Bio

Born in Adicora, a town of about six streets on the peninsula of Paraguana in the Caribbean Coast of Venezuela in South America, Dr. Granadillo-Schwentker was raised listening to the waves of the ocean twenty hours a day. She grew up in a predominatly African community, an ambience plagued by musicians, artists, teachers, and healers helped her realize her love for music, art, education and her natural curiosity toward the ocult. As a performer herself, recording artist and composer, she grew up to integrated music, art and spirituality into her work.

During her late teens and early twenties she started her training as Gestalt Therapist at the Venezuelan Gestalt Institute along with receiving formal education, and in 1980 she obtained her licensure in Counseling Psychology from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (Venezuelan Central University) in Caracas. In 1985 she graduated from John F. Kennedy with a Master in Psychology with emphasis in Dance Movement Therapy. She continued with research and teaching at the Venezuelan Bioenergetic Institute and Simon Bolivar University in Caracas.

After meeting Dr. Eva Reich, Dr. Wilhelm Reich's daughter, who incorporated spirituality and healing into her work, Dr. Granadillo-Schwentker got inspired to relocate to the States in 1990 -- this time to pursuit deeper training as a psychotherapist integrating Sacred Movement into her practice.

And having trained as a Shaman in the Caribbeean Santeria and Toltec Tradition as well, Dr. Granadillo-Schwentker began searching for answers while exploring the work and approach developed around integration and multiculturalism and its relationship with Transpersonal-Energy Psychology.

From this perspective Dr. Granadillo-Schwentker has done a considerable amount of research in Shamanism, Movement - Expression, Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine and its impact on the community. She works at a Public Mental Health Clinic besides developing the Integral Transformation Project where she helps with change and transitions using an integral appoach.

Dr. Rosa Granadillo-Schwentker lives with her husband, Robert, with whom she enjoys traveling to exotic places around the world. While at home they take care of their four fishes and their pear tree.

Curriculum Vitae

Education
The Assemblage Point Centre. UK
2003 Graduate Certificate in Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology

Center for Psychological Studies, Albany, California
2001 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Dissertation: Breaking the chain of violence, abuse & trauma: Movement-Expressive Arts with children from a treatment home

California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California
1996 Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy

New York University: School of Communication Arts, New York City
1990 Doctoral Training in Creative Arts & Dance Movement Therapies

Naropa University (formerly Naropa Institute), Boulder, Colorado
1983 Graduate Training in Dance Movement Therapy

John F. Kennedy University , Orinda, California
1985 MA in Clinical Psychology, Dance Movement Therapy emphasis
Thesis: Dance movement therapy as a modality of intervention in a context of a model school

Instituto Venezolano de Gestalt (Venezuelan Gestalt Institute), Caracas, Venezuela
1980 Certificate Gestalt Therapy

Clinical Experience

2004-	Mental Health Clinician, Berkeley Mental Health Assessment & Crisis Intervention. Supervised Individual & group Psychotherapy with a diverse population of adults..
2002-	Psychological Assistant in private practice, supervised by Yvette Flores, Ph. D.
2002-2004 (intermittently)	Mental Health Clinical Specialist, West County Child & Adolescent Services (Contra Costa Co) Supervised individual & group psychotherapy (often bilingual, spanish-english) with a population of children & adolescents & their families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
2003-	Coordinator- facilitator The Integral Transformation Project: Change & transitions with an integral approach working cooperatively with a multidisciplinary team on holistic assessments and interventios that include: trace minerals search, meridian adjustments, flowers body maps, alchemical movement expression, energy cleansing & nalancing & assemblage point shifting
1993-2002	Founding Director - Facilitator, MEA Center, Richmond, California Supervised individual & group psychotherapy & training in areas such as handling of violence & abuse, creative & expressive arts therapy with trauma. Coordinated a multidisciplinary team; oversee budgeting, planning & staff development. Population were children& youth-at-risk & their families with issues such as: of violence, anger management, physical abuse, mental abuse & trauma
1992-1993	HIV Counselor - Latina Counselor, IRIS Center, (formerly Women's Institute for Mental Health) San Francisco, California Supervised individual & group psychotherapy using art with HIV positive women with issues such as substance abuse & domestic violence. Compiled & provided information, referral & linkage with Latino community services. Case managing of HIV positive monolingual Latinas
1991-1992	Latina Counselor, Catholic Charities: Guerrero House, San Francisco, California Counseled monolingual clients. Provided referrals for Latino clients. Worked as part of a team, developed & implemented case plans for a population of runaway youth
1987-1989	Psychologist, Hospital Central (Central Hospital). Maracay, Venezuela Individual, family & group psychotherapy for severely disturbed populations. Lead psychotherapy group
1983-1985	Dance Therapist Intern, The Red Cross: Creative Living Center, Berkeley, California Worked as part of a multidisciplinary team co-leading a dance movement therapy group for a homeless population
1982-1983	Dance Therapist Intern, Herrick Hospital, Berkeley, California Co-lead dance therapy group Counseled & planned activities for Latino patients
1980-1981	Psychologist, Centro Salesiano de Psycologia (Salesian Center of Psychology), Caracas, Venezuela Administered psychological tests. Programmed activities for diverse community groups
1977-1979	Vocational Counselor, Universidad Central de Venezuela (Venezuelan Central University), Caracas, Venezuela Assisted students with learning disabilities as well as family related issues. Screened & facilitated counseling group

Teaching Experience:

2003-	Adjunt Faculty, John F. Kennedy University School of Holistic Studies, Pleasent Hill, California Teaching Movement and Expressive Arts Therapy for Healing
2000-2002	Certified Instructor, Phoenix University, USA Taught Psychology of personality and child development
1999-2002	Instructor, OllinQi Center, El Sobrante, California Topics: Violence, abuse & trauma, complementary ways of healing, psychology & the body, cross-cultural psychology, expressive arts & healing, shamanism, psychology & art, anger management & spirituality.
1992-2002	Guest Professor - Guest Speaker University of California, Davis, California Topics: Crosscultural issues in psycholog, Alternative ways of healing, Expressive Arts Therapy California School of Professional Psychology, Alameda, California Topic: Art for healing California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. Topic: Cross-Cultural clinical issues in expressive arts therapy Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, California. Topic: Movement & healing Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela Topics: Healing with art, Psychology & shamanism , art as tool on conflict resolution
1986-1989	Core Faculty-Psychotherapist, Instituto Venezolano de Bioenergetica (Venezuelan Bioenergetic Institute), Caracas, Venezuela Topics: Psychology & the body, Wilhem Reich profile, Different approaches & the body, Dance Movement Therapy
1986-1989	Adjunct Faculty, Universidad Simon Bolivar (Simon Bolivar University), Caracas, Venezuela Topics: problem analysis & decision making, psychology & cultural competency

Professional Memberships & Affiliations
Board of Directors of Latino Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse of Alameda County
American Board of Hypnotherapy
American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA)
Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP)
Reaching with Expressive Arts & Creativity for Healing (REACH)
Taungpulu Kaba-Aye Monastery (TKAM)

Professional Registrations
Registered Psychologist Assistant
State of California, PSB 29440
Supervised by Yvette Flores, Ph.D., PSY 9495

Languages
English, Spanish