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*Faculty Member, ISAPZURICH

Peter Ammann, Dr.phil. studied music (cello) and musicology. He later trained at the CG Jung Institute Zurich and is now a training analyst at ISAP-ZURICH. He has a private practice in Zurich and Geneva and lectures regularly in Switzerland, South Africa and the UK. After working with Frederico Fellini in Rome, he became an independent documentary filmmaker. His film titles in-clude Hlonipa: Journey into Wilderness, Sandplay with Dora Kalff and Spirits of the Rocks.*

Kathrin Asper, Dr.phil. was born in 1941 in Zurich. Studies in literature and education led to her doctorate in literature. Since completing training at the CG Jung Institute Zurich in 1975 she has maintained a private practice and lec-tured worldwide. Her publications in English include The Inner Child in Dreams and The Abandoned Child Within: On Loosing and Regaining Self-Worth. Her professional interests encompass narcissism and self-worth, trauma connected with physical disability, and psychotherapeutic perspectives on fairy tales, lit-erature and art.*

Paul Bishop, Prof.D.Phil. is professor of German at the University of Glas-gow. He has tried to situate Jung within a tradition of German thought that links the Weimar classicism of Goethe and Schiller with the philosophy of Nietzsche and, ultimately, depth psychology. His most recent titles: Analytical Psychology and German Classical Aesthetics, Vol. 1; The Development of the Personality (2007), Vol. 2; and The Constellation of the Self (2008). His other research interests include Stefan George, Ludwig Klages, Thomas Mann, Reiner Maria Rilke, and Arthur Schopenhauer.

Katharina Casanova, lic.phil. holds a degree in psychology from the Univer-sity of Zurich. Since 1990 she has participated in a group practice working with adolescents, adults and couples. She graduated from the CG Jung Institute Zu-rich in 2001. From 2004–2008 she served as Director of Studies at ISAPZU-RICH, where she is also a training analyst. She is especially interested in the psychology of dreams, picture interpretation and the feminist history of relig-ion. Her article on Martha and Margeretha was published in the German edition of the Journal of Analytical Psychology (2007). She is married and has an adult daughter.*

Raffaella Ada Colombo, MD (1988) specialized in psychiatry (1992) and graduated from the CG Jung Institute Zurich (2003). Since 1988, she has been working in a psychiatric hospital near Milan, Italy as well as in private practice. She has published articles on epidemiology, psychopathology and psycho-pharmacology. Her research at the hospital focuses on cognitive impairments of the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system, and aims to link neuroscience and Jung’s Analytical Psychology. She regularly lectures on these subjects at ISAP.*

Josephine Evetts-Secker, MPhil completed graduate work in English litera-ture at the University of London (UCL) and taught for many years at the Uni-versity of Calgary in Canada. As a graduate of the CG Jung Institute Zurich, she serves as a training analyst for IGAP in London (Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists). She has edited volumes of fairy tales, published po-etry, and published articles on literature and psychology. Recently, she was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church.

Ursula Hohler, lic.phil. studied German and History in Zurich and finished her training at the CG Jung Institute Zurich in 1984. She then completed train-ing in Process Oriented Worldwork, Trauma Therapy and Expressive Arts. She co-founded the Research Society for Process Oriented Psychology in Zurich, and from 1989-2008 served on the staff for six Worldwork-Seminars in Europe and the United States. At present, she is a training analyst at ISAPZURICH and works in private practice as an analyst, psychotherapist, coach, supervisor and group facilitator.*

Mario Jacoby, Dr.phil. maintains a private analytical practice in Zurich. He has lectured and held seminars throughout Europe, the USA, South Africa, Latin America and Israel. Among the many articles and six books he has authored: The Analytic Encounter (Inner City, 1984); Individuation and Narcis-sism (Routledge, 1989); Shame and the Origins of Self-Esteem (Routledge, 1993); and Jungian Psychotherapy and Contemporary Infant Research (Rout-ledge, 1999).*

Urs Mehlin, Prof.Dr.phil. received his doctorate in psychology, German and French literature from Basel University. In 1967 he became stage manager and assistant director at the Grand Theatre of Geneva. From 1972 to 2002, he was professor at the Teachers Training College of Zurich, where he taught psychol-ogy and was an instructor for musical theater. He received his diploma at the CG Jung Institute Zurich and there became a training analyst for candidates working with children, adolescents and adults. He is now a training analyst of ISAPZURICH. His publications include Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Theater; and Analytical Aspects of Artistic Creativity.*

