Biography

Jan Edl Stein, MFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and director of Holos Institute, an educational and counseling center grounded in principles of ecopsychology. There, she has developed a certificate program in ecopsychology and curates an annual ecopsychology conference. Ms. Stein leads workshops and retreats that interweave meditation, active imagining, and earth-based contemplations. She has taught at Sonoma State University, the Bioneers Conference, Esalen Institute, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and numerous private venues. For over 33 years she has maintained a private practice which includes consultation, individual and couples’ psychotherapy. Her depth psychology approach utilizes active imagination, liminal state explorations, ecotherapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic focusing as appropriate. All of her work draws upon a lifelong study of spiritual traditions and healing practices of earth-based cultures and a deep love of the natural world.