Jungian Psychotherapy - We all walk in shoes that are too small

Jungian Psychotherapy - We all walk in shoes that are too small

Jungian psychotherapy is a style of psychodynamic “talk therapy” that has the same theoretical basis as Jungian analysis. Carl Jung, the originator of this style of therapy, was a contemporary of Freud and shared with him a belief in the power and importance of unconscious processes in shaping our responses...an understanding that has since been supported by cognitive research.

A Jungian approach to therapy combines the best current scientific psychological knowledge about human behavior and habits of thought and weaves it with a respectful appreciation of philosophical and spiritual wisdom.

Compassion, nonjudgmental attention, and empathy create a therapeutic environment in which curiosity, self-disclosure, and self-exploration are safe and supported, and in which self-understanding can grow. Jungian therapy begins with a gentle but thoughtful discussion of the history of an individual's experiences...in their family of origin, their social and professional life, and current intimate relationships. As the patterns and origins of past decisions become visible, alternative directions can be considered, implemented and adjusted. Often new meanings can be attributed to old experiences and a better relationship can be built with the past and the people in it. Acceptance of the role we play in creating the things we experience inspires a sense of agency. Recognizing or reviving deeply rooted personal values ​​gives meaning and purpose to life.

Consideration of unconscious products such as dreams or fantasies and personal artistic productions such as drawings, paintings, photographs or poems is used by some individuals to deepen their understanding of their personal concerns and to develop a vocabulary of personal metaphors that describe their own unique experience and aspirations. Comparing personal experiences with ancient patterns of human experience, as concentrated and refined for us in myths, legends, sacred texts and fairy tales from around the world, assures us as individuals of our essential humanity by showing it in passing. Through the trials and successes of our lives, others have walked this path before us and found solutions and resolutions.

Carl Jung once said:“We all walk in shoes that are too small.”By this he meant that we often had a too limited view of our own potential. It seems even more true today that we are content with an overly materialistic and narrow interpretation of what our lives can and should contain. Every human life is complex and fascinating and many people are deeply moved and touched in therapeutic conversations. They are surprised and enchanted to discover their own depths and rediscover their own potential.

Psychotherapy in the Jungian mode is a great adventure, a search and an opening to a world of wonders.

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