William E. Kotsch PhD is a clinical and consulting psychologist (Vanderbilt, 1976) and Jungian analyst (Chicago, 1995) practicing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. A practicing Buddhist, he completed a three-year retreat at the Vajra Vidya Center in Cretsone, Colorado, under the direction of The Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche and Khenpo Jigme.