JUNGIAN THERAPY & DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY WITH DR. BREN

Unlock Your True Potential

Transform your life by accessing the profound wisdom of your unconscious mind. Jungian therapy doesn't just address symptoms—it empowers you to achieve genuine wholeness, purpose, and authentic self-expression. Through the journey of individuation, you'll break free from limiting patterns, integrate your shadow aspects, and emerge with renewed clarity and inner strength.

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
— Carl Jung

Is This Approach Right For You?

Jungian therapy goes beyond symptom management offered by cognitive-behavioral approaches and differs from the goal-setting focus of life coaching. Instead, it invites you into a sacred relationship with your whole self—conscious and unconscious—to discover your life's journey's unique meaning and purpose.

Perfect For You If:

  • You're seeking deeper meaning and purpose beyond surface-level changes

  • You want to live authentically from your soul, not just modify behaviors

  • Traditional therapy has helped but failed to reach the depths of your concerns

  • You experience recurring patterns in relationships or life situations despite your best efforts

  • You're drawn to dreams, symbols, and the spiritual dimensions of psychological work

  • You sense there's more to your struggles than current circumstances alone

  • You're ready for profound transformation rather than quick fixes

  • You want to understand the unconscious forces shaping your life choices

  • You're intrigued by exploring the connection between your personal journey and universal human experiences

  • You feel called to develop a relationship with your deeper self

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed."

— Carl Jung

The Transformative Impact of Jungian Therapy

How Your Life Can Change

When you engage in the deep work of Jungian therapy, profound shifts occur that touch every aspect of your life:

  • Authentic Living – Move beyond societal expectations and personas to express your genuine self with confidence and clarity

  • Inner Peace – Resolve internal conflicts by integrating shadow aspects, reducing anxiety and inner turmoil

  • Meaningful Relationships – Develop deeper connections with others as you recognize projections and heal attachment patterns

  • Creative Awakening – Access blocked creative energy as unconscious contents become available for expression

  • Spiritual Connection – Experience a renewed sense of meaning and purpose with a deeper connection to something greater than yourself

  • Emotional Freedom – Break free from repeating patterns and reactions that have limited your emotional range

  • Psychological Resilience – Develop a stronger relationship with your inner resources to navigate life's challenges

  • Dream Understanding – Gain insight from your dreams as valuable messengers from your unconscious

  • Individuation – Discover your unique path and purpose, differentiating yourself while remaining connected to the collective

  • Embodied Wisdom – Experience greater alignment between mind, body, emotions, and spirit

Clients often describe their Jungian therapy journey as "coming home to themselves." The work doesn't just change how you feel temporarily—it transforms who you are and how you engage with the world. Rather than merely coping with life's challenges, you'll develop the capacity to find meaning in them and allow them to shape you into a more whole and authentic human being.

What is Jungian Therapy?

What is Jungian Psychology? A Profound Approach to Depth Psychology

As a Jungian psychologist, Dr. Bren guides you into the rich landscape of your unconscious mind to foster individuation—the process of becoming your most authentic self. Developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, this therapeutic approach explores the deeper dimensions of the psyche through archetypes, dreams, and symbolic understanding.

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
— Carl Jung

At its core, Jungian therapy involves:

  • Exploring the unconscious to reveal hidden patterns and potentials

  • Integrating the shadow self—aspects of yourself you may have denied or repressed

  • Balancing inner masculine and feminine energies (anima and animus) to achieve psychological wholeness

This transformative process facilitates profound self-discovery, creating meaning from life's challenges and integrating all aspects of yourself into a cohesive whole. The result is personal growth, enhanced self-awareness, and a deeper connection to your authentic nature.

Jungian counseling offers powerful tools for addressing a range of challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Beyond symptom relief, it provides a framework for unlocking hidden potentials and nurturing spiritual and emotional healing.

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."

— Carl Jung

Your Jungian Therapy Journey

Working with a Jungian therapist like Dr. Bren, you'll develop deeper self-understanding, access the wisdom of your unconscious mind, and discover pathways to healing and growth.

The Beginning Phase

Your therapeutic journey begins with building a strong therapeutic alliance between you and Dr. Bren—a relationship that Jung considered essential to all healing work. This foundation creates a safe space for exploring unconscious material, including dreams, fantasies, and shadow aspects of your personality.

In these early sessions, you'll engage in dream analysis, active imagination exercises, and dialogue with personal symbols to identify unconscious patterns influencing your conscious life.

The Middle Phase

As therapy progresses, you'll become increasingly attuned to unconscious contents and learn to integrate them into your conscious awareness.

This crucial phase involves confronting and understanding your shadow—those parts of yourself that have been repressed or denied. Through this courageous work, you'll experience a profound transformation, moving beyond limiting ego-driven behaviors to access a deeper, more authentic version of yourself.

The Ongoing Journey

Over time, your therapy may involve working with key archetypes such as the Mother, Father, and Self. These universal symbols, deeply embedded in the collective unconscious, help you connect to the divine essence of your being, fostering a deeper understanding of yourself and revealing a more profound sense of meaning and purpose within the greater Whole. Ultimately, Jungian therapy goes beyond symptom relief to foster psychological and spiritual growth, guiding you toward integration, wholeness, and a life rich with purpose and fulfillment.

"There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious."

