
Irene Lazarus, PhD, is a licensed marriage and family
therapist specializing in psychotherapy with individuals
and couples, and maintains a private practice in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
With over 30 years experience as a clinician, she is currently serving as a
private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among her
areas of expertise are the healing of trauma, the resolution of depression
and anxiety, support with life transitions, dream work, journaling, and
multigenerational family systems. Dr. Lazarus is an EMDR Certified
Therapist. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (Peter Levine's
approach to the healing of trauma). She has also trained in the
Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy.
Dr. Lazarus served on the faculty of the Institute for Transpersonal
Psychology in Palo Alto, California for 24 years during which she
taught in both the Global and Residential Programs. She authored several
courses for the Global Progam including
A Transpersonal Approach to Family Systems, The Psychology of Sufism,
and Critical Thinking in Transpersonal Psychology.
In addition, Dr. Lazarus served as an Associate Editor for
Clinical Matters for the
Journal of Transpersonal Psychology between 2002 and 2008 and
served as the editor of the newsletter for the North Carolina Association of
Marriage and Family Therapy between 2002 and 2009. She has presented at
national and state conferences and to gratuate students on transpersonal
approaches to family therapy.