At The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, we don’t train technicians alone — we form reflective, relational practitioners. You’ll learn to bring your whole self into the room with clients, integrating authentic presence, emotional awareness, and clinical skill. Let us tell you how! Tell me about The Seattle School’s “Secret Sauce” courses? While our […]
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology hosted the 2026 Integrative Projects & Portfolio Symposium. This is when students from our Master of Arts in Theology & Culture programs shared the projects that served as a capstone of their time in graduate school. Integrative Projects begin with a question that lingers with a student, engaged […]
There are moments when reality refuses to fit the story we have about it. Someone we thought we understood turns out to be more. We experience something that unsettles our convictions. A moment of beauty catches us unexpectedly and takes our breath away. A loss changes the landscape of our life. A question we thought […]
Ask almost any Seattle School student or alum about their first year, and Listening Lab is bound to come up. Required for students in both the counseling psychology and theology programs, Listening Lab is where students begin learning the art and skill of embodied listening: first to their own stories, then to the people around […]
At the beginning of every academic year, a phrase stirs throughout the physical halls, virtual classrooms, faculty meetings, and alumni chapters of The Seattle School as new students prepare for one of its most core and storied programmatic features called Listening Lab: This is The Seattle School’s secret sauce. Reverence and nostalgia both informed the […]
What does it take to move from talking about anti-racism to building communities where equity, belonging, and meaningful change can happen? Dr. Paul Hoard, PhD, LMHC, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Ron Ruthruff, DMin, Professor of Theology & Culture, explore what it takes for churches, schools, agencies, and other organizations to move beyond […]
We are grateful for this conversation with Lindsey Rithner, a student in our Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program. What brought you to The Seattle School and how did you choose your degree program? I was first introduced to The Seattle School because my husband, CJ, attended the on-campus program and graduated in 2020. […]
This conversation explores Eucontamination as a theological framework for understanding how disgust shapes our inner lives, communities, and responses to difference. Building from their book, Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life, Dr. Paul Hoard and Billie Hoard argue that disgust is not merely an emotional reflex but a formative moment that reveals what we […]
During times of deepening polarization, increasing anxiety, and ongoing chaos, it can seem everyone is saying something to no avail. Are we listening to one another? Are we listening for shared values? Understanding of one another? Or are we reacting from our own triggers and concerns? In this webinar, Dr. Gadson discusses how becoming an […]
What if there is more beyond traditional church and talk therapy models? How do we use the transformative tools of psychology and theology, but also not get stuck in models that lack responsiveness to these times? Theologians, Dwight Friesen and Joel Kiekintveld, join in conversation with psychologist, Paul Hoard, as they explore the question of […]
Areej is a Palestinian Christian woman from Bethlehem and the founder of Khayari Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment Organization. In a September 2025 interview with Dwight Friesen, Professor of Practical Theology at The Seattle School, Areej spoke about. Areej spoke about her experiences having been born and raised under occupation and what it meant to […]
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology welcomes Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza— Transqueer, Latinx public theologian, activist-scholar—as they discuss their new book “Body Becoming: Our Path to Liberation.” Pointing to the increasing disconnection from our bodies and from one another, Body Becoming takes a critical look at which bodies count in this country and offers […]