archetypal concept of “home.” She also produces stunning paintings which grew out of her own work with a therapist.
Since she found the Counseling Psychology program with its emphasis in depth psychology at Pacifica a few years ago, she herself has felt at home in a field that emphasizes soul and the perspective of the soul.
She perceives the art of counseling as being a bit like being a midwife of the soul, she offers.
The way nature plays a part in our healing and in the wholeness of ourselves was a topic of discussion in Rusu’s coursework in the Counseling program. She remembers one class in particular with Pacifica Chancellor, Stephen Aizenstat, where they talked about the connection with nature and how everything dreams—including nature. Now, as she moves into the world as a counselor and therapist, she definitely plans to integrate some of those ideas into her own work with clients. Emphasizing and working with the
intricate connection between us and nature helps create a more whole human, she believes—an idea that is integral to therapy.
For more information, visit:
DepthInsights.com
OR
InstituteforSoulCenteredPsychologyAndCoaching.com
