Shanti has a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology. Over her forty year career working as a counselor in private practice she has accumulated expertise in working with dreams, sandplay, life coaching, and philosophical practice. She is certified as a philosophical counselor and has received a diploma from Zen Human Design.
Shanti gives talks about philosophical counseling at conferences world-wide, and has published many articles on philosophical practice in peer reviewed journals (see articles). She offers workshops on creativity, meditation, and sandplay, and performs philosophical cabarets, her latest being “What’s it all about,” on the meaning of life (see shows). She is also performs regularly with the Taos Children’s theater.