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Education

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology — California Southern University, October 2021

• Master’s Degree in Depth Psychology - Pacifica Graduate Institute, January 2015 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology - California Southern University, October 2012

• Dissertation Research Expertise - Identity Reconstruction

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Dr. Troy Byer is an emotional regulation specialist, educator, and creator of the Mindology Empowerment Academy. She holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in depth psychology with an emphasis in liberation psychology and ecopsychology.

Her work focuses on helping individuals identify, understand, and regulate undesirable emotional patterns such as anger, anxiety, fear, and sadness through practical, experiential, and neuroscience-informed methodologies.

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Drawing from mindfulness practices, somatic awareness techniques, emotional regulation tools, identity-based frameworks, and biofeedback-informed principles, Dr. Byer teaches individuals how to develop greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, behavioral flexibility, and personal empowerment.

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Her work is educational and experiential in nature and does not involve psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, diagnosis, or clinical mental health services. Instead, her programs are designed to provide individuals, communities, and organizations with practical tools that support emotional regulation, personal development, and transformational growth.

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Dr. Byer is also the creator of Boat Personality Types™, a symbolic framework that uses boats navigating different “seas of life” to help individuals better understand behavioral patterns, decision-making styles, emotional responses, and interpersonal dynamics.

Through workshops, media, speaking engagements, and community-based programs, Dr. Byer supports individuals and organizations in building emotional resilience, self-awareness, and healthier patterns of human behavior.