Essencia Media: Susan S. Scott

Seattle, Washington

"As women, we're certainly not encouraged to spend time going inward to find the gems, bring them forth, and have them shine in any way in our culture. But the culture desperately needs that. If we are not able to come forward with our own truths... we've done a very deep disservice to our world."

Jungian Psychotherapist, writer, photographer, Scott has published two books: Songs of Love and Woe, poems and photographs, and Healing with Nature, with photographs. Her work has appeared in a long list of publications including The Forum; Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study; Experience Life Magazine; Psychological Perspectives; The Arts in Psychotherapy: An International Journal; and other psychological and literary journals. She also had a poem selected for Seattle's Poetry on Buses 2003.

After a debilitating spinal injury, Scott was unable to sit in her office to work with clients, so she began walking therapy with her patients. She found the walking promoted faster healing than in the typical office sessions.

Find more information on Susan and her work online at susanscottphd.com/index.html

"Listen very closely to what comes from inside you and that you really make certain that you learn to cherish that... truly learn to love what is coming forth from you and then very gently begin to share that... ."