by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 8, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Models of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
What Happened to Jungian Therapy After Jung Died? Carl Gustav Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, left an indelible mark on the field of psychotherapy. His groundbreaking ideas about the collective unconscious, archetypes, and the individuation process have...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 7, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Models of Psychotherapy
What is Process-Oriented Psychology (Process Work) Therapy? Process-Oriented Psychology, also known as Process Work, is an innovative approach to psychotherapy that integrates Jungian psychology, physics, Taoism, and shamanism. Founded by Arnold Mindell in the 1970s,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 11, 2024 | Mythology and Therapy
Key Takeaways: Greek Tragedy & Jungian Psychology Archetypal Mirror: Greek tragedies are not just ancient stories; they are maps of the Collective Unconscious, dramatizing universal psychological conflicts. The Shadow: Plays like Medea and Ajax illustrate the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 7, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists
Who was Socrates? Socrates, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy, was born in Athens, Greece, in 470 BCE. He lived during a time of great intellectual and cultural flourishing, known as the Golden Age of Athens. Socrates’ life and teachings...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 7, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists
Who was Aristotle? The ideas of Plato and Aristotle, two of the most influential philosophers in Western history, have had a profound impact on the development of depth psychology. From Carl Jung to James Hillman, many of the key figures in this field have grappled...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 10, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Symbolism and Meaning in Psychotherapy
The Holy Grail of the Unconscious: A Comprehensive Guide to Jung’s Red Book For nearly a century, the history of psychology contained a massive black hole. We knew that between 1913 and 1930, the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung underwent a terrifying and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 10, 2024 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Goddesses in Every Woman In the 1980s, feminist psychology and Jungian analysis converged in the work of Jean Shinoda Bolen. A psychiatrist and analyst, Bolen realized that the standard male-centric models of development did not fit the women she saw in her...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 10, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Woman Between Freud and Jung For decades, Sabina Spielrein (1885–1942) was known merely as a footnote in the history of psychoanalysis—the patient who had an affair with Carl Jung and caused a rift between him and Freud. Today, we know she was much more. She was a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 10, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Storyteller of the Soul For many people, the entry point into Jungian psychology is not Jung himself, but Robert A. Johnson (1921–2018). While Jung wrote for the academic elite, Johnson wrote for the common seeker. He took the complex concepts of analytical...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Teacher of the Conscious Feminine Most psychologists analyze the mind. Marion Woodman (1928–2018) analyzed the body. A Canadian Jungian analyst, she revolutionized the treatment of addiction and eating disorders by recognizing them not as medical failures, but as...
