East-West Psychology is a multidisciplinary program concerned with the meeting of Eastern and Western spiritual and psychological traditions, and with the implications of this convergence for a diverse and multicultural world. The field is not committed to only one psychological school, philosophical system, spiritual tradition, or worldview. Rather it provides a larger context in which to study and integrate the following five East-West psychological approaches:

Depth Psychology: This approach explores the totality of the psyche: the relationship between the conscious and unconscious mind, the ego and the self, and the spiritual and religious nature of the psyche.

Transpersonal Psychology: This approach focuses on the study of experiences and ways of being that transcend the limits of egoic identity, and explores their psychological, philosophical, and social implications.

Consciousness Studies: This approach emphasizes the centrality of consciousness for a holistic understanding of the person. Students explore the nature of consciousness, its phenomenology, as well as the historical and contemporary theories of the mind.

East-West Spiritual Counseling: This approach explores the meaning and purpose of spiritual counseling. It looks at the ways in which this type of counseling complements, coincides with, and differs from psychological counseling.

Ecological Studies: In this approach students explore ancient and new understandings of how physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being are related to the health of ecosystems, bioregions, and Earth itself.  Students also explore the new radical ecology paradigms, such as environmental ethics, deep ecology, and ecopsychology.

The East-West Psychology program approaches the contemporary encounter between Eastern and Western thought in the spirit of pluralism, dialogue, inquiry, and spiritual transformation. Program students learn to embrace a spiritually informed multiculturalism—one that emphasizes the importance of understanding one's own perspective as well as those of others. This commitment entails the search for bridges between inner psycho-spiritual growth and outer social transformation, with particular sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, diversity, class, gender, structural, and global issues.

The East-West Psychology program is guided by and dedicated to fostering the psycho-spiritual development of its students, thereby allowing them to discover their potential and nurture their unique individual gifts. Students receive an integral education that not only honors intellectual and scholarly excellence, but also the voice and wisdom of the imaginal, emotional, somatic, and spiritual dimensions of the person.