Shoshana Fershtman, Ph.D.

Shoshana Fershtman, J.D., Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist. She is a member analyst and teaches at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and served as core faculty at Sonoma State University’s graduate program in Depth Psychology. She has lectured and offered workshops on Jewish mysticism, transgenerational trauma and the Divine Feminine. She studied Jewish mysticism for several decades with teachers from Reconstructing Judaism and Jewish Renewal, and is part of both the spiritual leadership team and Tzedek, the social justice arm of Congregation Ner Shalom in Cotati. She worked for decades as an attorney for environmental, social justice and indigenous rights. More information can be found at: www.shoshanafershtman.com

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