Jungian Analysis
Jungian analysis is a depth-oriented form of psychological work that offers an opportunity to explore not only the difficulties we experience in our conscious lives, but also the deeper dimensions of the psyche.
People may seek analysis during times of crisis, transition, or uncertainty, or because they experience a recurring sense that something in their lives is asking to be understood. Sometimes there is a clear problem; at other times, the feeling is more difficult to name—a sense of being stuck, of having lost direction, or of wanting to live in a way that feels more deeply one's own.
In Jungian analysis, we pay attention to the conscious and unconscious dimensions of psychological life. Dreams, fantasies, recurring patterns, images, emotions, and significant experiences may become ways of approaching what is seeking expression within us. Jung understood psychological development as a lifelong process of becoming more fully oneself. Analysis can offer a space for this process: not simply to eliminate symptoms or solve problems, but to develop a deeper relationship with one's own psyche and to discover new possibilities for living. The analytic relationship is central to this work. It is a shared process of exploration in which analyst and analysand gradually come to understand the patterns and meanings that emerge. Depending on the person and the process, our work may draw on dreams, active imagination, mythology, fairy tales, symbolism, and an archetypal perspective.
Dr. Lidar Shany
My Jungian Path
My path to Jungian psychology was not a direct one. I first trained and worked as an engineer, and later chose to leave my professional career and devote myself to raising my children
During those years, my experience of motherhood, together with my growing interest in the inner life of the child and in the mother–child relationship, gradually opened a new direction for me.
When my children grew older, I began a long journey of study and professional training in analytical psychology. I pursued an academic and clinical education in Jungian psychology, psychotherapy, and analytic training, which gradually shaped my path as a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist. Jungian psychology offered me a way of thinking about the psyche that resonated deeply with both my clinical experience and my interest in psychological development. Over time, my clinical work and my theoretical work became increasingly intertwined. I became particularly interested in early life, the development of the psyche, relationships, and the ways in which experiences from the earliest stages of life continue to live within us. My doctoral research on Erich Neumann became an important part of this journey. What began as an interest in one aspect of his writings developed into a comprehensive study of his theory and eventually into my book, Erich Neumann: The Theory. I continue to teach and develop Neumann's ideas in relation to Jungian psychology, psychological development, and clinical practice. Today, my work as a Jungian analyst is grounded in this combination of clinical experience, analytic training, and ongoing theoretical inquiry. I continue to be interested in the meeting point between theory and lived experience, and in how a deeper understanding of the psyche can illuminate the experience of the individual, the family, and the therapeutic relationship.