PSYCHOLOGICAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALER
CONSULTANT | INTUITIVE | CREATIVITY FACILITATOR
WELL-BEING EDUCATOR | UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR & COURSE CREATOR

ABOUT EMILY VANSONNENBERG, M.A.P.P., CYT

Emily vanSonnenberg, M.A.P.P., CYT is a psychological and behavioral healer, consultant, intuitive, university course creator and lecturer, and researcher in Positive Psychology.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Emily has conducted research at major institutions on various psychology-related phenomena, and gives lectures, workshops and presentations around the world.

In 2009 she created and taught the first Positive Psychology course at UCLA entitled, Happiness. This course has become an expanded and ongoing course she teaches at UCLA Extension and for the general public. Emily also created and taught the course Making Work Meaningful for The Munich University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany. She has been an instructor for UC Berkeley's Science of Happiness MOOC, led discussions for the UCLA course Human Motivation, and assisted in the course Intimate Relationships at UCLA.

As a researcher, Emily has worked on psychological studies conducted at the UCLA Relationship Institute, for the UCLA Psychology department, UC Riverside, and at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She also spent time as a therapist working at an inpatient rehabilitation facility in North Philadelphia for women suffering from addiction and psychiatric disorders, and their children.

In her private practice, Emily specializes in helping highly sensitive and empathic, gifted and neurodiverse minds, and intuitive and creative individuals and couples. Emily has also been trained by the world’s foremost experts in ancient healing modalities, and holds two certifications in yoga, as well two certifications in breathwork and meditation.

PHILOSOPHY

My intention is to help people recognize the truth of who they are at their core, heal, learn how to fulfill themselves, and support their self-actualizing pursuits. I believe it is important that humans beings know they are not alone in life, and I am devoted to supporting people.

My approach is person-centered, solution-focused, utilizes an interdisciplinary scientific approach, and is intuitively-tailored. I focus on integrating scientific information with matters of the heart and soul. My work combines multiple fields of inquiry to support the self-actualization of individuals, including: evidence-based findings from Positive Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Relationship Science, Neuroscience, Evolutionary Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Motivation Psychology, Sports Psychology, and Social Psychology, as well as the fields of Philosophy, Consciousness, Meditation, Yoga and Physics.  

I am dedicated to the integrity and fairness of all human beings, and committed to listening to and giving each individual the information and professional support they need.

It is a privilege to help people who are committed to actively discovering, honoring and accepting their true selves, and who aim to activate their unique and creative gifts to create and experience a life that is fulfilling. 

EDUCATION

TEACHING

RESEARCH

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with whom Emily has conducted research, worked alongside and
was educated by.

                       The University of Pennsylvania
                        Master's degree | Applied Positive Psychology

                       The University of California, Los Angeles
                        B.A. | Psychology
 

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS + TRAINING