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Home about us Find an analyst Find a supervisor Low Cost Scheme Training Art Gallery Publications Room Hire Courses / Events Forthcoming events Past events Contact us Links Obituaries	LOVE: BONDAGE OR LIBERATION? A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF THE MEANING, VALUES AND DANGERS OF FALLING IN LOVE DEIRDRE JOHNSON Synopsis: Much has been written about the function of falling in love in the course of therapy itself. This book has a much broader aim. Deirdre Johnson, a Jungian analyst and psychotherapy trainer, uses her teaching and clinical experience to illuminate the whole range of this near universal human experience. How, and why, does falling in love affect us so profoundly? How can it enhance who we are, or must it ultimately fade without lasting value? Johnson argues that the many valuable studies by psychoanalysts, relational psychologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers have all made valuable contributions, and uses these to highlight and explore the many values and dangers inherent in passionate love. However, she claims that a more holistic approach is required to show how these various accounts can be seen as complementary rather than competing, and can be accommodated within an overarching view of the integration of the human being in its heights and depths. Deirdre Johnson's interdisciplinary approach cuts across the different modalities and will appeal to a good cross-section of psychotherapists and counsellors, while being accessible to anyone interested in the meaning of falling in love. Description: 'What is love? Since neither philosophers, psychotherapists, even biologists, can provide a complete answer, do not expect Deirdre Johnson’s book to do so. But that is what I love about it. Drawing upon a host of psychotherapeutic, literary and other sources, the author demonstrates in her theme precisely what she describes in her final words: "...love is more than any feeling; more than sexual attraction or primal instinct; more even than the longing of the soul for the divine. It is all these things and also more. It will always remain ineffable, but, as Eros, it manifests as an indefinable energy that binds our disparate inner selves into a coherent whole, that binds each individual self to society, and that binds humanity to the universe that we inhabit."' - Michael Jacobs, author of Psychodynamic Counselling in Action, Our Desire of Unrest and Shakespeare on the Couch Notes about the author(s): Deirdre Johnson is a Professional member of the Association of Jungian Analysts and a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology. She has taught counsellors and psychotherapists for a variety of UKCP and BACP training organizations and has led workshops for Continuing Professional Development in many different environments. She has had her own practice for over twenty-five years. Further work has been within the NHS and in specialist experience with ethnic minorities. She lives in London with her family. Publisher : Karnac Books Published : 2010 Cover : Paperback Pages : 208 Category : Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy Catalogue No : 25498 ISBN 10 : 9781855755109 ISBN 13 : 1855755106 VISION AND SUPERVISION Jungian and Post-Jungian Perspectives Edited by Dale Mathers About the Book Supervision in analytical psychology is a topic that until recently has been largely neglected. Vision and Supervision draws on archetypal, classical, and developmental post-Jungian theory to explore supervision from a variety of different avenues. Supervision is a critical issue for therapists in many training programmes. Quality of training and of therapeutic treatment is paramount, and increasingly the therapy profession is having to devise ways of assessing and monitoring themselves and each other. In this book, Dale Mathers and his contributors emphasise a model of supervision based on parallel process, symbol formation and classical Jungian analysis rather than developmental psychology or psychoanalytic theory, to show how respect for diversity can innovate the practice of supervision. Divided into three sections, this book covers: * the framework of supervision, its boundaries and ethical parameters * individuation * supervision in different contexts including working with organisations and multicultural perspectives. Written by experienced clinicians, Vision and Supervision brings insights from analytical psychology to the supervisory task and encourages the supervisor to pay as much attention to what does not happen in a session as to what does. It offers a fresh perspective for analysts and psychotherapists alike, as well as other mental health professionals involved in the supervisory process. Table of Contents Stein, Foreword. D. Mathers, Introduction. Part I: Strange Effects at Boundaries. Stokes, Boundaries: Separation, Merger, Mutuality. Palmer-Barnes, Ethics. D. Mathers, Difficult Patients. Part II: Individuation. Stone, Individuation. Bierschenk, The Spirit of Enquiry. C. Mathers, Mind the Gap: The Symbolic Container, Dreams and Transformation. Wainwright, Representation, Evocation and Witness: Clinical Scenes and Styles of Presentation. Part III: The Collective. Bamber, Working with Organisations. Maitra, Multicultural Perspectives. Heuer, Spooky Action at Distance: Parallel Process in Jungian Analysis and Supervision. Hall, After Word. About the Author Dale Mathers is a Jungian Analyst in private practice. He teaches analytical psychology in the UK and Europe and directed the Student Counselling Service at the London School of Economics. He is a Professional Member of the Association of Jungian Analysts. * Price: £21.99 / Special price £19.79 * Link to Jung Arena website (in new window) * Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback) * Pages: 224 * Published by: Routledge * Publication Date: 11th November 2008 * ISBN: 978-0-415-41580-4 * to order from Roultedge website: http://www.routledge.com/books/Vision-and-Supervisionisbn9780415415804 Self and No-Self Continuing the Dialogue Between Buddhism and Psychotherapy Edited by Dale Mathers, Melvin E Miller, Osamu Ando About the Book This collection explores the growing interface between Eastern and Western concepts of what it is to be human from analytical psychology, psychoanalytic and Buddhist perspectives. The relationship between these different approaches has been discussed for decades, with each discipline inviting its followers to explore the depths of the psyche and confront the sometimes difficult psychological experiences that can emerge during any in-depth exploration of mental processes. Self and No-Self considers topics discussed at the Self and No-Self conference in Kyoto, Japan in 2006. International experts from practical and theoretical backgrounds compare and contrast Buddhist and psychological traditions, providing a fresh insight on the relationship between the two. Areas covered include: the concept of self Buddhist theory and practice psychotherapeutic theory and practice mysticism and spirituality myth and fairy tale. This book explains how a Buddhist approach can be integrated into the clinical setting and will interest seasoned practitioners and theoreticians from analytical psychology, psychoanalytic and Buddhist backgrounds, as well as novices in these fields. ISBN: 978-0-415-43606-9 Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback) Published by: Routledge Publication Date: 18/05/2009 To order from Roultedge website: http://www.routledge.com/books/Self-and-No-Self-isbn9780415436052 AJA analysts are involved in a variety of projects and are active in lecturing and writing. The following list is not comprehensive and reflects the selection of each individual analyst. Please click on the link to view the publication list. These documents are the responsibility of the analyst. Jules Cashford (opens new window) Dr Gottfried Heuer (opens in new window) Dr Dale Mathers (opens in new window) Amelie Noack (opens in new window) Fiona Palmer Barnes (opens in new window)
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LOVE: BONDAGE OR LIBERATION?

