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Ithaca, New York USA
What are your main areas of interest?
Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology
If you are signing up as an Individual Member, do you have a degree in Depth Psychology?
M.A.
If so, from what institution?
Pacifica Graduate Institute, plus four years analytic training with the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts
Are you a licensed or clinical therapist?
yes. Licensed in NY State
Please share a little about yourself by way of introduction. What draws you to Depth Psychology and what are you looking for from this community?
greater connection to community as well as greater exposure
Do you belong to any other online Psychology-related communities or orgs? If so, which?
C G Jung Page, Linked-in Jungian communities, Pacifica , etc
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http://www.barbaraplatek.com/blog/
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Welcome Barbara! Great to have you join our community here. I also joined the Alliance to find greater connection and exposure to the depth psych community. This is a large network and many orientations. I hope you find some of what you seek and will yourself share in depth background and experience. Best wishes to you on your journey here and elsewhere.
As you may know, we currently have about 2200 members here on the Alliance from all over the world and we're growing. I hope as you explore the community a bit you find a dynamic group of like-minded people who are all deeply drawn by the field of depth psychology. While there are many Jungian analysts and clinical psychologists here, our members come from various walks of life including artists, writers, doctors, scientists, healing professionals, counselors, students, business people, etc--so there is much cross-disciplinary knowledge and experience here to be shared.
On that note, please take a moment and introduce yourself in the Forum and let the community know what brings you here or what your background is. Also, there are many opportunities to engage as you browse the site. When you're ready to jump in, please feel free to post a topic for discussion in the forum, respond to someone else's post, or share a link to an article or web site you like.
The January online book club featuring "The War of the Gods in Addiction" with David E. Schoen (http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/events/january-2013-online-b...) has ended but you can read the archived comments and listen to the four weekly archived teleconferences with David if you want--or browse the written discussions from past months as well. We'll have more Book Club groups in coming months.
Otherwise, we've recently launched an ongoing special study group on the Red Book with Robert Bosnak (http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/events/special-study-group-j...) which you can join anytime, and are offering a special group on Zen and Jungian thought with Zen Master Genpo Merkel (http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/events/event-listing-special...) in March.
In case you need detailed help getting started and navigating the site, you can use the following link----http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/page/navigating-the-site and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions at all!
I look forward to seeing you around the community.
Best Reagards,
Mark Sipowicz, Board Member