Individuation is the possibility by which the individual can attain the full development and completion of our incomparable uniqueness.
Jungian Analysis
A deeper path toward wholeness, meaning, and transformation
Jungian Analysis offers a rich and profound way of working with our inner life. Rooted in the belief that each of us has a unique path toward psychological and spiritual wholeness, this approach helps illuminate the unconscious patterns, symbols, and stories that shape our lives, often outside of our awareness.
Through methods such as dreamwork, active imagination, and deep inner reflection, Jungian work creates space for healing insights to emerge in their own time. Sessions become a sanctuary for curiosity and respect, where forgotten parts of the self can return and be welcomed.
If you've ever felt there was something deeper going on beneath the surface of your life, a longing for meaning, a recurring dream, a feeling that there's more to discover, Jungian analysis may be for you. This work isn't just about symptom relief; it's about entering into a dialogue with the soul. It can support you in reconnecting with creativity, purpose, and your authentic self.
Jungian therapy invites you to:
- Explore the symbolic language of dreams and images
- Uncover unconscious patterns that influence your choices
- Heal from within through integration of shadow and unlived life
- Deepen your relationship to your inner world and sense of meaning
- Follow your own unique journey toward individuation by becoming more fully yourself
Jungian analysis also opens a wider lens through which to view your life. It draws rich connections between your inner world and the larger world around you, through mythology, art, literature, philosophy, and cultural history. This perspective invites you to discover how your personal journey is woven into the greater story of humanity. By engaging with this symbolic depth, new meaning and vitality can emerge.
Through this expansive approach, you may find yourself more inspired, more attuned to the rhythms of life, and more able to contribute your unique voice to the world. Jungian work not only heals, it deepens, it awakens, and it honors the fullness of who you are and what your life can become.
I welcome the opportunity to support you on your journey.
As Jung wrote:
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"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens."
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"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
"Now and then it happened In my practice that a patient grew beyond himself because of unknown potentialities, and this became an experience of prime importance to me. In the meantime, I have learned that all the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally insoluble…. they can never be solved but only outgrown.
This “outgrowing”… proved on further investigation to be a new level of consciousness. Some higher or wider interest appeared on the patient’s horizon, and through this broadening of his outlook the insoluble problem lost its urgency. It was not solved logically in its own terms, but faded out when confronted with a new and stronger life urge. It was not repressed and made unconscious, but merely appeared in a different light, and so really did become different.”
Articles
Dreams and the Growth of Personality
By John Porterfield, MFT
Why do we dream — and what might these nightly visions be trying to show us? Dreams are living images from the unconscious, mirroring our experiences - our loves, our struggles
The Dark Knight: A Rorschach of the American Psyche
By John Porterfield, MFT
Troubling, dark and horrifically absorbing, The Dark Knight provides an unsettling glimpse into the American psyche at the start of the 21st century.