A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF THE MEANING, VALUES AND DANGERS OF FALLING IN LOVE

DEIRDRE JOHNSON

Synopsis:

Much has been written about the function of falling in love in the course of therapy itself. This book has a much broader aim. Deirdre Johnson, a Jungian analyst and psychotherapy trainer, uses her teaching and clinical experience to illuminate the whole range of this near universal human experience.

How, and why, does falling in love affect us so profoundly? How can it enhance who we are, or must it ultimately fade without lasting value? Johnson argues that the many valuable studies by psychoanalysts, relational psychologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers have all made valuable contributions, and uses these to highlight and explore the many values and dangers inherent in passionate love. However, she claims that a more holistic approach is required to show how these various accounts can be seen as complementary rather than competing, and can be accommodated within an overarching view of the integration of the human being in its heights and depths.

Deirdre Johnson's interdisciplinary approach cuts across the different modalities and will appeal to a good cross-section of psychotherapists and counsellors, while being accessible to anyone interested in the meaning of falling in love.

Description:

'What is love? Since neither philosophers, psychotherapists, even biologists, can provide a complete answer, do not expect Deirdre Johnson’s book to do so. But that is what I love about it. Drawing upon a host of psychotherapeutic, literary and other sources, the author demonstrates in her theme precisely what she describes in her final words: "...love is more than any feeling; more than sexual attraction or primal instinct; more even than the longing of the soul for the divine. It is all these things and also more. It will always remain ineffable, but, as Eros, it manifests as an indefinable energy that binds our disparate inner selves into a coherent whole, that binds each individual self to society, and that binds humanity to the universe that we inhabit."'
- Michael Jacobs, author of Psychodynamic Counselling in Action, Our Desire of Unrest and Shakespeare on the Couch

Notes about the author(s):

Deirdre Johnson is a Professional member of the Association of Jungian Analysts and a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology. She has taught counsellors and psychotherapists for a variety of UKCP and BACP training organizations and has led workshops for Continuing Professional Development in many different environments. She has had her own practice for over twenty-five years. Further work has been within the NHS and in specialist experience with ethnic minorities. She lives in London with her family.

