Jungian analysis

In a Jungian analysis the utmost respect is given to each person as an individual. We each come with our own life story informed by our family background, cultural and religious heritage, our personality type and our sexual and gender preferences. Our own relationship to our experience, both inner and outer, is important to who we are; a Jungian analysis takes these factors into account.

Jungian Analysis is a supportive process that helps us to notice what is going on in ourselves and our relationship with parts of ourselves that are unconscious. All parts of ourselves are considered – mind, body, heart and soul. Working with dreams or images may be used in Jungian Analysis to encourage the process of restoring the balance between conscious and unconscious energies, and to lead towards deeper knowledge of oneself.

There may be a specific problem or issue that needs to be dealt with; a depressed mood may have presented itself or bouts of anxiety; grief, loss, or the end of a relationship or some ongoing relational conflict. There may be a sense of disunity with oneself. These symptoms may be seen as the starting point of a process of healing unique to each person. Jungian Analysis will also richly benefit anyone who has an authentic desire to learn more about themselves, and who is willing to commit to a sustained process and regular meetings over time.

“We should not try to ‘get rid’ of a neurosis, but rather to experience what it means, what it has to teach, what its purpose is. We should even learn to be thankful for it, otherwise we pass it by and miss the opportunity of getting to know ourselves as we really are.”

The State of Psychotherapy Today, CW 10, (361