Do you sometimes feel like this:
I am wandering through a maze. My life is not how I would like it to be. I would like some help with finding my way through the labyrinth of my life. I would like some help with my problems.
Jungian therapy can help you to solve your problems and to find your way to a meaningful life. Call or contact:
Rainer Maria Kohler, JD, NCPsyA
Jungian Psychoanalyst
110 Richardson
Drive
Needham, Massachusetts
781-444-1023
rmkohler@jungianpsychotherapist.com
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Some answers to frequently asked questions:
1. Why would you want to go to a counselor or therapist?
2. What is Jungian psychotherapy and how does it work?
4. Links to additional information related to C. G. Jung.
1. Why would you want to go to a counselor or therapist?
In order to find our way through the labyrinth of life and the maze of our problems, it does not hurt to get a little help:
A good example is the story of the hero Theseus from Greek mythology. Before entering the labyrinth to slay the monster Minotaur, Theseus was given a ball of thread and a magic sword by his supporter Ariadne. He fastened one end of the thread to the entrance of the labyrinth and then unrolled the ball as he went forward through the maze to meet the Minotaur. There Theseus killed the monster with the magic sword, and then retraced his steps by following the thread until he regained safety.
For many people Jungian therapy can be the magic sword to confront our issues and the thread to find our way to a meaningful life. Therapy is a journey of discovery, and you and the therapist can go on this journey together. Jungian psychotherapy is particularly helpful for two kinds of people (see below), but for both groups of people, indeed for all of us, it is very difficult to accept outside help. Society and members of our family may tell us that we should be able to solve our difficulties by ourselves. Yet, we readily accept help for our physical problems from a medical doctor. Why should we not accept help for our emotional difficulties from a psychotherapist?
Because society does not favor psychotherapy, it takes courage to make and keep an appointment with a therapist. To contemplate change in our lives or within ourselves is scary. But all of us must change if we want to remain or become healthy. Nobody has said this any better than C. G. Jung: "AllTRUE THINGS MUST
CHANGE, AND ONLY THAT
WHICH CHANGES REMAINS TRUE.
EVERYTHING AGES AND NEEDS
TRANSFORMATION AND
RENEWAL."
Maybe somewhat to your own surprise you will find that you do have the courage to seek change. If you want help with your desire for change, and if you want to know more about Jungian psychotherapy, contact me at
781-444-1023
rmkohler@jungianpsychotherapist.com
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As mentioned above, Jungian therapy can be particularly helpful for two kinds of people:
(1) Those who believe they are doing well but would like to explore such questions as:
How do I deal with my stresses and find peace?
Where am I going? How do I know I am on the right path?
Am I in tune with the goals for my life?
How can I improve my relationships?
What is the meaning of my life?
(2) Those who are facing a specific problem or problems and would like to explore how their own deeper resources can bring them healing. Here are some examples of the kind of problems which people bring to a Jungian psychotherapist:
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Obviously, no list can be complete. Basically, any feeling of unease or distress can be brought to a Jungian therapist.
781-444-1023
rmkohler@jungianpsychotherapist.com
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2. What is Jungian psychotherapy and how does it work?
Jungian analysis is a form of psychotherapy developed by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961). Such words as archetypal, complex, introverted, extraverted, individuation and persona have all entered our everyday language from Jung's psychology.
As a young psychiatrist Jung had an insight into the human psyche which kept him engaged during his entire life. He discovered that in each of us there is a center which directs our personal growth. This center, which he called the Self, sends us symbolic messages which, when understood and acted upon, help us to become a whole and healthy person.
These symbolic messages come to us in many ways, including through dreams, visions, images and associations. Why are dreams so helpful? Dreams, and other symbolic messages, are sent to us in order to provide us with insights which, if we act on them, make us more complete and lead us to a better and healthier life.
Is the nightmare also a helpful dream? Yes. Perhaps surprisingly, the nightmare is produced in order to get our attention. It is, so to speak, a "shot before the bow", and we are well advised to pay attention to the contents of our nightmares.
Does everyone dream? The scientific fact is that everyone dreams, but not everyone remembers their dreams right away. Dreams occur mostly during REM (Rapid Eyeball Movement) sleep every night. In my experience everyone can learn to remember their dreams.
I believe that Jungian depth psychology, with its reverence for the psyche in each individual, provides the resources to meet the challenges of modern life and of the unknown. I believe that Jungian depth psychology can support us in our encounter with the unthinkable. I believe that Jungian depth psychology recognizes an approach to the psyche and psychic life, which has deeper implications for our well being than narrow ideas of standardized treatments. If you would you like to explore who you are and who you are meant to become, Jungian psychotherapy is for you.781-444-1023
rmkohler@jungianpsychotherapist.com
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I am a graduate of the C. G. Jung
Institute in Boston and have been practicing Jungian psychotherapy in Needham,
Massachusetts since 1991. I have been involved with Jungian psychotherapy for over
20 years and have undergone a long personal analysis of my own. This is important
because a therapist is above all a guide for his client, and any guide has first to cross
the field where he would dare lead others.
I have substantial life experience. For many years, before becoming a psychotherapist, I practiced and taught law.
I have presented workshops and seminars on dreams, symbols, fairy tales, spirituality, mythology, creativity, birth and death, good and evil, and the mid-life passage. I have written extensively on the comparison of religious and therapeutic confessions, on the modern symbolism of initiation rituals, and on religious symbolism.
In addition to my diploma from the C. G. Jung Institute in Boston, I have degrees from Fichte Gymnasium and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Universität in Germany and from Georgetown University and Boston College Law School in the United States. I am a member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP) and of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP).
With the adoption of a licensing law for psychoanalysts in the State of New York effective January 1, 2006 I am now licensed as a psychoanalyst in the State of New York (License Nr. 000204).
I am fluent in English and German.
If you would
like to read this website in German, please click here
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The following are some references who have referred clients to me or otherwise know me well:
- George Brown, M.Th., M.M., Framingham
- Reverend Bud Cederholm, Needham
- Gerald Corcoran, M.D., Needham
- Geoff D'Arcy, Lic. Ac., D.O.M., Natick
- Leonard Finn, M.D., Needham
- Ronald Garmey, Esq., Boston
- Andrea Hartnett, M.Ed., M.S.W., Westwood
- Richard Nicoletti, Esq., Newton
- Yatish Patel, M.D., Needham
As a therapist I place a high value on the confidentiality and privacy of the information you share with me. State law and professional ethics also require me to maintain confidentiality and not to disclose information about you without your written consent. Finally, the confidentiality of your information is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Click here for my Notice of Privacy Practices in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the regulations thereunder.
781-444-1023
rmkohler@jungianpsychotherapist.com
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4. Helpful links and resources related to C. G. Jung.
The IAAP is the international organization of professionals engaged in the practice of Analytical Psychology, also called Jungian Psychology. This site contains information about Jungian psychology and its practice in the world today.
The Jung Page was founded in 1995 and contains a lot of information about Jungian activities and discussions in the United States and the world today.
The NAAP is an American and international organization formed for the purpose of advancing all forms of psychoanalysis including Jungian, Freudian, Adlerian, etc. This site contains information about all branches of psychoanalysis practiced in the United States today.
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Jung's Life
In addition to Jung's autobiography Memories, Dreams, Reflections there are a number of biographies. The most recent (2003) and very detailed biography is by Deirdre Bair, entitled Jung, A Biography.
781-444-1023
rmkohler@jungianpsychotherapist.com
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Last Updated: 14 January 2008
© RAINER MARIA KOHLER 1999-2008