Brian Collinson

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Entries from May 27th, 2011

Jungian psychotherapy as therapy for anxiety

May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Anxiety, counselling, Jungian psychotherapy, Psychotherapy, therapy for anxiety

In our era many certainties — economic, political, moral, work, religious — have evaporated. In many situations, people find themselves not knowing what to expect next. Anxiety is the normal outcome of this kind of life situation.

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Psychotherapy for Men: 5 Truths from Jungian Analysis

May 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Jungian, Jungian analysis, men, mens issues, Psychotherapy, psychotherapy for men

Psychotherapy for men is intricate, because our culture is deeply unsure about men’s issues, or what males should do or be. While the women’s movement has brought much real change to the way women view themselves, males in our present culture are often profoundly disoriented.

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Jungian Psychotherapy with Older Adults : 6 Lessons Learned

May 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Jungian psychotherapy, later adulthood, psychotherapy with older adults

Psychotherapy with older adults raises many unique issues. Jungian psychotherapy actually developed first as a form of psychotherapy for older adults, and embodies very important learnings about the second half of life.

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Depth Psychotherapy for Depression: Five Key Truths

May 9th, 2011 · 3 Comments · depression, depth psychotherapy, Jungian depth psychology, psychotherapy for depression

Often, people try depth psychotherapy for depression when other possible solutions haven’t helped — or haven’t helped enough. By depth psychotherapy, I mean those forms of therapy that are really prepared to look at the depths of the psyche, the deepest parts of our being.

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Jungian Psychotherapy for Midlife Issues

May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Jungian psychotherapy, midlife issues, Psychotherapy, psychotherapy for midlife issues

While the phrase “midlife crisis” is cliche, there is nonetheless a great deal of psychological change and adjustment that goes on in this part of life. The individual can either deny this, in which case, her or his life risks lapsing into sterility, or these changes can be confronted and embraced, and a new orientation discovered.

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