Jungian Analysis
Jungian analysis is similar to psychotherapy but usually involves meeting at least twice per week. The focus in these sessions is on analysing and understanding unconscious material, such as dreams, in greater depth. At the centre of Jungian analysis is the process of individuation: this is the path by which we become a unique psychological individual, separate from but related to the collective. Individuation involves the art of transformation and, unlike other philosophies or therapies, its aim is to achieve wholeness rather than perfection.
Analysis often starts in the second half of life with the search for meaning rather than focusing on one specific issue. However, along the way we are likely to explore many aspects of your life, including family, work, beliefs, creativity, spirituality, finance, friends, aspirations, and the path(s) not taken.
Like psychotherapy, this process should not be seen as a quick fix, but rather a long-term process of discovery involving the pursuit of meaning and transformation. As the analyst, I am not here to provide answers. Instead, I endeavour to help you to find your own inner truth. Jungians do not pathologize human suffering; we see psychological symptoms as paths to be explored which hold meaning to be discovered. I have no preconceived ideas about how a person’s individuation process is going to unfold because every analytical relationship has its own unique character and develops along an untrodden path.
