Background
Palmer, Bonita Ann was born on March 25, 1949 in Mineola, New York, United States. Daughter of Donald Rich and Regina Batchelder Palmer.
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Bonita Ann Palmer
Edit Profilephysician psychotherapist spiritual director
Education
AB cum laude, Vassar College, 1971. Doctor of Medicine, University Vermont, 1976. Master of Arts in Integral Counseling Psychology, California Institute Integral Studies, 1992.
Master of Divinity, Church Division School of the Pacific, 2002. Diploma in Art Spiritual Direction, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 2001.
Career
Counselor, advocate Vermont Women's Health Center, Burlington, 1973-1974. Resident physician San Francisco General Hospital, 1976-1978. Staff physician Berkeley (California) Women's Health Collective, 1978-1980, 88-90.
Training in advanced clairvoyang counseling and psychic healing Psychic Horizons, San Francisco, 1985-1987. Staff physician MinAn Health Center, 1987-1989, St. Luke's Neighborhood Clinic, San Francisco, 1992-1996. Private practice Holistic General Medicine, 1989-1997.
Clinical instructor family and community medicine University California, 1991—2006, assistant clinical professor department family and community medicine, since 2006. MFT intern Alexander Hunter, Doctor of Philosophy, Jungian analyst, 1994—1997. Private practice Jungian Psychotherapy, since 1997.
Co-chair, founder Commission on Health and Healing Ministries, Episcopal Diocese California, 1998—2002. Founding board directors Integrative Center for Culture and Healing, St. Luke's Hospital, 1997—1999, Lilly Endowment seminarian intern, 2001—2002. Executive director Formation for Healing Ministries program Episcopal Diocese California, 2002—2004.
Complementary care consultant St. Luke's Hospital, Sanitary Francisco, since 2001. Instructor Graduate Theological Union summer session Pacific School Religion, 2004—2005.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights, San Francisco, 1978-1979. Member Committee on the Status of Women, National Episcopal Church, 1991-1997. Board directors, co-chair The Parsonage, Diocesian Gay/Lesbian Ministry Episcopal Diocese of California, San Francisco, 1989-1991.
Alternate deputy to general convention Episcopal Church, 1997, 2000, 03, choir member, 1978. Executive director, president Foundation for Healing Ministry Programs, since 2004. Co-chair Save St. Lukes Campaign, since 2007.
Fellow American Academy Family Physicians. Member International Association for Guided Imagery, Spiritual Directors International, California Association Lesbian Physicians (founding member), American Holistic Medical Association.
