John Beebe – JUNGIAN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT: Crisis, Clinic, Consultationwith John Beebe
March 26, 2026 at 10:22PM
What prepares a therapist for the moment when theory gives way to urgency?

Originally published in 1975 and now reissued in the “Jungianeum Re-Covered Classics in Analytical Psychology” Series, Psychiatric Treatment: Crisis, Clinic and Consultation confronts the enduring reality that clinical work begins before one feels ready. In this session, John Beebe revisits a text written to accompany clinicians at precisely that threshold. Bringing together conceptual clarity and detailed case material, the book addresses three pivotal arenas of practice—crisis intervention, ongoing clinical care, and psychiatric consultation—while tracing the living dynamics between patient, therapist, and institution. Nearly five decades after its first publication, this recovered classic remains a grounded, experience-based guide for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and trainees stepping into the responsibilities of clinical decision-making.

Bio:
John Beebe is a North American psychiatrist and Jungian analyst in practice in San Francisco. He was born in Washington, D.C, graduated from Harvard University in 1961 and earned his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 1965. Beebe practiced psychiatry before training as a Jungian analyst, receiving his Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco in 1978. In private practice for over four decades, he is a past president of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, founder of the Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, and former American co-editor of the Journal of Analytical Psychology. He has taught psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
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