Jungian Coaching Certificate Program – May 2024

Course Description

Day 1. Introduction & getting connected

On the first day, the group members of this program meet each other. This first day is an opportunity for cultivating interpersonal connections, and exploration of psychological intimacy in a coaching setting. It includes several coaching exercises.

Module 1. Intro to coaching & the wounded healer  

In this first module, we will lay a foundation for the coaching process. Jungian Coaching honors the individuation process.  We focus our attention on the relationship of the client’s ego with their Self. Meanwhile we are attuned to the client as well as to ourselves.

Carl Jung has emphasized that reflection upon a professional’s own hurt ‘gives the measure of the power to heal’. With this in mind, we will explore the archetype of the Wounded Healer throughout this training. You will gain an understanding of how your wounding and adaptive behavioral patterns affect the professional relationships you have with others. Other topics that are part of this module: The competencies of a coach, and conducting an intake in the coaching process. 

Topics:

• Introduction to Jungian coaching
• Coaching and individuation: moving towards wholeness 
• Coaching basics: building rapport, being present, open attitude
• Core competencies of the coach
• Archetype of a wounded healer

Personal and professional development both require shadow work. Shadow is that part of our being that is  threatening to our ego, and which often acts independently of our will. Shadow work is an important part of this certificate program. 

 

Module 2. Shadow work in coaching 

To make sure your coaching fits with your client’s values, needs, and their individuation process, you need to know how the psyche communicates through images, symbols, and symptom formation. For transformation to occur, we need to connect with our bodies. This module will also focus on body work, and relate to the body as our soul friend when we are coaching.

Topics:

• Shadow work for client and coach
• Body as a soul friend
• Language of the psyche: symbols (and symptom formation)
• Professionalism in your coaching practice

Module 3. The deeper currents running through life 

This third module has a focus on the deeper motivations in our own lives as well as those of our clients. For instance, when do complexes run the course of our lives? When are we driven by compensation? How do our fundamental beliefs co-create the world around us? Which archetypal patterns run our lives? These are some of the questions dealt with in this module.

To get a sense of what drives us in our lives, we will also look at fairytales and mythology and how they have the potential to deepen the understanding of ourselves and others. 

In this practical module, the focus is on recognition, acknowledgment, and tending to these deeper dynamics in the coaching sessions with clients or co-workers.

Topics:

• The relevance and applicability of mythological themes to the individuation process and its challenges.
• Reflection on the implications of mythological narratives for personal development and decision-making.
• Deeper dynamics between the coach and client

Module 4. Working with images and dreams

This fourth module on images and dreams is about the acknowledgement of the individuation process, how this affects our coaching, the way we structure the coaching sessions, and how it impacts the role of the Jungian coach. 

Specific to Jungian Coaching is its focus on images, stories and dreams. This module will make clear how to incorporate dream work in coaching. By paying attention to dreams and engaging in a respectful dialogue with the unconscious, individuals strengthen their connection with the Self. Dream work can help align conscious intentions with the deeper and transcendent aspect of the psyche.

Topics:

• Apply dreamwork in coaching
• Symbolic reading of life
• Tuning into the expressions of the Self
• Finding guidance

Module 5. Transformation process

In this last module, we will look at the existential life themes that are part of each coaching session—both implicit and explicit. We will explore how existential matters including life and death, the meaning of life, and call and purpose, impact the way we approach our coaching questions. 

In this last module, you will gain a sense of how to navigate life’s ongoing transformations and the transpersonal work deriving from them. This increases the understanding of our role and task in coaching and working with clients as Jungian coaches.

Topics:

• Alchemy and the individuation process
• Meaning of life, call, and purpose 
• Letting go; the cycle death and re-birth
• Ongoing transformational work for client and coach

Last Day. Closing event

The program of this last day is centered around the celebration of each transformation. We honor each participant’s trajectory during the course. We’ll discuss the individuation process, and the continuous process of becoming more whole as Jungian Coach. 

Elements to be scheduled during the training program, in collaboration with others and some on your own:

• 4 online peer group meetings (2 hours each)
• A coaching session with the trainer halfway through the program (1 hour)
• Coaching sessions with practice clients (minimum of 10 hours)
• Application of Jungian concepts on your own development – each of the weekends (2 hours each)
• Development of a report on coaching sessions
• Read handbook: Jungian Coaching
• Watch/listen the clips that are part of the course

This certificate program is ideal when

• You have a desire to become a life coach and see clients
• You wish to apply coaching skills in your current work with people (this could be as an HR consultant, manager, or project manager)
• You want to gain coaching competencies
• You wish to expand your range of skills, tools and techniques
• You have a bachelor's degree or a professional experience that is up to this level

By the end of this course, you will be able to

• Describe what Jungian coaching is
• Implement the Jungian framework in coaching sessions
• Apply Jungian concepts in your coaching practice
• Connect to the soul’s whispers of your client as well as your own
• Serve the Self in its desire to become whole by applying active imagination, dreamwork, and shadow work.
• Reflect on your coaching skills and take responsibility for your own personal and professional development

How you will benefit

• You can get a Coach accreditation by the International Association of Coaches, Therapists and Mentors (IACTM).
• You will establish a deep and meaningful connection to your psyche/soul.
• You gain skills that will improve your relationships.
• You will experience transformation because of inner work that comes up in working with others.
• You will be connected to like-minded individuals and gain a sense of community.
• You will bring coaching expertise to your organization.