Dr. Cyndi Brannen

Cyndi Brannen, PhD, shares the keys of the soul through her blending of psychology, spirituality and traditional wisdom.

Dr. Brannen is the author of Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate's Modern Witchcraft which has been on the Amazon bestseller lists for paganism and witchcraft for over 16 months. Her newest book is True Magic: Unleashing Your Inner Witch that teaches the Sacred Seven Laws of healing, relationships, sovereignty, growth, connection, abundance and wholeness. Her next book is "Entering Hekate's Garden: The Magick, Medicine and Mystery of Plant Spirit Witchcraft," that's coming out November 1, 2020.

An acclaimed researcher on women's and family health, Dr. Brannen developed her passion for incorporating traditional methods of healing with her expertise on effective psychological interventions over her two decades in academia and healthcare. 

Cyndi has been an outspoken advocate for social equality and justice for two decades. She is a supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC, immigrants/refugees, and other marginalized groups. 

Cyndi holds an earned doctorate in applied social psychology. Her former career in health research and academia brings to her teaching and writing her expertise in evidence based self-help programs in maternal depression, PTSD, and various childhood vulnerabilities. Her doctoral training explored personality characteristics, interpersonal relationships, attachment theory, and well-being. 

Her expertise in areas of well-being include the self, loneliness, attachment, romantic relationships, social skills, and coping skills. Her training in Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (including Mindfulness Based CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing,  Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other evidence-based approaches is woven throughout her work. She has been studying depth psychology and the works of analytic psychology for many years, and is particularly influenced by Melanie Klein, Marion Woodman, and Dr. Jean Shinolda Bolen, among others.

Read Cyndi's story of triumph through the power of true magic and fierce love.

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