Isabelle Meier, Dr.phil. is a graduate of the CG Jung Institute Zurich, with private practice in Zurich as a psychotherapist. She is further trained as a Guided Affective Imagery (GAI) therapist. As a faculty member of ISAPZU-RICH, she serves as a training analyst and Chair of the Jungian Odyssey Com-mittee. She co-edited Seele und Forschung [Soul and Research] (Bern: Karger Verlag, 2006), and is the Swiss editor for the German edition of the Journal of Analytical Psychology. Her special area of interest lies in the links of imagina-tion, complexes and archetypes.*

Inge Missmahl, lic.phil. holds degrees from Munich and Tubingen in social sciences and literature. She trained as a dancer in Paris, London and New York and is the director of the International Dance and Theater School of Constance, Germany. Presently she is involved with humanitarian institutes in Afghani-stan, Pakistan and Indonesia working with trauma and training people in psy-chosocial counseling. She maintains a private practice in Constance.*

Dariane Pictet, AdvDipExPsy received her degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University, New York. She also attended drama school, has published two anthologies of poetry, and completed the Body/Soul Leadership Training with the Marion Woodman Foundation. Her experiential workshops bring together myth, movement and painting. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Re-gent’s College SPC, a member of the Society of Existential Analysis and an analyst of ISAPZURICH. She is an Executive Officer of AGAP and a Trustee of the Guild of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality. She is currently researching women’s midlife transition from a Jungian perspective and maintains a private practice in London.*

Katy Remark, PhD dipl completed graduate work in psychology at Florida At-lantic University. After graduating from the CG Institute Zurich in 2003, she trained in ISTDP, a body-centered psychotherapy. As a Certified Imago Rela-tionship Therapist she co-facilitates a biannual marriage preparation course. She has lectured at ISAP and maintains a private practice in Zurich. Her pro-fessional interests include the use of active imagination and the somatic path-way in working with assertiveness, anger and aggression.

Bernard Sartorius, lic. theol. received his degree in theology from Geneva University in 1965 and worked for several years as a protestant minister, first in a parish and then in youth work. He graduated from the CG Jung Institute Zurich in 1974, maintaining his private analytical practice first in Geneva, and since 1997 in Lucerne and Zurich. He is a training analyst at ISAP. His publica-tions include a book on the Orthodox Church, and many papers (in Vouivre, Lausanne) on symbolical subjects, such as, A Pilgrimage to Mecca.*

Kristina Schellinski, MA holds a degree in political science and lLiterature. From 1983–1998 she worked for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She graduated from the CG Jung Institute Zurich in 2002, culminating training with her thesis, Oh, Brother—A Woman’s Search for the Missing Masculine. A Jungian Perspective on the Challenges and Opportunities Faced by a Replace-ment Child. She has taught at the CG Jung Institute Zurich as well as at ISAP, and has lectured at international congresses. She is a founding member of the Rencontres Jungiennes at Lavigny, Switzerland. Ms. Schellinski is the mother of two young boys and enjoys creative writing in her spare time.*

Andreas Schweizer, Dr.phil. studied theology in Zurich and Accra (Ghana), and Egyptology in Basel with Professor Erik Hornung. He has been a training analyst in Zurich since 1986. Since 2001 he has been president of the Eranos conferences in Ascona, Switzerland, and is now also president of the Psycho-logical Club Zurich. His book about the immense creative energy of death and regeneration in the Egyptian netherworld will soon be published in English.*

Murray Stein, PhD is a training analyst and co-president of ISAPZURICH. From 2001-2004 he served as president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP). He is a founding member of two IAAP societies: Inter-Regional Society for Jungian Analysts (USA) and the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. Among the many books he has authored are Jung's Treat-ment of Christianity; In Midlife; Transformation—Emergence of the Self; and Jung's Map of the Soul. He is the editor of Jungian Analysis (Open Court) and co-editor of the Chiron Clinical Series (Chiron Publications).*

Prof. David Tacey, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Critical Enquiry, La Trobe University, Melbourne. He teaches courses on spiri-tuality, Jungian psychology, and literature, with his main interest being the re-covery of meaning in the contemporary world. He has authored eight books and numerous essays on Jungian psychology, spirituality and cultural studies, including How to Read Jung (London: Granta 2006); The Spirituality Revolution (London: Routledge, 2004); and Jung and the New Age (London: Routledge, 2001). He co-edited The Idea of the Numinous: Contemporary Jungian and Psychoanalytic Perspectives (London: Routledge, 2006).

Ursula Wirtz, Dr.phil. is a Jungian training analyst and graduate of the CG Jung Institute Zurich (1982), maintaining her private analytical practice in Zu-rich. She received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Munich and her degree in clinical and anthropological psychology from the University of Zurich. She has taught at a number of European universities, and authored numerous publications on trauma, ethics and spirituality. She serves as a member of the IAAP Ethics Committee, as a faculty member of ISAP, and as a trainer with developing Jungian groups in Eastern Europe.*

 

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