Publisher : Karnac Books

Published : 2010

Cover : Paperback

Pages : 208

Category : Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy

Catalogue No : 25498

ISBN 10 : 9781855755109

ISBN 13 : 1855755106

VISION AND SUPERVISION

Jungian and Post-Jungian Perspectives

Edited by Dale Mathers

About the Book

Supervision in analytical psychology is a topic that until recently has been largely neglected. Vision and Supervision draws on archetypal, classical, and developmental post-Jungian theory to explore supervision from a variety of different avenues.

Supervision is a critical issue for therapists in many training programmes. Quality of training and of therapeutic treatment is paramount, and increasingly the therapy profession is having to devise ways of assessing and monitoring themselves and each other. In this book, Dale Mathers and his contributors emphasise a model of supervision based on parallel process, symbol formation and classical Jungian analysis rather than developmental psychology or psychoanalytic theory, to show how respect for diversity can innovate the practice of supervision. Divided into three sections, this book covers:

* the framework of supervision, its boundaries and ethical parameters

* individuation

* supervision in different contexts including working with organisations and multicultural perspectives.

Written by experienced clinicians, Vision and Supervision brings insights from analytical psychology to the supervisory task and encourages the supervisor to pay as much attention to what does not happen in a session as to what does. It offers a fresh perspective for analysts and psychotherapists alike, as well as other mental health professionals involved in the supervisory process.

Table of Contents

Stein, Foreword. D. Mathers, Introduction. Part I: Strange Effects at Boundaries. Stokes, Boundaries: Separation, Merger, Mutuality. Palmer-Barnes, Ethics. D. Mathers, Difficult Patients. Part II: Individuation. Stone, Individuation. Bierschenk, The Spirit of Enquiry. C. Mathers, Mind the Gap: The Symbolic Container, Dreams and Transformation. Wainwright, Representation, Evocation and Witness: Clinical Scenes and Styles of Presentation. Part III: The Collective. Bamber, Working with Organisations. Maitra, Multicultural Perspectives. Heuer, Spooky Action at Distance: Parallel Process in Jungian Analysis and Supervision. Hall, After Word.

About the Author

Dale Mathers is a Jungian Analyst in private practice. He teaches analytical psychology in the UK and Europe and directed the Student Counselling Service at the London School of Economics. He is a Professional Member of the Association of Jungian Analysts.

* Price: £21.99 / Special price £19.79

* Link to Jung Arena website (in new window)

* Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)

* Pages: 224

* Published by: Routledge

* Publication Date: 11th November 2008

* ISBN: 978-0-415-41580-4

* to order from Roultedge website:

http://www.routledge.com/books/Vision-and-Supervisionisbn9780415415804

Self and No-Self

Continuing the Dialogue Between Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Edited by Dale Mathers, Melvin E Miller, Osamu Ando

About the Book

This collection explores the growing interface between Eastern and Western concepts of what it is to be human from analytical psychology, psychoanalytic and Buddhist perspectives. The relationship between these different approaches has been discussed for decades, with each discipline inviting its followers to explore the depths of the psyche and confront the sometimes difficult psychological experiences that can emerge during any in-depth exploration of mental processes.

Self and No-Self considers topics discussed at the Self and No-Self conference in Kyoto, Japan in 2006. International experts from practical and theoretical backgrounds compare and contrast Buddhist and psychological traditions, providing a fresh insight on the relationship between the two. Areas covered include:

the concept of self
Buddhist theory and practice
psychotherapeutic theory and practice
mysticism and spirituality
myth and fairy tale.

This book explains how a Buddhist approach can be integrated into the clinical setting and will interest seasoned practitioners and theoreticians from analytical psychology, psychoanalytic and Buddhist backgrounds, as well as novices in these fields.

ISBN: 978-0-415-43606-9

Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)

Published by: Routledge

Publication Date: 18/05/2009

To order from Roultedge website:

http://www.routledge.com/books/Self-and-No-Self-isbn9780415436052

AJA analysts are involved in a variety of projects and are active in lecturing and writing. The following list is not comprehensive and reflects the selection of each individual analyst. Please click on the link to view the publication list.

These documents are the responsibility of the analyst.

Jules Cashford (opens new window)

Dr Gottfried Heuer (opens in new window)

Dr Dale Mathers (opens in new window)

Amelie Noack (opens in new window)

Fiona Palmer Barnes (opens in new window)

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