Free Resources for Therapists
These resources are intended to help therapists learn and develop new skills. They integrate many CBT, DBT, jungian and existential techniques. They are free for private practice use with individual patients.
The Jungian Approach to Mythology
Mythological Dictionaries for Depth Psychology
Explore our comprehensive dictionaries of mythological systems through the lens of depth psychology:
Greek Mythology
The humanized gods with complex personalities and conflicts; emphasis on fate vs. free will.
Egyptian Mythology
Cyclical view of existence; complex afterlife journey; integration of opposing forces.
Norse Mythology
Stark worldview with emphasis on courage despite fate; confronting limitations with integrity.
Proto-Myths & Prehistoric Religion
Emergence of consciousness; relationship with nature; primal fears and animistic worldview.
Jungian Dream Dictionary
Explore the symbolic language of dreams through archetypes, animals, architecture, colors, and more
Explore the DictionaryThis is an outline for Myth-Spotting, a way to do Brainspotting from a Jungian framework.
This is a script for therapists to facilitate a mindfulness meditation for relaxation and anger.
A system mapping sheet for integrating dissociative identity disorder alters
A program for a social encounter group for young adults
A worksheet for mapping and understanding the parts of the personality.
A art and somatic therapy program for working with the shadow
Jungian growth and reflection worksheet.
Fast interventions for panic and dissociation
An exercise to be used for guided meditation or EMDR resourcing
A worksheet on emotion recognition, regulation, and deep emotional processing.
Personality sorter for Jungian archetypes.
This helps clients identify strengths, weaknesses and somatic responses.
Career counseling and life planning sheet for therapists
A script for exit interview, termination and assesment of clients.
A script for analysis of panic and phobia using tools from archetypal psychology
A transactional analysis exercise for communication
Somatic emotion recognition and recognition exercise
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The Dictionary of the Psychology of Architecture
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A critical deep dive into the hidden history of psychotherapy, exploring how the personal traumas of founders like Freud and Jung collided with societal forces to shape modern mental health. Drawing on the works of Adam Curtis, James Hillman, and Sonu Shamdasani, this article traces the shift from the “architecture of the soul” to the “technocratization of care,” exposing the impact of profit motives and algorithmic logic while proposing a metamodern path forward for the profession.
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The Dictionary of the Psychology of Architecture
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