Anxiety, Edginess, Ennui, Angst, and Worries
 
Worries are natural part of living. Often, they signal a need for change, get us moving, and may even suggest a new direction.

In anxious moments, however, it is hard to hear that authentic voice within you advocating change. At times like this, therapy can help. We will listen for subtle signals hidden in your anxiety, tend the sometimes confusing images of your dreams, and re-imagine a more authentic, more deeply personally satisfying life for you. 



Phobias, Fears, insomnia, Nightmares, PTSD, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What to do when Anxiety Becomes Debilitating
 
Sometimes, too, anxiety may grow so big that the only choice may be to first deal with its symptoms through therapy, medications, or both. At other times, the coping mechanisms adopted to deal with your anxiety, though initially effective, may themselves become the problem.

For example, the recurring thought patterns and behavioral rituals of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder may help hold back an overwhelming sea of angst, but may also dam joy in life. Insomnia protects against the dark forces of night by keeping you awake, but also has the potential to destroy your health and jeopardize your relationships and job performance. 

Paradoxically, buried deeply within Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is the great psychic wisdom of working through the disturbing events which catalyzed the troubles in the first place. Yet when working through takes the form of recurring nightmares, angry outbursts, and prolonged sadness, the deep wisdom within your PTSD may no longer be recognizable.

How Jungian Psychotherapy Can Work -- For You

In situations like these, we may choose first to work to better understand what troubles you and help quiet the demons at work in your unconscious, and then to re-connect you with your own deep capacity for healing to restore vitality and Soulfulness to your life. 

When you are ready to explore the possibility of Jungian Depth Psychotherapy for your anxiety, have questions, or would like to schedule your FREE initial consultation, please call me at 303-722-6606 or e-mail me at pederfur@aol.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Depression, Sadness, Grief, the Blues, and the Blahs

At one time or another, like almost everyone, you have probably experienced the blues. Situational depression results naturally from many of life’s hurts, like divorce, death of a family member, prolonged illness, or loss of a job. If this is your experience with depression, sadness, or grief, I am available to help, with short term therapy or grief counseling to help you pull your life back together. 

When Depression Becomes Disabling

On the other hand, when suffering goes on so long or becomes so deep as to become disabling, depth psychotherapeutic work and longer term therapy may be called for.  

If you are feeling depressed, blue, or unaccountably sad and would like to talk about what to do about it, please call me at 303-722-6606, or e-mail pederfur@aol.com. Together we will identify a path through your depression which leads toward a broader range of emotions and experiences.

A Depth Psychotherapy Approach to Depression 
  
As a Jungian Psychotherapist, I will work with you to help you gain relief from your sadness and grief. Yet for many sufferers from depression, relief from their sadness is only the starting point, for it is often only after the sadness lifts, that you may hear a wise voice speaking to you from your depression.

The Voice which Speaks to You through Depression

Always, this is a voice worth listening to.   

Together we will listen to what your inner voice asks of you, and I will work with you to respond in a new way which may bring you new renewed passion, joy, and zest for life.
 
In the metaphor of depth psychology, your passion has gone underground and the swamp into which it has sunk may seem bottomless. Yet always, in life and old stories, there is a bottom and a bottoming out, and it is here that your energy and desires may lie buried.

Here, surprisingly, we may discover your foundation for a richer, more invigorating life. From this place, you may return with the boon of renewed psychological health.

Depth Psychotherapy and Recovery of Soul

In this way of working, depression is not only an enemy to be defeated, but also a guide, like Ariadne's thread, Virgil, or the Star of Bethlehem, and what may be found at the end of all your hard work is the treasure which was rightfully yours in the first place.

Should you choose to work with me in this way, I will accompany you into wherever you are called to go. Our task is to recover that authentic part of your soul which is lost, bring it home, and re-integrate it into your life.

When you want to explore the possibility of Depth Psychotherapy, please call me at 303-722-6606 or e-mail pederfur@aol.com with any further questions you may have or to arrange your FREE, no-obligation Initial Consultation.