My Practice


Coming in September

Jung Study Group -- Online version

Interested in exploring Jung in greater depth? Starting in September, I will offer a study group concentrating on the psychology of C.G. Jung in an online version. This group provides a structured environment for participants to read the writings of Jung to learn his psychology at a deeper level. More than an academic venture, this group seeks to live and breathe the process of analytical psychology through reading, discussing, and the relating of the material to the member's growth and life experience.

It is not possible to cover the full range of Jung's thought in one year or even two, so this group will run for as long as there is interest, exploring different material each year.

Year one will include Jung's memoir, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and portions of Collected Works dealing with complexes, psychological types, shadow and individuation. 

No prior knowledge about Jung is required. 

Members  prepay on a monthly  basis. In between sessions, you may also share insights any time by e-mail in the accompanying private, invitation-only Study Group e-mail group. The fee is $40/month, payable via Paypal.

This new group will begin in September and will utilize both teleconferencing and email. 

Email me with questions or for further information about this group. You may contact me by  using the form at the left. Please put Study Group in the subject line.

Dream Group

We need to share our dreams – our dreams from the night and our life dreams – with caring and supportive others who can help us to unlock their meanings and bring their energy to heal and empower our everyday lives. 

DREAM GROUPS are a sanctuary for all participating, a lovely reflective and deepening place in the middle of our busy lives. Everyone who wants to will get a chance to do dream work. Generally in an hour and a half group we work with three different people's dreams.  This group is appropriate for virtually anyone interested in dreams. Perhaps the most important thing is that you really love dreams and/or want to learn more about your own dream process. The person who presents benefits from the group’s questions and reflections about the dream. Other participants are enriched by hearing and working with dreams other than their own. Everyone in the group learns about dream work by doing it together.

JOIN OUR DREAM GROUP, which will  meet alternate Tuesdays in Belfast from 4-6 pm. The fee is $15/session. Join now as this group is limited to 6 participants.


ONLINE DREAM GROUP -- I will be forming a dream group which will utilize email and/or teleconference this summer. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION: Use the contact form on the left, please put Dream Group in the subject line.

Yu may download:

REMEMBERING DREAMS -- a short guide

Jungian Psychotherapy -- what is it about?

Do you ask yourself --

❖   Where am I going?                                       

❖  How do I know I am on the right path?
❖  Am I meeting the goals for my life?    

❖   How can I improve my relationships?
❖  What is the meaning of my life? 

or is this you --

❖  I feel anxious                                                       

❖  I am depressed               

❖   My career is stalled                                                                                                         

❖   I am in a mid-life crisis

If you find that all your enthusiasm for living has dried up, that there seems to be no meaning in anything, or that your creative, playful juices have stopped flowing, then Jungian psychotherapy can help you.

Anyone can benefit from Jungian psychotherapy.

It can be particularly  helpful for individuals interested in deep and lasting change; for people who want to understand themselves more fully, change long-standing issues or patterns, discover greater meaning and purpose in their lives or to heal the effects of painful or traumatic past experiences.



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The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. – C.G. Jung

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You and I are partners in this undertaking. The work in therapy comes out of a mutual process. Jungian psychotherapy is usually not brief therapy. It takes time to explore the complexities of feeling and experience that make up a person's own unique past, as well as present manifestations of that past. People who enter Jungian psychotherapy make an important personal commitment.

 The goal of Jungian psychotherapy is to enable you to live a life that most fully expresses your own nature. Each of us has a unique self which is trying to unfold. When that unfolding is blocked we may become anxious, or depressed or angry and we may have trouble in our relationships. You and I together develop a caring dialogue which will help you first to understand where you are blocked and then to overcome your blocks. Through our work, you can expect to feel happier and more fulfilled in your relationships, in your job and in your creative life. to themselves and their personal journey.

Jungian therapy aims at activating your innate healing capabilities. It does so by promoting a living dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious, so that you have access to your own individual source of knowledge about yourself.Your symptoms, your struggles, your suffering and your dreams are all regarded as messages from the soul. By learning to understand these messages, we work together to bring new perspective on old  difficulties, a deeper connection to self and others, and the strength to change old patterns. Along with relief from symptoms, Jungian therapy works toward developing lasting change, access to your own inner wisdom, self-acceptance, authenticity and renewed energy for life. 

In sessions, we talk about the important events of your week and your feelings about them. We also talk about the thoughts and feelings which emerge in our session. Your dreams may be very helpful. 

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Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious. – C.G. Jung 

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Have you been considering finding a Jungian psychotherapist? If you have any questions or would like to know more about my practice or me, please use the contact form on the right to email me. I will call you if you provide a phone number or reply via email as you wish. 

