About Jung Platform

Machiel is a licensed mental health therapist, international speaker, dreamworker and social entrepreneur.

He has been a therapist since 2006, and currently has a private practice in Salt Lake City. Machiel has traveled extensively to South Africa, Europe and North America to give lectures and workshops about dreams. He has written many articles on dreams, released a CD about dreaming titled Rumi and the World of Dream and also developed a course on Dream Incubation for Jung Platform.

Machiel is fascinated by healing traditions and has studied many of them. Because South Africa is his country of birth, he is especially drawn to African healing traditions. He was initiated into this tradition in 2016 when he became a healing diviner. 

Machiel founded the Jung Society of Utah as well as the Jung Platform as a result of a night-time dream. He now spends most of his time building on his dream of the Jung Platform. He has received several awards from his local community for these contributions. 

Akke-Jeanne is Jung Platform’s co-founder & VP Strategy Programs. Her background consists of a Master’s in psychology, several years of training in Jungian Analysis. She has offered training and coaching in a professional setting for over 10 years. In the past she has worked for 8 years as a Psychology Lecturer at the university of applied sciences in Amsterdam. 

She is the author of ‘Psychology of heartbreak’ (in Dutch) and till date she provides Jungian coaching and training. She facilitates the Jungian Coaching Certificate Program.

At Jung Platform, apart from daily management tasks, Akke-Jeanne identifies, develops and manages projects, like the development courses and programs. She supports Jung Platform’s Teachers with fine-tuning their modules to ensure that our programs are always practically grounded. Akke-Jeanne is driven by a passion for depth psychology.

Reinout is the CFO at Jung Platform. He has over 20 years of experience as CFO for technology companies. He has a strategic focus and manages the finances of Jung Platform. He is building and maintaining a strong operational and internal control framework. He has a proven track record in high growth international companies and has the ability to be both hands on and strategic.

Katherineʼs diverse experience has seen her working as an Art Director and manager of creative teams in top ad agencies, as Creative Director of a much loved South African decor magazine and also directly in-house as part of the marketing team for a multi-national skincare brand – one of the world’s fastest growing skincare products. Kath is a creative who prides herself on accessing both the left and right brain, and who feels that the combination of a conceptual approach and a strong strategic perspective is a winning formula. Given half a chance Kath will direct your photography, typesetting, copywriting and possibly your life! 

Kath and Brandt are the Creative Director duo and husband and wife team who are responsible for Jung Platform’s new branding. Accolades and experience aside, their finest achievement to date are their twin baby boys. Find Brandt and Kath at studiobotes.com

Janet is a member of the course development team. She’s been involved with the work of Carl Jung for 40 years and has a Master’s degree in Psychology and Analytic Psychotherapy from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona in affiliation with the Institut de Psicología Analítica C.G. Jung. She also has experience with a wide range of depth psychology modalities, including gestalt therapy, integral, humanistic and transpersonal approaches.

She’s offered expressive therapy workshops to people with severe mental disorders and support groups to their family members. She loves the plastic and performing arts and believes that beauty and truth are waiting in each one of us to come through.Her interests include hiking, haiku, philosophy, Tin Tin and Cuttlas, the I Ching, dreamwork and symbols. 

Gauri began working with Jung Platform as the facilitator of the Spooky Dreams Café with Robert Bosnak. Nowadays, she oversees the Jung Platform Helpdesk, Ambassador Program and is course-coordinator in the Course Development team for our weekly programs and our extensive certificate programs. 

She has a deep interest in the psychic life & the study of psychology and has a Masters in Psychology from Ambedkar University in New Delhi, India.

Tracey is a Canadian writer and teacher, with degrees in English literature and education, and a Master’s degree in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Gloucestershire (UK).

She has worked in financial services, e-commerce, public education and community college, teaching in the classroom and online. As different as these businesses seem on the surface, Tracey could always see a common thread: the significance of symbol and story.

A life-long student of Jung’s writings, she’s fascinated by the way myth and symbol shape how we see the world, other people, and ourselves, and how we shape our own personal myths and symbols.

Story, place, and the alchemy of the in-between are at the heart of Tracey’s creative projects, together with readings in spiritual ecology, depth psychology, philosophy, and the magic of myth and legend. 

With more than 20 years of experience, Henk is one of South Africa’s most established and seasoned recording, post-production and music publishing professionals while being a multi award-winning composer and musician. Henk supports Jung Platform in all things audio and visual. This includes everything from video editing to archival restorations. He also leads the development of location-based recording solutions for teachers and presenters which ensures the high-quality video and audio programs Jung Platform is able to offer.

Vir manages the Jung Platform helpdesk. He is kind hearted and conscientious, and loves to communicate with people. He is at our help desk to assist you and to answer any questions you may have about our courses or lectures. Vir not only manages the help desk, he is also part of the Ambassador Program team. 

He has a keen passion for Indian Classical Music & Psychology and hopes to pursue both in the future.