Carolyn Jeffress Johnston MA-Jungian Psychoanalyst

She specializes in working with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, and PTSD. Jungian analysis, as practiced by Carolyn Johnston, particularly engages one's inner life or self to achieve balance between the demands of life in the external world and the need for a meaningful internal world. This approach goes beyond the relief of symptoms to seek their symbolic meaning and unseen opportunities for growth. It honors depth, complexity, and wholeness. The goal of Jungian analysis is individuation, Jung's term for wholeness, characterized by an awareness of an abiding sense of self, steady presence in the world, and aliveness even in the face of difficulties. Carolyn Johnston's approach fosters the discovery of innate potential and allows it to unfold so individuals can become who they were truly meant to be. Sessions may be held one or more times per week, and analysis usually takes place over several years. Jungian analysis seeks to understand unconscious influences in one's life, integrate unrecognized or denied aspects of one's personality, and achieve deep, long-lasting changes in the personality.