ON-DEMAND TALK

Trauma and Dissociation 

TEACHER
Dariane Pictet
TOPIC
Jungian
Format
On-demand talk
DURATION
60 minutes
Led by Jungian analyst Dariane Pictet, this course uses Andersen’s The Snow Queen as an archetypal map to heal trauma, dissociation, and cold perfectionism. This course will show clinicians and seekers how internal defenses freeze emotional vitality. You will learn practical tools to melt internal ice, integrate the shadow, and reconnect the intellect with the heart’s wisdom.

Talk Description

Trauma and Dissociation with Dariane Pictet

Trauma, Dissociation, and the Recovery of Feeling


Join Jungian Analyst Dariane Pictet to explore Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen as an archetypal map for healing trauma and dissociation.
In this in-depth talk we are guided by Jungian principles. We examine how emotional trauma, dissociation, and cold perfectionism split the psyche. This severs the intellect from the intelligence of the heart. 

We travel alongside Kay and Gerda through the landscape of the psyche. We explore the roots of emotional freezing and examine how internal defense mechanisms both protect and imprison us. Through shadow integration, we restore lost vitality. By engaging with archetypal figures, from the Snow Queen's cold defenses to the Robber Girl's instinctual fire, we gain a practical map for soul retrieval.

This program offers practical depth insights for therapists and seekers alike. 

We learn to melt internal ice, restore the feeling function, and bring dormant vitality back into bloom. 

This talk is ideal if you want to be able to:

  • Understand a Jungian approach towards trauma and dissociation
  • Map trauma and healing through fairy tales
  • Apply archetypal maps to clinical practice
  • Recover the feeling function 

 Class Descriptions 

Class 1: The Splinter in the Eye

We begin our journey through The Snow Queen as a map for trauma and dissociation. Exploring the mythic devil's mirror, we see how projection and hyper-rationality split perception from feeling. When mirror splinters infect Kay's eye and heart, his vision distorts toward cold perfectionism. This leads to his abduction by the Snow Queen, an archetype of the frozen, dissociated psyche

Class 2: Trauma, Numbing, and the First Step

We link Kay’s abduction to psychological defense mechanisms, addiction, and childhood trauma. We examine how trauma creates an internal "self-care system" that numbs unbearable pain while trapping us in isolation. Meanwhile, we follow Gerda as she begins her journey of soul retrieval, surrendering ego control to step onto the river of the unconscious.

Class 3: Meeting the Shadow and the Wild Center

We travel with Gerda through the landscape of the psyche, moving beyond the deceptive enchantment of the flower garden to meet shadow archetypes. In her encounter with the Robber Girl, we explore how to integrate healthy aggression, instinct, and vitality. Guided by the sacred reindeer and elder shamanic figures, we learn that our greatest strength lies in the humble power of the heart.

Class 4: Melting the Ice

We reach the Snow Queen’s arctic palace to rescue Kay, who remains trapped trying to spell "eternity" through cold logic. Through tears, song, and devotion, we witness the ice thaw around Kay's heart as his own tears wash away the distorting splinter. Their reunion reveals how we integrate head and heart to heal our collective dislocation from feeling, body, and soul.

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
4 video & 4 audio recordings
Accurate Closed Captions
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teacher

Dariane Pictet

Dariane is a Jungian Analyst born in Geneva, Switzerland. She attended Drama School in Paris, worked as a Poetry Editor then trained as a Psychotherapist. She has been in private practice in London for over twenty years, and nowadays she lives in a small village in the Alps.

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frequent asked questions

 Why does this course use The Snow Queen specifically to address trauma?

While many fairy tales address trials and maturation, The Snow Queen is the quintessential archetypal map of emotional freezing and dissociation. The story depicts the literal splintering of perception, the retreat into an intellectual "ice palace," and the defensive isolation that occurs after overwhelming emotional pain.

Do I need clinical training to benefit from this course?

No. Dariane Pictet presents the material so that it serves both practicing therapists looking for symbolic frameworks in clinical practice and individuals seeking to understand their own emotional numbing, perfectionism, or disconnection from feeling.

How does this program differ from other fairy tale courses on Jung Platform?

Rather than surveying multiple stories or focusing broadly on mythic interpretation, this program is a targeted exploration of a single tale. It concentrates exclusively on the mechanics of emotional survival: how trauma splits intellect from heart, the role of protective defenses, and the step-by-step psychological process of soul retrieval.

What is meant by "recovering the feeling function"?

In Jungian psychology, feeling is a rational orienting function that assesses value: what something is worth to you personally. Trauma often forces the psyche to shut down this capacity to avoid pain, leaving only cold logic or hyper-rationality. This course examines how to safely thaw that defense so genuine vitality, relational warmth, and self-worth can return.

 What format is the course, and will I receive lifetime access?

This program consists of 4 recorded video and audio modules (approximately 60 minutes total). You receive on-demand access to all materials and can watch or listen at your own pace from your personal library.