Martha Blake (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

Jungian analysis is a soulful method of working with life issues and emotions that is based on the teachings of the Swiss physician, Carl Gustav Jung, MD. Jungian analysis focuses on complexes, unconscious patterns, symptoms, relationships, and the development and maturation of the personality, a process called individuation. Clients tell their story, explore connections between past and present, and find meaning. Many clients report feelings of self-acceptance, transformation, authenticity, renewed energy for life, and enhanced relationships. Jungian psychotherapy, like Jungian analysis, is based on the teachings of Carl Jung, MD. Jungian psychotherapy is a problem- and solution-focused therapy. Jungian psychotherapy focuses on an experience that is troubling the client and the development of new skills with which to engage the world. Jungian psychotherapy is less philosophical and more practical than Jungian analysis.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I trained as a Jungian psychoanalyst at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich and earned a Swiss degree, a Diplom, in 2005. I was licensed in Oregon as a psychologist in 2008. I am certified as an NCPsyA, a Nationally Certified Psychoanalyst by NAAP. I have advanced training in Compassionate (Non-Violent) Communication, neurobiology, and trauma. As the President of the InterRegional Society of Jungian analysts, (irsja.org) I participate in the training and development of future analysts and psychotherapists.