Deanna Jimenez

Faculty

About

Deanna Jimenez is an Assistant Professor in the Somatic Psychology Department at California Institute of Integral Studies and a somatic/transpersonal psychotherapist in private practice. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, race, culture, and spirituality, with a focus on supporting individuals and couples engaged in transformative justice and social change. Drawing from transpersonal psychology and embodied practice, she supports clients in building grounded, spiritually rooted resilience while challenging systems of oppression.

Courses by Deanna Jimenez

Helping Clients Transform their Inner Critic from the Inside Out

A course on transforming the inner critic through somatics. Recognize the critic's protective origins, understand its patterns, and apply body-based interventions to shift criticism into compassion.

Reclaiming the Inner Child: Techniques for Emotional Repair

A course on somatic inner child work. Recognize wounded child parts, understand their protective roles, and apply body-based interventions to heal childhood wounds held in the nervous system.

Self-Care Strategies for Healing Professionals

A course for healing professionals on self-care as an ethical imperative. Embodied tools for sustaining well-being, replenishing personal reserves, and showing up grounded in demanding therapeutic work.

Transforming Emotional Triggers: A Somatic Approach

A course on the somatic approach to emotional triggers. Body-based tools to understand trigger mechanisms, recognize conditioned patterns, and support nervous system integration.