Body Psyche

A deep excavation of soul

Grounded in Depth

Depth Psychology as pioneered by Carl G. Jung is a strength affirming, interdisciplinary approach to treatment. Depth Psychology in practice is open to the exploration of the subtle, unconscious, and transpersonal aspects of human experience.

Healing is akin with allowing what has been repressed, abandoned, denied or ignored to emerge or re-emerge so that the individual can relate to the psychic content, explore its significance and integrate it, allowing for a transformation in consciousness. Depth Psychology also recognizes the way unconscious processes express themselves in society and culture, and how the collective affects the body/psyche.

Depth psychology encourages us to explore and honor our connection to the earth as a means of healing and self-discovery. Practices such as ecotherapy, dreamwork, and engaging with nature-based rituals and symbols can help individuals reconnect with their innate sense of belonging to the natural world. By recognizing ourselves as integral parts of the earthโ€™s web of life, we can cultivate a greater sense of meaning, purpose, and wholeness in our lives.

 

Why Depth?

In this container of reverie we can be with multiple channels of conscious/unconscious processes. It gives us an opportunity to commune with complex psychic and affective experiences within the context of personal and social change. In this imaginative space we can address suffering, subtle ways of relating, deepen self reflection, dream into new possibilities, and open to emergent ways of relating to all of life.

โ€œGo into yourself and see how deep the place is from which your life flows.โ€
~Rainer Maria Rilke

 

It can look likeโ€ฆ

๐“‚€ Applied Mythology

๐“†ธ Imaginal Work

๐“†“ Archetypal work

๐“†“ Dreamwork

๐“†“ Body Soul exploration (adapting from Marion Woodmanโ€™s BodySoul Rhythmsยฉ)

๐“‡ฌ Exploration of complexes and shadow work

๐“†“ Spiritual exploration

โ€œA life that is truly lived is constantly burning away the veils of illusion, gradually revealing the essence of the individual.โ€

~ Marion Woodman (1985). The Pregnant Virgin: A Process of Psychological Transformation

Maryem Irias, LMFT, SEP