Analytical psychology as a therapeutic path
Analytical psychology, founded by Carl Gustav Jung, is a school of psychotherapy that seeks and cultivates the contact with the unconscious. Dreams, imaginings, and fantasies are important tools that we see and utilize as a bridge to precious, consciously inaccessible, or difficult-to-reach content, allowing us to get closer to ourselves and our true essence. This revitalizes our psyche and activates our creative potential and the connection to our self. The language of the unconscious is symbolic and figurative. It works at a profound level, taking us to places where consciousness alone would struggle to reach, awakening thoughts and new perspectives that were previously hidden in the shadows. Reflected through the therapist's personality and within the space of the relationship that develops between therapist and client, new, nourishing insights can emerge. A successful therapeutic relationship, which, like any other relationship, may have its ups and downs, is enriching and instructive for both parties.
For me, psychotherapy means embarking on an inner journey. It means revealing and (re)discovering one's own depths, vulnerability, and authenticity. It means allowing oneself to journey through time, embracing the power of new perspectives, and experiencing the transformation that can occur as a result. Our vulnerability becomes our strength when it is acknowledged and consciously embraced.
Methods used in psychotherapeutic work include dream analysis, active imagination, painting, and sandplay.
General Conditions
A psychotherapy session lasts 50 minutes and costs €80. The amount can be payed either in cash after the session or at the end of the month after receiving an invoice. A refund by a health insurance is not possible. The initial session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and to figure out if we want to work together and is free of charge. If we decide to start e therapeutic process, therapy sessions take place weekly.
Possible therapy languages: German, Bulgarian and English.
As a psychotherapist, I am subject to a strict, legally enshrined duty of confidentiality – § 15 PthG. All information you share with me during our collaboration is strictly confidential.
I am in the final part of my training, where I am already allowed to work as a psychotherapist, and I reflect on my work with clients anonymously and regularly with my experienced training supervisor.