Penelope Young Andrade

Penelope Young Andrade, LCSW is a certified AEDP Therapist and Supervisor founder of the San Diego Center for Bio-Psychosynthesis,

For more than 40 years she has been studying and integrating the best of traditional and alternative psychotherapies including Family Systems, Psychosynthesis, Eidetic Imagery, Bioenergetic Analysis, Boyessen's Biodynamic Therapy, Brennan’s ‘Hands of Light’,Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). She has been an adjunct professor at San Diego University for Integral Studies, University for Humanistic Studies, and the Natural Healing Institute.

Penelope and her husband, Arturo, developed and researched the innovative VIVO Oral Focus™ method for body oriented self soothing. Penelope lectures and trains therapists and lay audiences throughout the country, inspiring people everywhere about the boons and benefits of Emotional Medicine. Although Arturo died in 2020, Penelope is deeply grateful for the 30 years of love and creativity they shared.

Penelope enjoys California’s sunny outdoor living, hiking, swimming, meditating, Maui, high Sierra and Deer Park retreats, contemporary art at SDMCA, LACMA and any time at all with her son, Adam, grandsons Ezekiel and Sebastien and Step-son, Tony.