Dr. Compaan is a training psychoanalyst and a licensed clinical psychologist.  He was initially trained in pastoral psychology, which qualified him for the psychology license.  He is certified as a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and is a member of the American Psychological Association.  He was trained and certified as a clinical member and an approved supervisor in marriage and family systems theory by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.  Most recently he was certified as a Diplomate Psychoanalyst in Analytical Psychology by the International Association of Analytical Psychology. He is currently the Director of Training for the Chicago Jung Institute’s Analytical Training Program and serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute.  He has been a co-director of the Jungian Psychotherapy Program.  He has workd as a psychotherapist for 35 years.  During that time he taught undergraduate psychology for 5 years and many graduate courses in psychotherapy field at different graduate institutions in the Chicago area. He served as an executive director of a non-for-profit counseling agency for 9 years and co-directed another couseling agency for 20 years. He maintains a practice in the Chicago Loop and in Frankfort, IL.  He provides supervision/consultation and analysis in his offices and by the internet.