Jungian Therapy Course

Lesson 1 • Comparing Jungian and Other Depth Psychologies

Contrasts Jungian theory with Freudian and Adlerian frameworks. Clarifies Jungian distinctives to prevent conceptual confusion in practice.

Lesson 2 • Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious

Defines archetypes as universal psychic patterns and surveys the major figures. Students learn to recognize archetypal themes in clinical material.

Lesson 3 • Psychological Types and Attitudes

Introduces introversion, extraversion, and the four functions. Students apply typology to understand client personality and relational dynamics.

Lesson 4 • The Structure of the Psyche

Maps Jung's tripartite model of ego, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious. Grounds students in the architecture underlying all Jungian clinical work.

Lesson 1 • Psychic Energy and Compensation

Covers the principles of equivalence, entropy, and compensation in psychic functioning. Students apply these principles to understand symptom formation and psychic balance.

Lesson 2 • Projection and Introjection

Examines how unconscious contents are projected onto others and introjected from the environment. Students learn to track projection in therapeutic relationships.

Lesson 3 • The Nature and Formation of Complexes

Explains how emotionally charged clusters form around archetypal cores. Students learn to detect complex activation in client behavior and affect.

Lesson 4 • Symbol Formation and Meaning

Distinguishes symbols from signs and explains their transcendent function. Students practice reading symbolic material as bridges between conscious and unconscious.

Lesson 1 • Jungian Clinical Interview

Structures the initial interview to gather psychological history, typology, and symbolic material. Students learn to listen for complex indicators and archetypal themes from the first session.

Lesson 2 • Differential Considerations in Jungian Practice

Addresses how to distinguish psychological growth crises from clinical disorders requiring additional support. Students learn when to refer, collaborate, or adjust the Jungian approach.

Lesson 3 • Identifying Core Complexes

Teaches methods for mapping a client's dominant complexes and their relational triggers. Students construct a complex map as a central formulation tool.

Lesson 4 • Psychological Type Assessment

Applies formal and informal methods to assess client typology. Students use type data to inform communication style, pacing, and intervention selection.

Lesson 1 • Amplification and Association

Distinguishes Jungian amplification from Freudian free association. Students practice both personal association and cultural amplification of dream images.

Lesson 2 • Dream Collection and Documentation

Teaches clients to record dreams accurately and introduces the dream series concept. Students learn to structure dream collection as an ongoing clinical tool.

Lesson 3 • Integrating Dreams into Therapy Sessions

Guides therapists in timing, pacing, and depth of dream exploration within sessions. Students practice translating dream insights into actionable therapeutic dialogue.

Lesson 4 • Structural Analysis of Dreams

Applies dramatic structure to parse dream narrative into exposition, development, and resolution. Students use this framework to identify the dream's central message.

Lesson 1 • Expressive Arts as Jungian Modalities

Surveys drawing, painting, clay, movement, and writing as vehicles for unconscious expression. Students learn to integrate these modalities without reducing them to mere art therapy.

Lesson 2 • Theory and Purpose of Active Imagination

Defines active imagination as a dialogue between ego and unconscious figures. Establishes its role in individuation and distinguishes it from fantasy or daydreaming.

Lesson 3 • Sandplay Therapy Fundamentals

Introduces sandplay as a three-dimensional active imagination method. Students learn the setup, facilitation stance, and basic interpretation of sand scenes.

Lesson 4 • Stages of Active Imagination Practice

Walks through the four stages: emptying the mind, letting the unconscious speak, confronting figures, and ethical engagement. Students practice each stage sequentially.

Lesson 1 • The Analytic Relationship as Vessel

Frames the therapeutic relationship as a temenos, or sacred container, for transformation. Students understand how relational safety enables deep unconscious work.

Lesson 2 • Transference in Jungian Analysis

Explores transference as projection of archetypal and personal material onto the analyst. Students learn to identify and work with transference without collusion.

Lesson 3 • Ethical Boundaries in Jungian Practice

Addresses boundary maintenance, dual relationships, and power dynamics specific to depth work. Students apply ethical reasoning to complex clinical scenarios.

Lesson 4 • Countertransference as Clinical Data

Reframes countertransference as information about the client's unconscious rather than analyst error. Students practice using somatic and emotional reactions diagnostically.

Lesson 1 • Individuation Theory and Process

Defines individuation as the lifelong process of becoming a whole, differentiated Self. Students understand its non-linear nature and distinguish it from self-improvement.

Lesson 2 • Shadow Integration in Clinical Work

Provides methods for helping clients recognize and integrate shadow material. Students practice facilitating shadow work without shaming or overwhelming the client.

Lesson 3 • Anima and Animus Development

Traces the developmental stages of Anima and Animus and their clinical presentations. Students learn to support contrasexual integration as part of individuation.

Lesson 4 • Life Phases and Individuation Tasks

Maps individuation challenges across youth, midlife, and later life. Students tailor therapeutic goals to the client's developmental phase and individuation demands.

Lesson 1 • Jungian Approaches to Grief and Loss

Applies individuation and archetypal frameworks to bereavement and existential loss. Students facilitate meaning-making and symbolic mourning rituals in clinical work.

Lesson 2 • Cultural Humility in Jungian Practice

Critically examines Eurocentric assumptions in Jungian theory and adapts practice for diverse clients. Students develop culturally responsive amplification and symbol interpretation.

Lesson 3 • Group and Couples Work in Jungian Therapy

Extends Jungian concepts to group dynamics and couples therapy. Students apply projection, shadow, and archetypal field concepts to multi-person clinical settings.

Lesson 4 • Jungian Therapy Across the Lifespan

Adapts Jungian techniques for children, adolescents, and older adults. Students modify language, modality, and depth to match developmental capacity.