Resource International

Jim Nourse, Ph.D. received his doctoral degree from the University of Tennessee in Clinical Psychology in 1975. He has served as Staff Psychologist at the V.A. Medical Center in Hampton, Virginia, as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, and since 1980 has been in private practice and liscensed in North Carolina, Virginia, and Colorado.

Dr. Nourse has devoted both his personal and professional life to exploring and integrating mind, body and spirit. Through years of academic research and study across many different cultures, he has identified tools and techniques which produce effective results in increasing the quality of life. Dr. Nourse's work with both individuals and groups blends these success oriented technologies. His programs contain many practical steps which can be implemented each day. His presentations are engaging and entertaining, highlighted with his own personal examples.

A certified Holotropic Breathworks practitioner, Dr. Nourse takes an intensive approach to psychological growth. With his wife Judith, a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Dr. Nourse has facilitated numerous workshops which regularly provide transformational emotional experiences for his participants. You can count on his extensive academic and professional experience to provide a program which can change lives.

Education:

B.A. University of Kansas, 1970.
Major: Psychology Minors: English Literature, Philosophy
Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1975. Clinical Psychology. Minor: Religious Studies. Dissertation: A Phenomenological Approach to Self-Knowledge.
ECap (Exceptional Cancer Patients) Health Professionals Training with Bernie Siegel, M.D., 1991.
Diplomate in Holotropic Breathwork and Transpersonal Psychology. Grof Transpersonal Training Institute, 1992.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training for Health Professionals, with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. and Saki Santorelli, Ed.D., 1994.

Current Position:

Private Practice, Clinical Psychology, 1980-present
Facilitator in Holotropic Breathwork, 1992-present.
Associate, Resource International, 1997-present

Past Positions:

Staff Psychologist, V.A. Medical Center, Hampton. Psychotherapist, Treatment Team Leader. Director, Clinical Psychology Training Program, Director, Psychological Assessment Laboratory, Director, Relaxation Therapy Program. 1975-1980.
Assistant Professor, community faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School. 1975-1980
Teaching activities: Object Relations Theory, Jung's Psychological Types, The Return of the Archetypal Feminine in Psyche and Culture, The Psychotherapy of Midlife Conditions.
Keynote speaker on a wide range of topics for associations and conferences.