Uğur Kocataşkın, LPC, CAC-I
Core Associate Professor
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling Concentration
EDUCATION:
PhDc, Transformative Studies, California institute of Integral Studies, CA. Dissertation topic: Somatic Awareness of Internalized Supremacy and Dominance in Mental Health Counseling and Counselor Education; MA, Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling; Graduate Performance Certificate in Opera Performance, Boston Conservatory, MA; Bachelor of Music, Opera Performance, Boston Conservatory, MA
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling Concentration
COURSES TAUGHT:
Family Systems, Community & Diversity, Social Multicultural Foundations, Lineages of Understanding: Psychopathology I, Internship, Contemplative Supervision, Counseling Practicum, Psychosis: Psychopathology II, Ordinary Mind, The art of Contemplative Counseling, Buddhist Psychology IV, Counseling Theories and Skills I, Maitri III
As a Buddhist-based Contemplative Social Justice Counselor in private practice and Core Associate Professor at Naropa University, Uğur is a dedicated student, educator, and facilitator in Buddhist study and practice, social justice, intersectionality, and varying types of focus in the counseling relationship. Uğur loves teaching and strives to find joy in Buddhist and counseling practice through relationship and sometimes mischief!
