Brian Collinson

Journeying Toward Wholeness

Entries from November 24th, 2011

Jungian Therapy, Individuation & Dealing with Feeling

November 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Feeling, Individuation, Jungian, Jungian therapy, therapy

In Jungian therapy, discovering feeling is often a key to individuation, the discovery of our individual identity. Feeling is one of the things that makes us human; discovering our own unique feeling is often an important path to ourselves.

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Jungian Therapy, Stress Reduction & Perfectionism

November 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, perfectionism, stress, stress reduction

Our anxiety about these unacknowledged aspects of ourselves can drive us to strive ever more relentlessly to try to cover our weakness and imperfection. Unrealistic expectations for ourselves are rooted in a lack of willingness to accept our own fundamental nature, with its particular strengths and weaknesses.

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Individual Psychotherapy & Hope: 4 Jungian Truths

November 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Hope, individual, individual psychotherapy, Jungian, Psychology and Suburban Life, Psychotherapy

Hope is key to individual psychotherapy — especially for the Jungian therapist.  It is always true that the hope of the client is going to be essential to the healing process of the psyche.  But, especially in an age like ours, with the continual struggle that many face to keep hope alive, hope becomes even more crucial. 1)  Hope from Within, [...]

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Individual Therapy & Dismantling the “Mid Life Crisis”

November 1st, 2011 · No Comments · individual therapy, midlife, midlife crisis, Psychology and Suburban Life

The term “mid life crisis” is a cliche in our society, which individual therapy must sometimes deconstruct. Now, don’t get me wrong: a tremendous amount does happen to us at midlife. But it isn’t usually the ridiculous caricature referred to in our society as a “mid life crisis.”

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