Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What do we do? How does this work?
A: Since 2011, we've been connecting people looking to do Jungian-oriented personal growth work online with qualified Jungian therapists worldwide. Working via video is convenient and comfortable, better for the environment and allows to spend your time focusing on therapy, not worrying about traffic, parking and other distractions. Fill out our online form here and we'll refer to the therapist that best suits what you're looking for. There is no fee for your referral and the initial short consultation (10-20 min) with your therapist is free of charge.
Q: What’s the process like?
A: After we receive your Client Introduction form (here), we’ll offer you our referral suggestions and the chance to discuss the referral via video meeting if you like. You can expect to receive an email response from us within 2-3 business days.
After we agree on your referral you reach each other via email to arrange a no fee initial live video consultation (10-20 min). After that you work together via live video and all session payments are made directly to your therapist.
We refer clients primarily for online video therapy with accredited Jungian analysts or therapists (we don’t make location-based referrals).
Q: Do you need to have read Jung’s books to do this work?
A: No. No previous reading or study is necessary to do this work. But if you’re looking to get started our site founder has written an introductory book on Jung - the link on Amazon US is here (you can find it on other sites as well).
Q: Who are you?
A: We're a group of Jungian analysts, Jungian-oriented therapists and experts. Many of our core members have known each other for many years and are tremendously proud to be able to work together. For our team bios go here.
Q: Are all of your therapists accredited?
A: Yes all of our therapists are graduates of Jungian Institutes (or are training candidates under supervision in an IAAP certified training program) or WASC accredited graduate programs (in the U.S.) Jungian, Depth or Counselling Psychology (or have other similar internationally qualified degrees). We also feature executive coaches and other experts with non-therapeutic degrees who are exploring other parts of the Jungian tradition (such as archetypes or synchronicity for example) whose work therefore doesn't require licensure.
Q: What if I'm not satisfied with the therapist you recommend?
A: If you're unhappy with your referred therapist for any reason, we'll work with you to find someone else you prefer.
Q: Do your therapists/analysts take insurance?
A: We are finding that some American insurance plans do cover analysis so check with your provider to find out. Your insurer may refund for payments made to out-of-state or out-of-country analysts. But generally our team doesn’t work with / process insurance paperwork or accept Medicare etc. If you live in the same country (and/or state) as one of our therapists they may be covered by your private insurance.
Q: How much do your therapists/analysts charge?
A: The general price range is from $100-$200 US per session hour (however your particular therapist may offer sliding scale fees below this rate). All session fees are paid directly to the therapist.
Q: Do I have to work every week?
A: It is not necessary but it is ideal. For those who really want to progress through their own material, weekly sessions are the best. However, many people pursue analysis and therapy in a less regular route and make excellent progress. Some of our analysts do prefer clients that want to work weekly but nearly all are open to working with clients of any frequency.
Q: Is working online best for everyone?
A: For most people, working online is a great alternative and offers few drawbacks. Many of our therapists and clients also mix both in-person and online work. However, there are some mental health conditions that do not suit online therapy. Our clinicians will assess whether or not it is in the client’s best interest to work with an in-person counsellor.
Q: What is Jungian Analysis?
A: Jungian Analysis is a psychotherapeutic approach which seeks to establish a more healthy integration of the conscious and unconscious. The outcome of this work is wholeness, a fuller accommodation of the unconscious into our lived experience and a greater fulfillment of who we truly are – individuation. That work effects the relief from psychological symptoms, improved metal health and the maturation of the personality. It usually also brings with it the discovery of personal meaning and a deepened personal spirituality.
Jungian analysis is the process of working together to learn how to live with the uncertainty of life.
A Jungian analyst is someone who leads individuals through this process. Analysts are trained at Jung Institutes worldwide, and those who undertake this training are typically over 40 years of age and usually have a graduate university degree. Candidates for training must also have completed 100 hours of personal work with a Jungian analyst before beginning. Once they are accepted into the training programme, they must complete approximately another 350 hours of their own personal work. While the training of Jungian analysts also includes a tremendous amount of clinical work and academic education, on a par with most clinical psychological doctoral programmes, its emphasis is upon wrestling with one’s own material is what makes Jungian analysts different from other psychologists. Both through their rigorous clinical education and through their own continuing encounter with the unconscious, Jungian analysts know the plumbing of the psyche.
In addition to their extensive clinical training, all team members of Jungian Online have done a tremendous amount of inner personal work and supervision.
Q: What is Analytical Psychology? (From the IAAP website - link)
“Analytical psychology approaches psychotherapy and depth analysis in the tradition established by the Swiss psychiatrist, C. G. Jung. As originally defined by Jung, it is distinguished by a focus on the roll of symbolic and spiritual experiences in human life, and rests on Jung’s theory of archetypes and the existence of a deep psychic space or collective unconscious. Following Jung’s original work ongoing research in his tradition incorporated findings from other disciplines and schools of depth psychology, making analytical psychology a vibrant and growing field of inquiry and therapeutic innovation.
The goal of Jungian analysis is what Jung called individuation. Individuation should not be confused with simple individuality, or eccentricity. Rather, individuation refers to the achievement of a greater awareness of the factors influencing how a person relates to the totality of his or her psychological, interpersonal and cultural experiences. Jung identified two deep levels of psychological functioning that tend to shape, color and sometimes compromise a person’s experience of life. Along with Freud, Jung recognized the importance of early life experiences, which he referred to as personal complexes that arise from disturbances in the person’s life all of which are found in the personal unconscious. Jung’s particular insight, however, was his recognition that we are also influenced by factors that lie outside our personal experience, and which have a more universal quality. These factors, which he called archetypes, form the collective unconscious, and give shape to cultural narratives, myths and religious phenomena.
The analytic process is intended to bring these factors, both personal and collective, into consciousness, allowing the individual to see more clearly what forces are at play in his or her life. Implicit in Jung’s understanding of the archetypes in particular is the sense of a telos, or goal toward which one’s life can be directed. The role of the analyst is to help facilitate the individuation process and accompany the analysand on his or her personal journey.”
Q: What is Depth Psychology - which includes Jungian psychology?
Q: Why is Depth Psychotherapy a superior approach?
A: Video from Dr. Lionel Corbett, MD (IAAP) on the differences in philosophical approach between Jungian psychology and other approaches: