Marcia A. Hillary, Ph.D. currently is a licensed psychologist in California. She earned her M.A. degree in psychology in 1982 and her Ph.D. degree in psychology in 1986, both at the University of California at Davis. While her interest in energy medicine began at age 17 and was kept relatively quiet while at the University of California, she received a doctorate diploma in Esoteric Philosophy and Hermetic Science from The Ritberger Institute in 2004. In her practice as a psychologist she helps clients balance their inner life with their outer life, blending standard psychological techniques with energy medicine modalities.