Alicia King Anderson has a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her dissertation on The Storyteller Archetype explores the responsibilities of storytellers. Her areas of interest include career pivot and transition, trauma, burnout, fairy tales (partic...

Alicia King Anderson has a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her dissertation on The Storyteller Archetype explores the responsibilities of storytellers. Her areas of interest include career pivot and transition, trauma, burnout, fairy tales (particularly fairy tale retellings), mythology retellings, as well as archetypal symbols such as the tarot and unicorns. She has scholarly chapters coming in two volumes by Vernon Press in 2024 and is currently editing a collection of essays called Advanced Unicorn Theory which will be published by McFarland Press in Spring 2025. Anderson has presented at the American Folklore Society annual meeting, the London Arts-Based Research Center conference "The Art of Storytelling: Archetypes in Focus," and at the Progressive Connexions conference "Trauma, Shame, and Testimony." She offers workshops, 1:1 coaching, and on-demand online courses on achieving lasting burnout recovery.