The James Goodrich Whitney Center for Psychotherapy has been serving the Bay Area for more than 60 years, offering low-fee services to adults unable to afford private fees but who are interested in longer-term depth psychotherapy informed by Jungian theory. We see individuals and couples from the Bay Area, including students and people involved in the arts. Our clientele is ethnically and racially diverse and inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. For more information, go HERE. You may also contact the Whitney Center Coordinator at clinic@sfjung.org or 628-688-0644.
Referral Services are free, confidential and offered in person, by phone, or over the Internet by Institute analysts and candidates. We connect individuals and couples with a licensed Jungian analyst or candidate who matches their needs. For more information, go HERE. Interested persons may also call 628-688-0644, or email clinic@sfjung.org to arrange for a free consultation.
The Virginia Allan Detloff Library is a unique source for the study of Analytical Psychology in Northern California. It has a checkout collection, a reference collection, a growing online collection and an Archive containing material on C. G. Jung and the history of Analytical Psychology. The library is a private research facility. If you are interested in becoming a member, go HERE. For questions, including staffed hours, email library@sfjung.org or go HERE for more information.
Friends of the Institute offers a way to affiliate with The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and others who find value in studying and applying the insights of Jung and his intellectual heirs. Everyone is welcome to attend events; Friends members get in free. Membership guarantees early registration and electronic copies of our biannual newsletter, RHIZOME. We also offer Jungian-oriented reading groups, private museum tours, on-site access to ARAS, and Institute library privileges. For more information or to join, go HERE.
ARAS: The Archive For Research In Archetypal Symbolism is a curated, online collection of more than 18,000 archetypal images and accompanying text. The archive enables the exploration of and reflection on archetypal themes that reveal the deep and abiding connections of humanity and our more-than-human world. The treasury of symbolic images, accessible at www.aras.org, has complementary online offerings: books, articles, ARAS Connections newsletter, and a tool to search Jung’s Collected Works by keyword and topic. Friends of the Institute members have access by appointment. Schedule an appointment with our curator in San Francisco by emailing aras@sfjung.org. To subscribe to ARAS, go HERE.
Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche is a quarterly, international, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary periodical published by The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. As a forum devoted to depth psychology, it fosters creative dialogue, exploration and evolution of topics of relevance to analytical psychology, the arts and humanities, and contemporary culture. Through articles, reviews, interviews, poetry, and various art forms, the Journal’s mission is to plumb the mysterious depths of the psyche both within the individual and in the larger world, highlighting Jung and the post-Jungians. For more information about the Journal and ways to subscribe, go HERE.
Extended Education brings together people from outside and inside the Institute through innovative classes, seminars, workshops, and conferences applying the perspectives of depth psychology relevant to both clinicians in clinical practice and non-clinicians living in a contemporary world. Courses, many of which give continuing education credit for clinicians, are facilitated by analysts and professionals providing diverse perspectives in related fields, including the arts. To register for courses, go HERE, where you will also find information about whether courses are being held in person or online. For questions, email programs@sfjung.org, or call 628-688-0646.
The Analytical Training Program, a central aspect of the Institute’s life, welcomes experienced clinicians, those with an active license to practice psychotherapy in the state of California. Such eligible licensees include psychiatrists who have completed a psychiatric residency (through PGY IV), other MDs with an additional mental health license, licensed psychologists, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and registered nurses (who are certified nurse specialists with a master’s degree in mental health nursing). For more information, go HERE, email hdorian@sfjung.org, or call Helene Dorian at 415-771-8055, ext. 4.
Infant, Child and Adolescent Training Program (iCAT) is for Jungian candidates and analysts who have completed requisite child training in their respective disciplines and have had an ongoing child and adolescent clinical practice for several years. Our 2-year program provides in-depth exposure to Jungian infant/child/adolescent therapy, the intersection of theory with contemporary developmental work with children and adolescents, and techniques of analysis. For more information about the iCAT Training Program, go HERE, email hdorian@sfjung.org, or call Helene Dorian, 415-771-8055, ext. 4.
Analysts of The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco include 141 member-analysts who carry on the Institute’s work of Jungian analysis. All are licensed, trained and certified in analytical work; individually, they are members of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP). The Institute is served by a committed, active and generous corps of analysts who volunteer their time. Many members also make financial donations to the Institute beyond their dues. For a list of current members, go HERE.
International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) was founded in 1955 and serves as the accrediting and regulatory organization for all professional analytical psychologists’ groups worldwide. The association also facilitates connections between more established member groups and the smaller and/or developing ones, providing the consistency and guidance necessary for development of new centers of Analytical Psychology. San Francisco has long been a source of dedicated analysts who help with this essential function.