Research Interests

• Depth psychology & embodied mindfullness in drama therapy
• Consciousness studies
• Healing approaches that interweave awareness of individual, ancestral, & collective trauma
• Western Esoteric Studies

Biography

Gary Raucher, M.A., LMFT, RDT/BCT, is a licensed MFT and Registered Drama Therapist with clinical experience in community agencies, hospitals and in private practice. As core faculty in the CIIS Drama Therapy Program from 2006 – 2022, he contributed to the creative evolution of the Program’s curriculum and student advising and support systems. He holds certifications in several self-development and healing disciplines and offers trainings in meditation and subtle energy healing/restoration. He is a past Vice-President of the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA), and been honored with both its Annual Service Award (2015) and its Gertrud Schattner Award for Distinguished Contributions in the Field of Drama Therapy (2020). His ongoing research focuses on integrating transpersonal psychology, embodied mindfulness, and experiential therapies as liberatory practices for addressing individual, ancestral, and collective trauma.

Education

M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies

B.A., Binghamton University

Awards & Distinctions

NADTA: Annual Service Award, 2015

Gertrud Shattner Award for Distinguished Contributions in the field of Drama Therapy, 2020

Courses

Individual Drama Therapy, Self-Care for Therapists: Mindful Boundaries and the Intersubjective Field

Publications

Raucher, G. (2012). Towards a metapsychology of ritual in drama therapy. In Schrader, C. (Ed.). Ritual theatre: The power of dramatic ritual in personal growth groups and clinical practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 

Raucher, G. (2013). Raucher, G. (2013). The Path of Initiation: the Integration of Psychological and Spiritual Development in Western Esoteric Thought. Integral Review: 9 (3), 64-79. 

Emunah, R. and Raucher, G. (2013). “Theater and Therapy: What’s the Connection?” San Francisco Medicine (Magazine of the San Francisco Medical Society). (December 2013) 14-15. 

Emunah, R.; Raucher, G.; Ramirez, A. (2014). Self-revelatory performance and mitigating the impacts of trauma. In Johnson, D. and Sajnani, N. (Eds.). Trauma-informed drama therapy., Springfield IL. Charles Thomas. 

Raucher, G. (2017). “Core Self, Core self, transformations, and consciousness: Transpersonal ‘takes’ on healing and holding in Role Method and DvT.” Drama Therapy Review (3:1). pp. 195–209, doi: 10.1386/dtr.3.2.195_1   

Raucher, G. and McKenna, S. C. (2018). ‘Reflections on Marriage and Family Therapy Training for Drama Therapy Students at CIIS’. Drama Therapy Review. 4:1, pp. 117–27, doi: 10.1386/dtr.4.1.117_1  

Sajnani, S., Cho, A., Landis, H., Raucher, G., Trytan, N. (2018). 'Collaborative discourse analysis on the use of drama therapy to treat depression in adults’. In Zubala A. and Karkou, V. (eds). Arts Therapies in the Treatment of Depression. New York: Routledge.  

Raucher, G., Ronning, D., Emunah, R. (in Process for 2019). “Drama Therapy and Whole Person Wellness (working title)." In C. Fracasso, S. Kripner, H. Friedman (eds.). A Mental Health Practitioners’ Guide to Holistic Treatments. Jefferson NC, McFarland Publishing.