Santa Barbara Graduate Institute (SBGI) is the newest addition to The Chicago School’s academic community. Located 90 miles northwest of our Los Angeles Campus, SBGI occupies a unique niche as a provider of education in three emerging branches of psychology: somatic psychology, which brings the body, body awareness, and body experience into the foreground of psychotherapeutic inquiry and clinical training; and prenatal and perinatal psychology, which examine the human developmental periods of conception, life in the womb, birth and bonding, and our earliest experiences as infants.

SBGI provides its leading-edge programs in unique low-residence and distance learning formats. These flexible-scheduling options allow students to access graduate programs in highly specialized fields from all over the world, resulting in a culturally diverse educational community.

“This is an unprecedented event for both of our schools and an exciting opportunity for all involved,” said TCS Southern California President Michele Nealon-Woods and SBGI Campus Dean Marti Glenn, in a joint letter posted on the SBGI website. “By coming together, The Chicago School and SBGI are embarking on an exciting, purposeful journey: to advance innovative approaches to psychology training in Southern California built on a commitment to service and community engagement.”

A transition team comprising individuals from both organizations is working together to integrate the various academic, business, and employment-related areas.