Soul Space
Meet Stacey Shelby, Ph.D.
Stacey Shelby, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, educator, and depth psychotherapist. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in BC, Canada, a certified clinical dream tender, and she has studied in plant medicines and yoga traditions. She is adjunct faculty teaching at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. She holds a masters and Ph.D. in Depth Psychology with a specialization in Jungian and Archetypal Studies.
Dr. Shelby is the founder of the Squamish Counselling Clinic (an in-person clinic in Squamish, BC) and also Dr. Stacey Shelby and Associates, (a video-based team of depth-oriented therapist). She has her own thriving therapy practice working over Zoom, where she works with adults in various stages of personal transformation throughout North America. She is gifted at working with the symbolic language of the soul and she is dedicated to honoring the soul as it presents in the lived experience of daily life.
She is the author of two depth psychology books: Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype: A guide to Becoming a Whole In-Divisible Woman (2018); and Love and Soul-Making: Searching the Depths of Romantic Love (2022), both published by Chiron Publications.
She lives between Squamish, BC and Los Angeles, California with her son and dog.
Depth Psychology
Depth Psychology as a therapeutic practice recognizes the psyche is at the heart of our human suffering and growth.
The word psychology is derived of two root words: psyche and logos. Psyche is Greek for “soul,” and in Latin is, “animating spirit.” Logos is a rational and organizing principle connected with “word” and “knowledge.” Therapy is derived from therapeia, which is Latin for “taking care of,” while in Greek it means, “to cure.”
Depth psychology is, in essence, caring for (therapeia) and engaging in discourse to develop knowledge (logos) of the mysterious animating spirit, the deep soul (psyche). In short, it is caring for the soul.
Origins
Moving into relationship with the soul is a path to individuation as Carl Jung described. Individuation is a process whereby we each move toward wholeness and living a full and meaningful life that is unique for each person. It recognizes that there are archetypal and mythic underpinnings in every person’s life.
As we become aware of these patterns we can find our authentic way of being in the world and live a life inspired from our individual, in-divisible deep source. Often emotional suffering—particularly due to relationship and vocation—as well as illness, depression, and addictions are symptoms of the soul.
My approach is to move into relationship to the archetype at the core of the complex or wounding and find meaningfulness in it. As a depth therapist I provide a supportive relationship that helps the individual live an authentic, unique, and creative life that is meaningful and purposeful.
Join our Community
and receive a free worksheet to use with Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype: A Guide to Becoming a Whole Indivisible Woman, and stay current on the latest big information.