Jungian Somatics™ Mentorship Cohort
A Jungian Somatics™ Monthly Circle for Clinicians
The Jungian Somatics™ Mentorship Cohort is a small, application based circle for therapists and analysts with an existing grounding in Jungian or depth psychology who want to deepen symbolic and somatic discernment in clinical practice.
This mentorship is oriented toward symbolic and somatic perception and offers a carefully held container for practitioners refining how they see in the dark and work with psyche as it moves through the body, the unconscious, and the shared analytic field, including what Jung referred to as the psychoid realm where matter and spirit intersect.
This is not a fast track through Jungian theory, not an introductory training, and not clinical supervision. These sessions do not count toward regulatory supervision hours.
Orientation
Participants are expected to have prior study and lived familiarity with Jungian concepts including the personal and collective unconscious, complex theory, the ego Self axis, transference and countertransference, and archetypal dynamics. Foundational theory will not be reviewed. Instead, we work with theory in lived clinical application through a Jungian Somatics™ orientation. There may be suggested reading prior to the start of the cohort to support a shared embodied understanding of transference, countertransference, and co transference.
This cohort is oriented toward application, embodied self awareness, deep listening beyond words, attunement to the Self in the analytic field, and symbolic literacy in lived clinical moments. It is not oriented toward accumulating techniques or information. The emphasis is on cultivating I Thou presence through embodied listening, both within and beyond the consulting room.
Why this cohort may be a fit
Many consultation groups emphasize diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention strategy, while many Jungian trainings emphasize theoretical acquisition. This cohort focuses on something else: embodied discernment, somatic attunement, and symbolic listening through the body and heart.
We slow down the clinical moment and inquire into what is often rushed, overlooked, or unnamed, including how the Self may be active in the field beyond conscious effort, how complexes constellate somatically in both practitioner and client, how to differentiate ego strength from archetypal possession, co transference and participation mystique, early signs of inflation, collapse, or moral disgust, ethical containment of traumatic, archetypal, or numinous material including psychedelic contexts, differentiating personal material from collective and cultural complexes, a somatic orientation to dream work, and creative expression as dialogue with complexes or the Self.
Clinical material is approached symbolically and somatically, with careful attention to the practitioner’s subjective experience as part of the analytic field. The focus is not technique, treatment planning, or outcome optimization. This work requires psychological maturity, symbolic tolerance, and a willingness to examine one’s own inner experience as it arises in the work.
Nature of the mentorship
This is not formal supervision, personal therapy, career mentorship, or practice development, and it is not a substitute for one’s own analysis. My role is to hold the container, guide symbolic inquiry, and name dynamics that often remain implicit, disavowed, or difficult to articulate. The emphasis is on discernment rather than reassurance, and on differentiation rather than resolution.
The mentorship is relational, collegial, and depth oriented, without collapsing into theory or losing our center in abstraction.
This cohort is appropriate for clinicians already engaged in their own analytic or depth process, those with prior Jungian study or sustained immersion in symbolic work, practitioners seeking rigor and contemplation rather than modality based consolidation, and those ready for peer level dialogue rather than foundational instruction. It is not suitable for early stage clinicians, those seeking to learn Jungian theory, or those seeking certification, formal supervision, or symptom focused frameworks.
Structure
The cohort runs for six months and meets monthly for two hour live online sessions.
The group is limited to a maximum of eight participants.
Sessions are case based and oriented toward symbolic and somatic inquiry.
Participants may bring anonymized clinical material with client consent. Attention is given not only to the client’s process but also to the practitioner’s embodied responses, symbolic resonances, and ethical positioning within the field. The small size allows for continuity, relational depth, and sustained inquiry over time.
Investment
The cost is $200 Canadian dollars per monthly session or $1200 Canadian dollars paid upfront. Date and time will be determined based on the availability of the selected cohort.