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Meet Me

​​I am a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist, with an MA and PhD in Jungian Psychology. My clinical work and my theoretical work are closely connected: I am deeply interested in the development of the psyche, early relationships, and the ways in which our experiences and relationships shape us. My doctoral work on Erich Neumann developed into a comprehensive articulation of his theory as a developmental, relational, and metapsychological framework, which I

Dr. Lidar Shany

​continue to study, teach, and develop in relation to Jungian psychology and clinical practice. I am also certified in Infant Observation, and during my younger years, I was a doula and breastfeeding advisor. Together with my clinical and theoretical work, these experiences have contributed to my particular interest in early-life relationships and the development of the psyche in the context of the mother–baby relationship.​​

 

​I was born in Israel in the late 1960s and grew up in a middle-class family in Tel Aviv. After graduating as an engineer, I chose to leave my professional career and become a stay-at-home mother for more than 15 years. As my children grew older, I felt called to embark on a new professional path, one that grew naturally out of my experience as a mother. After a long journey of study, training, and clinical work, I became a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist. 

 

In my clinical practice, I work with adults, parents, and infants and young children, including work within the caregiver–child dyad. My work includes psychotherapy and Jungian analysis, with particular interests in trauma, early relationships, and family life.

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Following October 7, I accompanied the trauma-processing work of educational staff, parents, and children ages 0–6 from a kibbutz in the Gaza-border area for a year and a half. My work with the children included sandplay, through which they could express and process their experiences of trauma, loss, and displacement.

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I love teaching and currently serve as core faculty and supervisor in a Jungian psychotherapy program in Israel. I also teach and present Neumann's theory, particularly his theory of early life, internationally.

Dr. Lidar Shany 

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