Our Team

Dr. Sandoval is the founder and clinic director of Soul in Mind, SPC. She received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, her MA in counseling psychology from the University of Santa Monica, and her BA in theoretical mathematics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her current interests 

include the study and practice of psychology as the discipline of interiority (PDI) and from within the psychoanalytic framework of A Course in Miracles (ACIM). Dr. Sandoval is the author of A Psychological Inquiry into the Meaning and Concept of Forgiveness (2017) and co-editor of two books of collected essays, Psychology as the Discipline of Interiority: The 'Psychological Difference' in the Work of Wolfgang Giegerich (2017) and Essays on The Soul's Logical Life (2023), published by Routledge. You can contact Jennifer at jsandoval@soulinmind.org.

Trina is a former concert pianist holding a BFA and an MFA from CalArts.  She is a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology and is in the process of completing her dissertation and hours.  Her philosophy for therapy is a lot like her philosophy for parenting.  It is a very individual experience that needs to be respected in an emotionally open environment, and never judged.  It is a relationship where both therapist and patient work together to find the parts of the patient that may be hindered by past trauma, anxiety, or depression, among other things.  Trina will work with her patients so that together they can understand the process, with looks at conscious and unconscious material, along with an exploration of the patient's life history.  The hope is for a transformative experience in the study of the patient's feelings, challenges, thoughts, creative processes, dreams, and anything else that emerges in the present moment.  She understands that this is a difficult journey and that whatever brought the patient here is the first step on that journey.  She looks forward to being a part of that next step.  You can contact Trina via email at tdye@soulinmind.org.

Jack Mendoza is an intern at Soul in Mind pursuing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Throughout his career in psychology, he has focused his attention on midlife transition; notably with men who have ignored, repressed, or rejected trauma consciously and are now suffering silently in their masculinity. In addition, Jack Mendoza has worked as an advocate and therapist for young adults and teenagers navigating the anxieties that accompany crucial developmental stages in one’s life.  Finally, as the son of Salvadoran immigrants who experienced firsthand the integration of one culture into another, the loss of identity, and the everyday insecurities, doubts, and anxieties of migration expressed by the immigrant, Jack Mendoza is an advocate for the voluntary, involuntary, and exiled immigrant. It is through film, music, comedy, art, and literature that Jack Mendoza attempts to understand the language and dynamic of Soul. You can contact Jack via email at jmendoza@soulinmind.org.

Megan Pachner is a dreamer, writer, advocate, and catmom of two. She graduated from the University of Utah in 2017, spent a few years in the for-profit sector, and is now pursuing her Master's in Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Colorado State University. She is Soul In Mind's first intern, researching nonprofit fundraising. Check out her writing at meganpachner.substack.com!

Cathy is a brilliant strategist, hilariously successful creator of The Proposition Lady!, founding member of Soul in Mind, SPC and serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors. She graduated from Harvard in 1991 and spent most of her career in Facility Management and Leadership Development. In recent years her main focus has been Workplace Morale, leading her to a position in Human Resources that allowed her to turn her passion for people into organizational success. She believes that a company can only be at its best if its people feel safe emotionally.

Susan is an inspired visionary, pickleball enthusiast, and founding member of Soul in Mind. She is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and started her career in Finance. Her passion for organizing data into actionable intelligence led her to the world of Data Analytics, where she combined her exquisite attention to detail with modern software tools to elevate the customer experience.