The C.G. Jung Institute – Boston is chartered by the New England Society of Jungian Analysts (NESJA) and is dedicated to the healing discipline of Analytical Psychology. Our vision is to nourish the human endeavor for psychological transformation and wholeness. Our mission and task is to understand the human psyche through the psychological theories and therapeutic methods pioneered by Carl Gustav Jung.
The C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, founded in 1962, is dedicated to helping men and women grow in conscious awareness of the psychological realities in themselves and society, find healing and meaning in their lives, reach greater depth in their relationships, and live in response to their discovered sense of purpose. The Foundation is located in its mid-Manhattan brownstone, which it shares with the other institutional members of the C.G. Jung Center.
We welcome the public to our extensive program of lectures, seminars, courses, symposia, and workshops. Our bookstore offers for sale a wide selection of books on analytical psychology and related subjects, and our journal Quadrant offers interesting and accessible articles and reviews on analytical psychology.
The C.G. Jung Institute of New York offers a post-graduate clinical training program that prepares its students for a professional practice as a Jungian psychoanalyst and membership within a worldwide community of Jungian analysts. The training program is designed to meet the requirements for New York State licensure as a Psychoanalyst and students develop their clinical experience through the Institute’s Referral Service.
This clinical program aims to develop, within a community of students and practicing analysts, an analyst with personal and professional competencies in both theory and clinical practice. Throughout your training, you will engage in personal analysis, supervised clinical practice, and small classes that approach analytical work and clinical practice from both historic and contemporary perspectives. Within this style of training, Jungian analytical psychology is studied and applied in the context of an evolving psychological field where basic assumptions about human nature are assessed and applied to clinical theory and methods of practice.
The training program’s philosophy, institutional policies, and teaching methods are geared towards open dialogue, creative expression, and critical discussion with a small class structure. The teaching and supervising faculty have extensive clinical experience, are distinguished within the field, and come to psychoanalysis with a diversity of backgrounds from a variety of disciplines.
In addition to the experienced resident faculty, internationally recognized Analysts are invited to present their unique perspectives. Among these are Ashok Bedi, John Beebe, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Joan Chodorow, Michael Conforti, Mary Dougherty, James Hillman, Katherine Olivetti, and Nathan Schwartz-Salant.
The mission of the Institute is to advance Analytical Psychology – the theoretical foundation of Jungian psychoanalysis – as a practice that speaks to the basic human need for psychological growth and consciousness. The objectives of the Institute are to train psychotherapists to become Jungian Psychoanalysts as well as to educate mental health professionals in the principles of Analytical Psychology. The Institute also maintains a collegial society that provides continuing education and ethical review for member analysts as well as supports scholarly research and publication among its members to advance Jungian psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Finally, the Institute offers educational programs in Jungian thought for the general public.
In 1948, the C. G. Jung Institute Zurich was founded with the cooperation of the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.
His Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy belong to the psychodynamic therapies, which attach great importance to the unconscious.
To the idea of the personal unconscious, Jung added the concept of the collective unconscious. In this he recognized the primeval imprinting and basic patterns of human life which he called “archetypes” and which are depicted, for example, in myths and fairy tales. These basic patterns give rise to the development of complexes which mirror our individual relationship experiences as well as personal experiences and anchor them in our memories.
Jung’s theory of complexes helps us to understand personality development, relationship conflicts and psychological maladjustmentes and, on this basis, to treat them psychotherapeutically. Jungian psychotherapy promotes the development of one’s own resources and regards a psychic problem as a challenge to a real personal development, a process Jung called “individuation”.
In practical psychotherapeutic work, the interpretation of dreams, typology, pictures, sandplay and active imagination are very important for an understanding of conscious and unconscious psychic processes. The purpose and aim of working with the unconscious is to get in touch with the soul and with one’s individual creative possibilities. On this basis, Jungian psychology and psychotherapy touches upon questions of meaning and of spirituality.
The transcultural orientation of Jung’s work makes for an richer interdisciplinary exchange which is capable of exploring answers to the challenges of a globalized world and of multicultural societies. This aspect in particular makes Analytical Psychology increasingly relevant in the context of the modern world.
