Psychoanalysis (C.G. Jung)

A search for meaning
People seek therapeutic help for many reasons: life transitions that bring up overwhelming emotions, such as professional changes, international moves, finding a balance between family and work; relationship problems with spouses, children, family, or in the work environment; internal conflicts; or questions of meaning. Sometimes there are persistent bodily conditions, such as disturbed eating or sleeping patterns; or chronic pain.

The therapeutic process
The therapeutic process is a co-creation between the therapist and the client that grows out of our collaborative reflections upon your past and present life. The first phase is guided by Jung’s adage that symptoms have meaning, and as such must be understood before undertaking to treat them. This is done through exploring patterns of reacting to self and others, so that new growth can germinate and different choices can be made. Not only your own life story is important: by looking at that of your parents and even grandparents we explore intergenerational patterns. Where possible, we use dreams as a source for new ways of interpreting experience.

Aim
The aim is to restore a dynamic equilibrium between the cognitive and emotional parts of the self: between thinking and feeling, between want and should, between doing and being, between yourself and those who are important to you in your family, social and professional life. In short, a reconnection to your own life beyond reaction and adaptation, to a more active navigation so that you can become who you are meant to be.