Passages Malibu Staff Information

Greta Hassel, MFT approaches her work in listening to the images of the soul whereby symptoms, previously deemed problems, become transformed into messengers. Theses messengers unfold the inner world within, when once polished, can, at last, reveal the buried jewel within. Her theoretical orientation combines object relations, the foundation for the development, stability and flexibility of the self with transpersonal psychology which looks to saints, artists and great heroes and heroines for models of the growth oriented nature of the human psyche. In this way, she seeks the development of the whole person - the intellectual, emotional, spiritual, body-mind, social and creative aspect of each individual.

Greta holds a Masters in Psychology and a Masters in Divinity from Fuller Seminary and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. With a passion for philosophy, the wisdom traditions and psychology, Greta has been in private practice in Pasadena for the last 17 years and also served formerly as the Director of Clinical Training at the La Vie Center in Pasadena. She is President of Essence, Inc which explores the role of the personality as a translucent window to the Divine Life within. She is a public speaker addressing such topics as Sacred Rites of Passage from Wound to Wonder the story of how the one grain of sand becomes the pearl of transformation, The Golden Compass: Chart Your Course to the Hidden Treasure That Wants to be Found, and How to Have an Extraordinary Relationship. In addition to her work at Passages, she has a private practice in Santa Monica.