Before you go further, please be sure you are applying for membership with YOUR REAL NAME, FIRST AND LAST, or if you are signing up as an organization, publisher, or project, list the organization name here; then list the name of the contact person in the next question.
california
Which of the following best describes your proposed membership status? If you are signing up with your first and last name, please choose "Individual." Please do NOT choose one of the other options unless you are creating a profile page with a business or organization name
Individual
What are your main areas of interest?
Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Mythology, Art or Art Therapy, Dreamwork
If you are signing up as an Individual Member, do you have a degree in Depth Psychology?
Other degree not listed here
If so, from what institution?
bs in nursing, university of louisiana
Are you a licensed or clinical therapist?
no
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?
i have used depth psychology and jungian psychoanalysis to heal a diagnosis of bi polar mental illness. i hope mainly to gain support from sharing with people who respect soul and the search for Self.
Do you belong to any other online Psychology-related communities or orgs? If so, which?
no
Comments
Hi Patty! Thank you for the welcome and becoming a friend. I am not sure how all this works but with time I will get it!!
Cindy
Patty,
I understand your challenge to put Jungian/Depth psychological language into "everyday" language. Sadly some have just given up and kept the language as an In-group designator. My best to your endeavor and I look forward to reading your coming book.
Ed
Welcome Patty,
Glad you found the Alliance and decided to join. I am very interested in how you used depth psychology to heal bipolar consciousness, if you don't mind. I believe you will find much of interest in the many blogs, forums and groups so I look forward to your posts.
Ed
Hi Patty. Welcome to the Alliance. So glad you're here. Once you have a chance to explore the Alliance a bit, I think you'll find a dynamic group of likeminded people who are all deeply drawn to the field of depth psychology.
While there are many Jungian analysts and clinicians here, our members come from many walks of life--artists, writers, doctors, healing professionals, counselors, students, business people, etc--so there is much cross-disciplinary knowledge and experience here to be shared.
On that note, I think you'll find many opportunities to engage as you browse the vast content and interact with others. You may want to consider joining the online book club —There's a new author each month, and you can jump in at anytime and participate at whatever level you wish. Even if you don't have the book for this month, you can read all the comments that have gone on so far and get a feel for it. February offers a wonderful new book from Jungian Analyst Erel Shalit, as well as a special online study group on Astrology with long-time astrologer Kathleen Burt.
Also, you don't mention where in CA you are, but we are hosting the first in-person Meetup and Speaker evening in the SF Bay area on March 23. You can check the events section for more details.
In case you need detailed help getting started and navigating the site, please use the following link-- http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/page/navigating-the-site. Meanwhile, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions at all! I look forward to seeing you around the community~Bonnie Bright, Founder