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EnglishWhat the Analyst Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles Involves
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The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles runs an Analyst Training Program for people who want to train as Jungian analysts, and it also describes a broader program of professional training for Jungian analysts and psychotherapists. The website presents the program as one of the Institute's core activities, alongside its public lectures, quarterly magazine, film series, and therapy clinics. If you are considering this path, the practical starting point is the Institute's "Become a Jungian Analyst" page, which the site links from the Analyst Training Program section.
What the Institute says about the program
The homepage lists Analyst Training Program as a top-level heading, with a link to "Learn more about training at the Institute" and a separate "Become a Jungian Analyst" entry point. That is the extent of the program detail visible on the homepage itself — the site does not publish curriculum, tuition, duration, or admission requirements there.
What the homepage does establish is the intellectual grounding. The Institute describes itself as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in West Los Angeles, "devoted to and rooted in the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung." It frames Jung's ideas as connected to art, science, spirituality, and psychology, and says that connection is the basis of its public offerings.
Where training sits in the Institute's overall work
The Institute's activities fall into a few distinct buckets, and training is only one of them:
| Area | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Professional training | Analyst Training Program; training for Jungian analysts and psychotherapists |
| Public programs | Lectures, seminars, film series (Remembering Jung), readings and book signings |
| Publications | Quarterly magazine Psychological Perspectives |
| Clinical services | Kieffer E. Frantz Clinic (adult therapy), Hilde Kirsch Children Center (child therapy), sliding-scale Jungian therapy |
| Resources | Library and bookstore with books, articles, CDs, and DVDs on Jung's works |
If your interest is in becoming an analyst rather than in receiving therapy or attending lectures, the training program is the relevant track — not the clinics, which are set up for people seeking therapy.
How to get the actual program details
Because the homepage only points to the training pages, the concrete information you need — application steps, coursework, and requirements — has to come from those linked pages:
- Go to junginla.org.
- Open the Analyst Training Program section or the Become a Jungian Analyst link.
- Read the training page for application and curriculum information.
- If the page leaves gaps, use the Institute's contact channels to ask directly, since it invites visitors to "bring questions."
A reasonable expectation, based on how the Institute describes itself, is that training is oriented around Jungian analytical psychology and its intersections with art, science, and spirituality — but treat any specifics about length, cost, or prerequisites as something to confirm with the Institute, not to assume from the homepage.
A note on cost and access
The site shows a "Subscription" link under a category path, which suggests some content or membership may involve a subscription. It does not state that the Analyst Training Program is free, nor does it publish tuition figures. Do not assume the program is free or open without an application — check the training page or ask the Institute directly.