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Jeri Castronova, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist, Author, Teacher, Artist and World Traveler.
Jeri Castronova was born and raised in Southern California. She wrote her first story, ‘Sinbad the Sailor,’ in the second grade. Since then, she has written short stories, newsletters, scripts, songs, poetry, an off-Broadway musical titled I Am Woman, and a dissertation on Energy Healing and Back Pain.
She has presented professional papers at national and international psychology conventions. While on staff at Camarillo State Hospital and Napa State Hospital in CA, she began a nonfiction book that included case studies of her psychiatric patients, as well as her own spiritual experiences. The package—book, workbook, and video—are used in her workshops. She has been interviewed on radio and TV, and appears at women’s expos, psychic fairs, book festivals, and community organizations.
Jeri is a member of the American Psychological Association, past President of Prescott Writers and is currently on the Board of the Arizona Authors Association. Her artistic skills include oil and acrylic paintings, with art exhibited in Sedona galleries and at the Sedona Visual Artists annual show in November at Tlaquepaque.
Travels for fun, culture, history, pleasure, and exploration of timeline memories have included these fascinating places: Italy, France, England, Scotland, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Crete, Mexico, Yucatan, Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Hawaii, and the U.S.
Her life-long passions for ancient Egypt, archeology, and the mysteries of 2012 come together in her mystical thriller series.
Book 1 - Code of the King: A Deadly Search for Ancient Wisdom.
Book 2 - Quest for the Emerald Tablets: The Secret of Alchemist Gold.
Book 3 - Symbols of the Grid: Matrix of Mastery
EDUCATION
California Graduate Institute: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Antioch University: M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Antioch University: B.A. in Psychology
Healing Light Center Church: Ordained Minister of Natural Theology in Sacred Healing
Healing Light Center Church: B.A. in Natural Theology in Sacred Healing
Woodbury University: B.A. in Business Administration
Tae Ryong: Brown Belt in Tae Kwon Do
PRESENTATIONS
PAINT THE SKY AND DANCE: WOMEN AND THE NEW MYTHS presented at: Granite Mountain Psychological Society, Prescott, AZ
Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art & Artists, Santa Fe, American Assoc. of University Women, Napa CA, Marin County Psychological Assoc. Marin CA
Napa Valley Psychological Assoc. Napa CA, Napa State Hospital, Napa CA, American Psychological Assoc. Convention, Honolulu
SHAKESPEARE'S MYTHIC HEROS: THE ART OF DRAMATIC UNDOING
Presented at Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art & Artists, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K.
SYMBOLISM & THERAPY: PARALLELS WITH DANTE'S JOURNEY INTO HELL,
Presented at the American Psychological Convention, Los Angeles, CA, and Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art & Artists, Florence,Italy, and Camarillo State Hospital
A COMPARISON OF SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND ENERGY HEALING FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Presented at the American Psychological Assoc. convention, Washington DC.
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