— Carl Jung

Core Concepts of Jungian Therapy

"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases." — Carl Jung

Jungian counseling incorporates several essential elements that facilitate the journey toward wholeness:

  • Universal patterns and symbols like the Shadow, Persona, Anima, and Animus that reflect inner drives and behaviors. These primordial images guide our understanding of human experience across cultures and time.

    "The collective unconscious consists of the sum of the instincts and their correlates, the archetypes. Just as everybody possesses instincts, so he also possesses a stock of archetypal images." — Carl Jung

  • Dynamic psychological patterns (such as inferiority or authority issues) shape thoughts and reactions. Identifying these complexes helps recognize unconscious patterns that may be limiting your growth.

  • Personal symbols, often appearing in dreams, transform intuitions into meaningful insights, delivering profound understanding of hidden emotions and illuminating pathways for personal development.

    • Dream Interpretation: Exploring the symbolic language of dreams to access unconscious wisdom

    • Active Imagination: Engaging in dialogue with inner figures and voices to integrate unconscious content

    • Artistic Expression: Using creative methods to give form to inner experiences

    • Parts Work: Building relationships with different aspects of the self to achieve internal harmony

    "Dreams are the guiding words of the soul. Why should I henceforth not love my dreams and not make their riddling images into objects of my daily consideration?" — Carl Jung

  • Jungian counseling enables you to discover your unique source of purpose, whether through spiritual connection or self-actualization. By incorporating diverse aspects of the self, you can achieve a balanced, fulfilling life aligned with your deepest values.

The Benefits of Jungian Therapy

Transform Your Relationship with Yourself and the World

"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people."
— Carl Jung

Jungian therapy offers unique benefits that address both the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the human experience:

  • Harmonious Internal Relationship – Develop a compassionate relationship with all parts of yourself, including what Jung called "complexes"—those emotional patterns and internal figures that previously operated outside your awareness

  • Purposeful Living – Move from feeling adrift to being guided by a profound sense of meaning and purpose that arises from your authentic core rather than external expectations

  • Spiritual Connection – Experience a deepened relationship with something greater than yourself through an evidential approach that honors your direct experience rather than imposing dogma

  • Symbolic Understanding – Develop the capacity to perceive the symbolic dimension of everyday life, allowing ordinary experiences to become doorways to deeper meaning

  • Psychological Wholeness – Integrate previously rejected or unknown aspects of yourself to achieve greater completeness and authenticity

  • Enhanced Creativity – Access the wellspring of creative energy that emerges when conscious and unconscious aspects of the mind work in harmony

  • Ethical Clarity – Develop a personal ethic grounded in your deepest values rather than merely following conventional morality

  • Archetypal Awareness – Recognize universal patterns operating in your life, connecting your personal journey to the broader human experience

  • Dream Wisdom – Establish an ongoing relationship with your dreams as valuable guides and messengers from the unconscious

  • Synchronistic Living – Become attuned to meaningful coincidences that can guide decision-making and affirm your path

Jungian therapy doesn't just help you feel better temporarily—it fundamentally transforms how you experience yourself and engage with the world. This approach offers a path to not only healing psychological wounds but also discovering the unique gifts that emerge when you embrace all aspects of who you are.

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Client Success Stories

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Dr. Bren is truly a top notch guide that can help you dive deeper into the territory of yourself in a supportive & empowering way. Dr. Bren knows her stuff and relies on an intimate knowledge of Jungian concepts to help you unlock the doors or blocks that have held you back in the world & in your life. As an MFTi myself, I can attest to Dr. Bren's razor sharp ability to help you get to the heart of the matter with a gentle, accepting compassion that leaves you feeling fully validated & never judged. If you need a little help from an expert, Dr. Bren will not disappoint.

- Amanda L., MFTi

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I began to work with Dr. Bren from a place of deep crisis. The first thing she did was to make me feel at ease. She then proceeded to guide me through the crisis, having my back when needed while respectfully keeping her distance. I soon felt my confidence coming back, re-focused and back on track. I loved that the dream work was an important part of the process. Her observations were astute and grounded in the here and now. I hold her in high regard and appreciation.

- Maurice K., Small Business Owner

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Dr. Bren is sweet and smart!! For most of my life I've been haunted by certain painful patterns in my life. She helped me recognize them, understand them, and move through them, to a much happier place. Her dream analysis is spot on, incredibly useful in unlocking a seemingly impenetrable (to me) maze. She is by far the most effective coach I've had--so much so, I've ended regular meetings with her... though I plan on "checking in" with her from time to time for a tune up. :)) Highly recommended!

- Jason P., Actor

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FAQs

  • Jungian therapy helps address the broadest of concerns, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and addiction. It is also suitable for people who seek personal development and self-discovery.

  • Jungian therapy works differently from traditional psychology. It delves into the unconscious mind to understand underlying reasons and conflicts that may have existed for some time. It deals with transformation and personal development rather than merely addressing symptoms.

  • Although Jungian Therapy is typically long-term and often involves deep exploration, short-term work is possible on specific issues or for personal insights.

  • Dreams play an essential role in Jungian Therapy as they provide insight into the unconscious mind. Dream analysis can bring hidden aspects of the self to light and help facilitate personal integration.

  • Jungian therapy will interest those with an open mind to self-exploration and personal development. The style of Jungian Therapy may vary according to your objectives and individual needs.

  • When selecting a Jungian psychologist, look for someone with decades of experience, education in depth psychology, and someone who resonates with your personal journey. Dr. Bren offers online Jungian therapy to clients worldwide.