Karalee Hayes earned her graduate degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. She is currently working in private practice located in the Atwater Village district of Los Angeles, California. She provides counseling for individuals, couples, families, children and teens. And conducts small community workshops regarding dream work aiming to form a deeper connection to one's instincts and intuition.
While at Pacifica, Karalee was educated in imaginal and archetypal psychology and the Jungian tradition. She received instruction from pioneers in the Depth tradition including James Hillman, Maryanne Woodman and Christine Downing. Karalee wrote and published her thesis (found in the academic data base Pro-Quest), which explored how to strengthen intuition through dream work, mythology and the principles of depth psychotherapy. The aim of the study was to create a form of therapy that would empower future clients to access their natural intuitive nature and wisdom thus making way for one’s ability to actualize authenticity, self-agency and gain clarity around one’s purpose/calling.
As part of her graduate studies, Karalee worked as a Marriage and Family Therapist trainee, providing psychotherapy to adolescent girls and their families. She conducted weekly court mandated psycho-educational counseling sessions with men and women who batter, as well as adult sex offenders and juveniles struggling with anger management and incarceration.
Karalee’s history of creating community workshops and retreats began in 1998 when she became a founding member of The Silver Circle Center for Arts and Awareness. The SCCAA provided free community circles and workshops in New Bedford, MA and received grant funding from the United Way. In 2002, Karalee also co-founded Sisters Walking in Faith Together [SWIFT], a collection of faith-based and self-directed women’s circles. With upwards of fifty participants meeting in five circles, SWIFT was designed to empower women in their spiritual autonomy while enjoying and gaining support through female fellowship.
For over ten years, Karalee has been involved with the Venice, CA-based non-profit, A Window Between Worlds. AWBW utilizes art as a healing tool for women and children living in domestic violence shelters across the country. Karalee provided hands-on support with AWBW’s effort to raise funds in conjunction with V-DAY, Eve Ensler’s global movement to end violence against girls and woman. She also assisted in the training of workshop facilitators in both the women’s and children’s programs.
While at Pacifica, Karalee was educated in imaginal and archetypal psychology and the Jungian tradition. She received instruction from pioneers in the Depth tradition including James Hillman, Maryanne Woodman and Christine Downing. Karalee wrote and published her thesis (found in the academic data base Pro-Quest), which explored how to strengthen intuition through dream work, mythology and the principles of depth psychotherapy. The aim of the study was to create a form of therapy that would empower future clients to access their natural intuitive nature and wisdom thus making way for one’s ability to actualize authenticity, self-agency and gain clarity around one’s purpose/calling.
As part of her graduate studies, Karalee worked as a Marriage and Family Therapist trainee, providing psychotherapy to adolescent girls and their families. She conducted weekly court mandated psycho-educational counseling sessions with men and women who batter, as well as adult sex offenders and juveniles struggling with anger management and incarceration.
Karalee’s history of creating community workshops and retreats began in 1998 when she became a founding member of The Silver Circle Center for Arts and Awareness. The SCCAA provided free community circles and workshops in New Bedford, MA and received grant funding from the United Way. In 2002, Karalee also co-founded Sisters Walking in Faith Together [SWIFT], a collection of faith-based and self-directed women’s circles. With upwards of fifty participants meeting in five circles, SWIFT was designed to empower women in their spiritual autonomy while enjoying and gaining support through female fellowship.
For over ten years, Karalee has been involved with the Venice, CA-based non-profit, A Window Between Worlds. AWBW utilizes art as a healing tool for women and children living in domestic violence shelters across the country. Karalee provided hands-on support with AWBW’s effort to raise funds in conjunction with V-DAY, Eve Ensler’s global movement to end violence against girls and woman. She also assisted in the training of workshop facilitators in both the women’s and children’s programs.