Stephen Larsen

H. Stephen Larsen is a psychologist and author who, with his wife Robin Larsen, was on the founding board of advisors of the Joseph Campbell Foundation,^[1] and also founded the Center for Symbolic Studies,^[2] to carry on with the work of Joseph Campbell. He is best known for his work in mythology, and for being a pioneer in the field of neurofeedback.^[3]

Larsen is a graduate of Columbia University, (B.A., M.A.),^[3] and Union Institute & University (Ph.D.). He is professor emeritus of psychology with SUNY Ulster.^[3] He has trained with Edward Whitmont, M.D., Jungian training analyst, and Stanislav Grof, M.D., as well as Joseph Campbell, M.A. LL.D., in the understanding of myth and symbol.^[3] He has worked closely with Len Ochs, Ph.D., innovator/originator of the LENS neurofeedback technique, and researching its potential. In 2003, they jointly presented "Fundamentals of the LENS Method: Using EEG Driven Stimulation to Work with the Clinical Spectrum of Problems: Special Emphasis on the Neurologically Sensitive Patient" at the ISNR Conference in Houston,^[4]

Larsen has written over forty other books, articles, and introductions.^[5]

• The Shaman's Doorway ISBN 0-89281-672-4
• The Mythic Imagination ISBN 0-89281-574-4 and ISBN 978-0-89281-574-6
• A Fire in the Mind: The Life of Joseph Campbell with Robin Larsen. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions, 2002 ISBN 0-89281-873-5, ISBN 978-0-89281-873-0
• The Healing Power of Neurofeedback: The Revolutionary LENS Technique for Restoring Optimal Brain Function

• Jonathan Young
• Credo Mutwa

• The Center for Symbolic Studies
• The Stone Mountain Counseling Center (his practice and research facility)