I invite us to explore burnout through a psychoanalytic lens as a failure of holding within organisational life. The term “burnout” has psychoanalytic roots. It was coined by Dr Herbert Freudenberger, himself a psychoanalyst who personally endured the phenomenon he sought to describe. The psychologist, Professor Christina Maslach, formalised the definition as a sustained experience […]
At the end of the Septem Sermones ad Mortuos we find a beautiful hymn, a poignant prayer to the one single star in the zenith, to the one guiding God. “To this one God man shall pray… To him all love and worship is due.” It’s your God, the true origin of life. This lecture […]
The narcissistic response to life propels the Jungian process of individuation. However, the internal splits and fractured selves set up distance between who one is and who one wants to be. Emphasized is the concept of the shadow, dissociation and the intimacy compromised in the singularity of narcissism. This person is characterized by feelings of […]
Nine innovative experiential, clinical seminars will be considering how combining aspects of Jung’s thinking with that of Bion enables communication of emotional depth, power and authority with an extended perception creating connections with early and traumatised, distressed states in all patients, including those who may have been considered unsuitable for analysis. The approach enables transformation of […]
One of Jung’s greatest contributions to psychology was his exploration of dreams, which he regarded as a great key into the unconscious. In these seminars, we will look at dreams through a Jungian lens and see how Jung’s approach can aid us in relation to our own dreams.
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Our Course Director for the couple training, Leezah Hertzmann, will describe the BPF’s two year post graduate training in couple psychodynamic psychotherapy, the first to be accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). This is a high quality, robust training, where suitably qualified psychotherapists can gain BPC registration as a couple psychotherapist. There are no […]
An ongoing monthly seminar providing in-depth study of the substance of C.G. Jung’s work—the how and why of his ideas, as well as practical applications. Each semester, participants will meet for four sessions under the tutelage of diplomate Jungian analysts. A variety of subjects will be taught, including structure and dynamics of the psyche, complexes […]
In an era of upheaval, isolation, and profound change, we face urgent questions: How do we cope? How do we help? What must we confront within ourselves to endure without splintering? What is dying—and being born—in the world and within us? Drawing from C.G. Jung’s profound insights, Margaret Klenck will guide us through the tools Jungian […]
Nine innovative experiential, clinical seminars will be considering how combining aspects of Jung’s thinking with that of Bion enables communication of emotional depth, power and authority with an extended perception creating connections with early and traumatised, distressed states in all patients, including those who may have been considered unsuitable for analysis. The approach enables transformation of […]
One of Jung’s greatest contributions to psychology was his exploration of dreams, which he regarded as a great key into the unconscious. In these seminars, we will look at dreams through a Jungian lens and see how Jung’s approach can aid us in relation to our own dreams.
In this paper, I will examine the factors that affect the development of twins to show that there is a fundamental difference between the formative experiences of twins and those of singletons, and that simply treating twins as two individuals who happen to be developing at the same time is damaging. While the nature of […]