What Is Analytical Psychology?
A different way of understanding what's happening beneath the surface
Analytically informed psychology, sometimes called Jungian therapy, is an approach developed by Carl Jung that looks past your symptoms to the deeper patterns underneath them. Instead of only managing what's difficult right now, we pay attention to your dreams, the images and stories that keep showing up in your life, and the parts of yourself you may not fully recognize yet.
This work rests on the idea that the psyche is always trying to move you toward wholeness, even when that process feels confusing or painful. As a registered psychotherapist, I draw on this depth oriented lens alongside my training in spiritually integrated psychotherapy, so the symbols and questions that surface in this work can be explored through a psychological, spiritual, or blended framework, whichever fits you.
My Approach to This Work
Grounded psychotherapy, open to what the unconscious brings forward
I bring my clinical training as a Registered Psychotherapist together with my background as a multifaith chaplain and member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care. When we work with analytical psychology concepts together, that might look like paying close attention to a recurring dream, noticing a pattern that keeps repeating in your relationships, or sitting with an image or symbol that has stayed with you for years.
I don't ask you to interpret everything through a single lens. Some clients want a primarily psychological read on their dreams and inner life. Others want to bring their spiritual tradition, or their sense of the sacred, into that same exploration. Both are welcome here, and we will find the balance that fits how you actually think and feel.
Who This Work Is For
Growth oriented individuals ready to look beneath the surface
This approach tends to resonate with people who feel like standard talk therapy has helped with the surface of a problem but hasn't touched what's really driving it. You might be someone who remembers your dreams, who notices recurring themes in your life, or who senses there is a larger story you are living out without fully understanding it.
I work with individuals only in this kind of depth oriented process, never couples or groups, so our sessions can stay focused entirely on your inner world. Whether you come from a specific faith tradition, consider yourself spiritual but not religious, or aren't sure how spirituality fits into any of this yet, you don't need a particular belief system to benefit from analytical psychology. What matters is a willingness to get curious about what's underneath.
What This Work Looks Like
Exploring the Unconscious
Working With Dreams and Symbols
Moving Toward Integration
How This Complements My Other Work
Analytically informed psychology rarely stands alone. For many clients, this depth oriented lens works alongside spiritually integrated psychotherapy, since both are interested in meaning, not just symptom relief. For others, especially when a dream or pattern is tied to something the body is still holding, it can connect naturally with Somatic Experiencing.
If grief or loss is part of what's surfacing in your dreams or inner life, my work in grief counselling may also be relevant. Wherever you're starting from, I'll help you find the combination of approaches that actually fits what you're carrying.
If you're ready to begin this kind of work, I invite you to reach out today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Analytically informed psychology, also called Jungian therapy or depth psychology, is an approach that looks at the unconscious patterns, dreams, and symbols shaping your life, not just your surface symptoms. The goal is deeper self understanding and integration, not just symptom relief.
Many people find this depth oriented approach meaningful, especially if standard talk therapy has felt incomplete. Its value tends to show up less in quick symptom reduction and more in a lasting sense of self understanding and direction.
Regular talk therapy often focuses on your current thoughts, behaviors, and coping strategies. Analytically informed psychology also looks at dreams, recurring symbols, and unconscious patterns, treating them as meaningful information rather than noise.
Not necessarily. Some clients bring dreams regularly, others rarely do. We can also work with recurring life patterns, strong images, or feelings that keep resurfacing, dreams are one entry point among several.
Yes. As a member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care, I welcome any tradition, or none at all, into this work. We can explore your inner life through a psychological lens, a spiritual one, or both together.
Ready to Look Beneath the Surface?
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