Where’s the Line?: Panel on Psychology, Therapy, & Zen (Member Seminar)
A MEMBER SEMINAR
Sunday, April 4th | 1:00-2:30pm MT Online Only – For Mountain Cloud Members *This is part of our Members Seminar series. Members-only programming provides a setting for more intimate connections between dedicated practitioners. Learn more about Membership here or email Sarah@mountaincloud.org to come as our guest and check out the program.
Where do Zen practice and psychotherapy overlap—and where do they serve different purposes? Sanbo Zen Teacher Scott Thornton will be joined by a panel of practitioners with backgrounds in psychology and therapy will explore the relationship between spiritual practice and psychological healing, including the possibilities, tensions, and boundaries between the two.
This event will include zazen, teaching, small group discussion and larger group discussion.
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Panelists
Brianna Luna Pendleton is a PhD Clinical-depth Psychologist and clinical pastoral counselor. She helps facilitate Mountain Cloud’s weekly books group and is a dedicated member of our sangha. Full Bio Coming Soon.
Katie Winikates Is a member of the Maria Kannon Zen Center and Assistant Director of Clinical Services and Training at University of Texas at Arlington. Full Bio Coming Soon.
Will Adams serves as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Duquesne University. He is an Assistant Sanbo Zen Teacher working primarily with Ruben Habito, adn recently authored A Wild and Sacred Call: Nature-Psyche-Spirit (SUNY Press). Full Bio Coming Soon.
Scott Thornton (San’un-ken) is a Teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage at Mountain Cloud. Scott provides practice guidance to personal practice retreatants and leads our weekly Book Group, monthly Aging Buddhas gatherings, and weekly Intro to Zen classes.
Scott and his wife, Guiding Teacher Valerie Forstman Roshi, came to work at Mountain Cloud in July of 2022. After an early career as an actor and singer, he turned to Clinical Psychology, a profession he has worked in for over 45 years (and from which he plans to retire in early 2026), though he still enjoys the occasional singer-songwriter gig! He began meditating on his own for 12 years before joining The Maria Kannon Zen Center in Dallas and beginning Koan study with Ruben Habito Rōshi in 2000. He continues his training with Henry Shukman Roshi.