Long-distance Psychotherapy

Eight years ago, when I moved for a time from Maine to Michigan, I offered my patients the option of continuing to work with me by telephone. And most decided they wanted to try it. At that time, therapy via telephone was not widely accepted, so it felt to me that my patients and I were embarking on a bold experiment. Today, though I have returned to Maine, a little more than half of my work remains by telephone. 

A recent article confirms what I have found myself working long-distance. Studies at the VA and an HMO is Seattle have shown positive benefit to therapy conducted via telephone. As acceptance for it increases, I am certain that further research will confirm these early studies. 

The therapeutic space which develops when the work is done by telephone differs from that when therapist and patient sit face to face, but it is therapeutic space nonetheless. When my patients call. I am sitting in my customary place, just as if they were sitting in front of me. And I suggest that my patient similarly be in the same place each time. We then create the space between us -- the sound of our voices and the time creating a temenos between us. Therapy works because it is contained. There is confidntiality, there is a fee, and a set time. Our work together is contained in this virtual space, just as it would be were we both in my office.

Long-distance psychotherapy eliminates travel and waiting time, and allows more flexible scheduling. It makes psychotherapy available to patients who are unable to travel, including many of the physically disabled and those whose symptoms --  depression or agoraphobia for example--  make them reluctant to leave home. And in a time when gasoline costs are a significant part of household budgets, it saves the expense of driving. It also makes therapy readily available to people living in rural areas with few if any therapists available.

And finally, for those wishing to work with a Jungian and/or a therapist willing and interested in working in depth and with dreams, long-distance psychotherapy enables you to make this choice.

I currently have openings for prospective patients who wish to work by telephone or face-to-face. If you would like more information, please use Contact Me on the right and email me. Please include your telephone number if you would like for me to call you.

Feb 12, 2008 9:31 AM

Fees

Are you concerned about whether or not you can afford therapy? 

I understand this concern, especially in these times. Many of my previous patients have felt the same way. Those that have made the decision to invest in themselves, however, have found that their lives have improved immensely. I usually have my clients fill out a survey when our work is done, and it asks them if they felt that therapy was worth the money. At the end of therapy, most say

  * they have been able to resolve issues that stood in the way of their happiness
  
  * they have a new sense of self

  * they find relief in sharing their story

  * they have learned new skills to deal with problems in life

Therapy is not magic. It isn't quick. It is work. It does work.

Let me describe how I assess fees for individual therapy. First, I do not accept third party payment. This allows me  to have a sliding scale for fees according to your circumstances and ability to pay. My usual fee is $85.00/session for individual work.

Jan 5, 2008 11:46 AM

The Basics

I have a private practice in mid-coast Maine working with adults, both individually and in groups. In addition, I am willing to work by telephone and/or by email for those who do not live nearby  If you are interested in learning more about Jungian psychotherapy and working with me, please email me.


Jung Study Group

For people interested in exploring Jung in greater depth, I offer a study group concentrating on the psychology of C.G. Jung through the reading of his Collected Works. This group provides a structured environment for participants to read the writings of Jung to learn his psychology at a deeper level. More than an academic venture, this group seeks to live and breathe the process of analytical psychology through reading, discussing, and the relating of the material to the member's growth and life experience.

It is not possible to cover the full range of Jung's thought in one year or even two, so we take up selected topics and volumes each year.

Year one has covered Jung's memoir, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and portions of Collected Works dealing with complexes, psychological types, shadow, individuation and love and marriage. We are now in our second year and reading Aion. 

No prior knowledge about Jung is required. 

New members are welcome at any time.

This group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. -noon. 

Email me with questions or for further information about this group. You may contact me by email using the form at the left.

Dream Group

A dream group is a sanctuary for all participating, a lovely reflective and deepening place in the middle of our busy lives.   We begin by taking dreams on a first come, first serve basis. Everyone who wants to will get a chance to do dream work. Generally in a two hour group we work with three or four different people's dreams.  This group is appropriate for virtually anyone interested in dreams. We will use a Jungian approach to understanding dreams, but prior training is not required. Perhaps the most important thing is that you really love dreams and/or want to learn more about your own dream process.  We will begin each time with a check-in or housekeeping period where, for 15 minutes or so, members can bring news to the group, provide follow-up on something from the last meeting, or just share a life situation or event that is up for them.

We meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 4-6 p.m..  The group will go on as long as there is interest, though I do ask that members commit to 8 sessions to start, if possible.

If you are interested in participating in a dream group, please email me for more information.

Jan 2, 2008 11:54 AM

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