Certified Jungian Analysts - Licensed Mental Health Professionals
The Pacific Northwest Society of Jungian Analysts (PNSJA) is comprised of licensed mental health counselors, psychologists and social workers who have received specialized training in Analytical Psychology and are Certified as Jungian Analysts. The PNSJA is a member society of the worldwide International Association of Analytical Psychologists (IAAP).
Analytical Psychology is a highly recognized form of depth psychology pioneered by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875 -1961). Also known as Jungian analysis, this therapy consists of a psychotherapeutic approach for improving mental health, developing personal growth, and a body of psychological theory applicable to individuals, groups, and the larger culture.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the Pacific Northwest Society of Jungian Analysts is to offer clinical counseling, psychoanalysis, and psychological education to individuals, couples, groups, and communities in our local and regional areas. Our goal is to create a fertile ground and a safe environment that supports personal growth. We also provide professional development for our members. Member analysts of the PNSJA reside in the states of Oregon and Washington, and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Professional Development
The PNSJA promotes professional development among its members by meeting at least three weekends a year. We engage in life long learning. We develop and sustain collegial relations and therapeutic knowledge and skills by means of seminars and workshops, personal sharing, and business meetings. A primary value of the Society is an "inside-out" approach to personal, group, and clinical development. An "inside-out" orientation invites PNSJA members to develop a relationship with their deepest Self and embody such an experience in clinical work, society meetings, collegial contacts, and educational activities.
Our Members Provide Clinical Services
All PNSJA analysts have engaged in considerable, years-long training in psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, depth psychotherapy, and related fields. Each analyst offers various clinical services which can include individual analysis, psychotherapy, and counseling, couples or marriage counseling, and group therapy for youth, adults, and seniors. These services are aimed toward resolving such issues as depression, anxiety, trauma and interpersonal conflict as well as facilitating personal growth and development. Analysts have specialized training working with unconscious content. Approaches include working with dreams, somatic symptoms, expressive techniques, and the symbolic value of everyday life events and relationships.
Educational Services
Educational services are available from the PNSJA as a Society and from its individual members. PNSJA and its members provide lectures, seminars, and other educational opportunities for the public and for psychotherapists concerning analytical psychology, other psychotherapeutic processes, and individual human development. For the past few years, the Society has partnered with Oregon Friends of Jung to present seminars on Jungian topics. The C.G. Jung Institute Pacific Northwest has provided training in Analytical Psychology for selected candidates with the goal of becoming Certified Jungian Analysts but is not doing so currently.