Becca is a healer, devoted meditation practitioner, teacher of mindfulness, self-compassion, and the development of the human heart. Her work brings balance to a culture that is overburdened with generations of unmet needs for love and connection. She uses scientific research, Buddhist and Clinical psychology and spiritual teachings to reveal how all beings, all things, are interconnected as she helps individuals and groups understand their profound relational existence. Becca reminds people that happiness is possible and desirable even as we face the sorrows and challenges that weave together with our joys. She is a psychotherapist in Southern California, and works as a mentor and organizational consultant with people all over the word. Becca is a life-long student and practitioner of Buddhism and these values deeply inform her approach. Becca’s training is extensive and she shares her love of Mindfulness as a teacher for UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, Compassion Cultivation Training for Stanford University’s CCARE and Mindful Self-Compassion for the CMSC.
Formal Education
Becca Peters earned a BS in Psychology with a minor in French while studying at the University of California Santa Barbara and then completed the degree at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. She furthered her education in graduate school earning a Master’s Degree Cum Laude in Clinical Social Work from the University of Utah with expertise in working with children and adults. Her excellent training with children came from her work as a research assistant and family therapist under Dr. Doug Goldsmith at The Children’s Center as well as her role as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the Guardian ad Litem in Salt Lake City. Her previous career was in the field of Corporate Finance which ultimately brought her from the fast-paced financial industry of Beverly Hills, CA to the beautiful mountains of Salt Lake City, UT. Additionally, as a way to respond to the growing research supporting yoga and meditation having a direct and positive impact on reducing stress, Becca earned a 500-hour yoga instructor certificate further informing her holistic approach to cultivating whole- person wellness.
UCLA INSTRUCTOR: In 2013 she was invited to join a select group of 30 mindfulness practitioners from the US and Mexico to participate in an intensive program at UCLA to further her expertise of mindfulness facilitation with individuals and groups. UCLA’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center explores scientific studies and mindfulness practices that offer self-reflection tools to ease personal suffering. She completed the program and was invited to teach UCLA'S evidence-based Mindful Awareness Practice I Course (MAP's) at her Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Later, she accepted an additional position with UCLA MARC as a professional Mindfulness Mentor to students enrolled in the Intensive Practice Program (IPP). IPP is a 10 month program which provides a cohesive mindfulness practice and study course for dedicated students who wish to deepen their personal mindfulness practice in a supportive community.
STANFORD INSTRUCTOR: In 2014, Becca completed a post graduate program through Stanford University’s CCARE program in Compassion Cultivation Training, which is housed in the School of Medicine. “Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is an 8-week educational program designed to help you improve your resilience and feel more connected to others — ultimately providing an overall sense of well-being." A select group of Meditation practitioners from all over the world were invited to come together to study and offer the CCT evidence-based curriculum. Becca is deeply honored to offer the Compassion Cultivation Training course around the world.
Becca is a dedicated meditation and mindfulness practitioner and a forever student committed to the study of Buddhism.
Additionally, Becca has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah Graduate School of Social work teaching Mindfulness in Psychotherapy. This is a dynamic and experiential method of sharing mindfulness practices with soon-to-be graduates in the field of social work and mental health.