The C.G. Jung Institute of Colorado (CGJIC) is an organization that has been in existence since 1976. We have as one of our central goals the promotion and continuation of research in the field of Analytical Psychology. Most of the faculty are writers or artists, as well as analysts, actively engaged in our own creative/psychological work and in presenting that work to the greater Jungian and psychological communities. In the seminars, we teach using our own research, the research and writing of current and historically significant Jungians, and material from related fields of depth psychology. With over twenty-five analyst members we offer a wide diversity of approaches and ideas, helping to keep Jungian Psychology growing. While staying abreast of contemporary developments in Analytical Psychology our members retain a deep commitment to Jung’s original concepts and insights. Each year, we require our students to read and study a substantial amount of C.G. Jung’s original texts, as we consider his work to be the foundation of our training program. Our seminars are designed to encourage individual students to find their own way of connecting to Jungian psychology specifically, and to depth psychology in general.
Clinical Approach
The analytic approach of members of the CGJIC varies with the individual analyst and the individual client. It is difficult (and counterproductive) to force rigid classifications onto either analysts or analysands. Most of the analysts of the CGJIC work broadly within the classical Jungian framework. Core features of Jungian analysis (e.g. the importance of working with the archetypal level of the psyche, integration of the unconscious, the individuation process and development of an appropriate relationship with the Self) are essential components of our work. Consistent with Jung’s own flexibility around clinical work and consideration of the needs of individual clients, however, other mental health and non-mental health approaches may be used to support the analytic work with individual clients. Members of the CGJIC might, for examples, directly address an analysand’s maladaptive defenses, promote relaxation techniques, address transference issues and early developmental influences, support concurrent enrollment in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or the appropriate use of medication if needed. The important question for the analyst (and analysand) to consider is whether these ancillary efforts support the analytic process and the analysand’s individuation. The clinical approach of many analysts in the CGJIC therefore can be considered a classical one that integrates from other fields what is relevant and helpful for the analysand’s individuation.
Our Mission
For more than fifty years, The Jung Center has served as a nonprofit resource unique to Houston—a forum for dynamic conversations on a diverse range of psychological, artistic, and spiritual topics. Our mission is to support the development of greater self-awareness, creative expression, and psychological insight—individually, in relationships, and within the community. The Jung Center provides pathways to find a deeper meaning in everyday life.
Our Profile
Founded in 1958, The C. G. Jung Educational Center of Houston, Texas, Inc. is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to continuing education for the human spirit through psychology, spirituality, and the arts and humanities. Our educational and outreach programs enrich lives and enlighten the spirit. Our classes promote a journey of personal growth and a deepening commitment to the community we share.
Educational Programs
The Center offers a wide variety of programs taught by Jungian experts and other professionals in the disciplines of psychology, spirituality, education, the humanities, and the arts. Our programs are offered in three semesters each year.
Bookstore and Media Center
The Jung Center Bookstore and Media Center includes the largest collection of of books and journals on Jungian psychology in the Southwest and offers a one-of-a-kind selection of audio recordings that can be checked out or purchased. The bookstore also serves as an oasis of calm in a busy city with its diverse collection of books, cards, and gifts with a focus on psychology, the humanities, and spirituality. Visit the bookstore here.
Museum, Art Gallery & Exhibits
As a testament to our dedication to the arts, The Jung Center is an active member of the Houston Museum District. The Art and Exhibitions Committee of The Jung Center showcases rotating exhibits of work by established and emerging artists. The gallery and our permanent collection, which includes works by Peter Birkhauser, is open to the public with free admission during business hours, including Saturdays. Learn more about The Center’s art gallery and exhibits and how to apply as an artist. For information on how to exhibit your work, please click here to complete an application.
Community Outreach
The Jung Center serves Houstonians through outreach programs and partnerships with respected nonprofit organizations and medical institutions. Our programs serve at-risk children, professional caregivers, and those treating patients with life-threatening illnesses. Expressive arts and movement classes facilitate physical and psychological healing and help to build a stronger community. Learn more about outreach programs currently underway.