Leslie Davenport, MS, MFT
Adjunct - Associate Professor and Program Lead
Climate Psychology Certificate
Integrative Health Studies
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Pronouns: she/her
Email: ldavenport@ciis.edu
Research Interests
Integrative Psychotherapy, Climate Psychology, Guided Imagery
Biography
Leslie Davenport is author of two leading texts on guided imagery, Healing and Transformation through Self-Guided Imagery and Transformative Imagery: Cultivating the Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth.
She was the founder of the Humanities Program at Marin General Hospital, which evolved into The Institute for Health and Healing in partnership with California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. As a licensed marriage and family therapist in practice for over 20 years, she is an advocate for the role of guided imagery in psychotherapy and integrative medicine. She has recently brought her experience with collaborative healing models to help resolve the climate change crisis with her latest book, Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change.
Education
Dominican University of California Master of Science (MS), Counseling Psychology
Mills College Master of Arts (MA), Dance
Academy of Art University, Visual Arts
Awards & Distinctions
Currently she serves in a climate psychology advisory role to One Resilient Earth, Climate Mental Health Network, and the Integrative Healers Action Network. She has participated in interdisciplinary climate think tanks hosted by the Post Carbon Institute and Institute for Policy Studies.
Courses
Transformative Imagery
Publications
Guided Imagery Gets Respect (October 1996) From the Healthcare Forum Journal.
The Creative Path to Healing (November 2008) From San Francisco Medicine.