Tony Caldwell is a Jungian psychoanalyst with over 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist.
As an analyst, Tony specializes in life transitions, the “middle passage” of midlife, and lifelong growth in adults.
Clinically, his specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, difficulty in relationships, men’s issues, adjustment, attachment, grief/bereavement, matters related to human sexuality, and spiritual direction/personal growth. Sessions can involve dreamwork as desired by the client.
Tony is a former lecturer at the University of Mississippi and currently serves as a teaching analyst at the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, an Analyst in Residence and core faculty member at the Haden Institute in Hendersonville, NC, and a PhD Researcher at GCAS in Dublin, Ireland. In becoming a Jungian analyst, he trained and analyzed for 13 years under the guidance of renowned Jungian analysts, including James Hollis, Ph.D.
As a writer, Tony has contributed a chapter to the graduate textbook “Contemporary Perspectives on Spirituality in Education” and has written for many other publications.
Additionally, Tony seeks to bring ensoulment to the collective through work with marginalized individuals and communities. His work has been supported by grants from organizations including Levi Strauss & Co., Toyota Motor Corporation, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Human Rights Campaign. He has partnered with the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and numerous other organizations to bring healing work to individuals and communities.
Tony’s therapeutic work with children impacted by ICE raids was featured on CNN, and he frequently contributes to the programming at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus.
Tony is a creative and has extensive experience working with other creatives in music, television, and film. He also has extensive experience working with other mental health providers, physicians, athletes, and leaders in politics and the corporate sector. He understands the special considerations for privacy and confidentiality, as well as the unique challenges related to scheduling and setting.
Tony provides training, workshops, and retreats, and has been a guest speaker at Jack White’s Third Man Records, Victor Wooten’s Nature and Music Camps, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel, Kanuga Retreat Center, The Nashville Jung Circle, The C.G. Jung Society of New Orleans, college campuses, churches, spiritual gatherings, retreat centers, and various other settings across the U.S.
In his free time, Tony enjoys spending time with his family, co-creating with his son, Silas, reading, writing, and traveling.
What Is Jungian Analysis?
Jungian analysis is a form of depth psychotherapy pioneered by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in the early 20th century. Many are drawn to Jung’s approach because of his emphasis on profound psychological growth rather than merely symptom relief, and his respect for spirituality and the creative process. Jung referred to the approach he initiated as Analytical Psychology and believed it should continue developing beyond his discoveries and insights. And it has. A broad range of perspectives and research enriches current Jungian practice.
Analysis bears some similarities to other forms of psychotherapy but differs in several ways. Analysis views symptoms through a teleological lens, seeking to make meaning and extract wisdom from our suffering. Honoring the fact that the word psychotherapy means “to listen to the soul,” analytic work views symptoms as messengers guiding one to address blockages to relative wholeness. Additionally, an analytic framework recognizes that adaptations in personality can accumulate over a lifetime, leading one to live from a highly adaptive false self. Analysis aims to confront these adaptations to reclaim lost aspects of one’s being. Analytic work is especially well-suited for lifelong learners, as it acknowledges that we are dynamic, multifaceted beings who require continued development throughout our lifespans, from birth to death, if we are to individuate—that is, to move toward integrity, health, and wholeness.
Each Jungian analyst cultivates their treatment style and tailors it to their clients' needs. However, there are essential and defining characteristics of Jungian analysis that set it apart from other forms of therapy:
Jungian analysis taps into our deep inclination for psychological growth, promoting healing and well-being.
While Jungian analysis considers the impact of our childhood and past, it also looks forward and asks: What psychological development is now called for?
It respects spiritual perspectives but does not prescribe them. Central to the process is an individual search for meaning.
It views the unconscious as a source of wisdom, creativity, and direction.
It harnesses the power of symbols to connect the conscious and unconscious mind. These symbols may originate from various sources, including dreams, fantasies, art, and everyday life events. Engagement with symbols on an experiential level through expressive arts is often a part of Jungian analysis.
Because Jungian analysis requires a breadth of knowledge from the science of individual psychology to cultural patterns found in art, literature, and mythology, only analysts who have completed an extensive training program at an institute approved by the International Association for Analytical Psychology may call themselves Jungian analysts.
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