Hendrika deVries was born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
She became a swimming champion, wife and young mother in Adelaide, South Australia.
She gave birth to her third baby, got her B.A., and earned a Phi Beta Kappa, in Denver, Colorado.
A move to Washington D.C. precipitated a search for meaning and a spiritual quest that led to her immersion in the Depth Psychology of Carl Jung, an M.T.S in theological studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, a journey to Greece in search of the mythical Goddess and a move to Santa Barbara, California, for a degree in psychology.
A Jungian-oriented Marriage and Family therapist for over thirty years, she has used dreams and intuitive imagination to facilitate recovery and healing of trauma, address life transitions and relational issues, and empower women.
She enjoys public speaking, and as a teacher and lecturer at Pacifica Graduate Institute helped students explore the archetypal and cultural patterns in their life stories.
The mother of three grown children and four millennial grandchildren, she lives with her husband, Harlan, in Santa Barbara, where she writes and swims.