Resources

My Writing

Seeman, G. (2005). "Getting the most out of psychotherapy." In this article, I offer an explanation of the psychotherapy framework and suggestions for making your therapy experience effective and healing. At the top of the page, you'll find a link to a printable version of the document in Adobe PDF format.

Seeman, G. (2005). "The transformative power of dreams." Here I discusses how to understand the language of dreams, how to remember your dreams, several major types of dreams, layers and structures of consciousness accessed by dreams, and the practice of Jungian dreamwork in psychotherapy. This page includes a link to a printable version of the document in Adobe PDF format.

Seeman, G. (2001). Individuation and subtle body: A commentary on Jung's Kundalini seminar. Unpublished doctoral dissertation that compares Jung's Analytical Psychology and Kundalini Yoga as paths to self-realization. In this study, I also address many controversies and misunderstandings of Jung's lectures on Kundalini Yoga. Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA. (An excellent study aid for reading the dissertation is Samuels, A., Shorter, B., & Plaut, F. (1986). A Critical Dictionary of Jungian Analysis. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, Inc.)

Forms and Notices

The administrative forms listed below are provided so they can be downloaded by current and prospective clients. They are in Adobe Acrobat format to make them easy to download. If you don't yet have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it at no charge through the following link: Adobe Acrobat Download Site. Links to my forms are listed below.

Adult Biographical Information Questionnaire

Marriage/Relationship Information Questionnaire

HIPAA Privacy Notice

Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex

Books, Articles, and Online Resources

An incomplete, ever-growing list of books, by category. Please feel free to e-mail me your recommendations.

Environmental Illness

Hobbs, Angela. (2003). The Sick House Survival Guide: Simple Steps to Healthier Homes. New Society Publishers. Gabriola Island, BC: Canada. A book and website about creating a healthy house for people coping with environmental illness, chronic fatigue syndrome, electrical hypersensitivity and chemical sensitivities. Not intended as medical advice. Available at http://www.sickhousesurvival.com.

Grief and Loss

Bowlby, J. (1980). Attachment and loss, Vol. III: Sadness and depression. New York: Basic Books.

Kubler-Ross, E. (1969). On death and dying: What the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy, and their own families. New York: Touchstone Books.

Romanyshyn, Robert (1999.) The soul in grief: Love, death and transformation. Berkeley, CA: Frog, Ltd.

Relationships

DeDonato, Colette. "An open and shut marriage: married, but still looking, sort of." February 3, 2008, The New York Times. An excellent article about desires and complications in handling attractions to people outside a committed relationship.

Sleep

Helping Yourself to a Good Night's Sleep. A website of the National Sleep Foundation that reviews many factors that affect sleep. Other pages on this site provide information about sleep disorders.

Spirituality

Jordan, Meredith (2004). Embracing the mystery: The sacred unfolding in ordinary people and everyday lives. Biddeford, Maine: Rogers McKay Publishing. This lovely book's title tells the story. It's written by a therapist and spiritual director who writes movingly from personal experience. The link enables you to buy the book and takes you to a very interesting website.

Rodriguez, Connie (2003). Sacred portals: Pathways to the Self. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. This book is about opening doors of the psyche to awaken inner knowing. It teaches about fine-tuning one's perceptual states of consciousness to accommodate the sacred in universal energy fields. Dr. Rodriguez is an experienced therapist and a friend with whom I shared many conversations about subtle energy fields. The link to her book also takes you to Dr. Rodriguez's beautiful website.

Stress and Work/Life Balance

Overwork in America: When the Way We Work Becomes Too Much. A link to the news release of this study by Families and Work Institute.

Overwork in America: When the Way We Work Becomes Too Much. A link to the 12-page executive summary of this study.

Overwork in America: How Overwork Are You? Self-administered quiz.

Bond, J. T., Galinsky, E., and Hill, E. J. (2004). When Work Works: Summary of Families and Work Institute Research Findings.

Stress Reduction Basics. An online stress reduction guide.

Trauma

Although it's not my calling to work in this area, I admire those who do and who take on the challenge of writing about it and provide therapy for healing trauma issues.

Bass, Ellen and Davis, Laura (1994 ). The Courage to Heal, 3rd Ed., Revised and Expanded: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Perennial.

Herman, Judith. (1997). Trauma and recovery. New York: Basic Books. An intense book written in non-technical language by a psychiatrist about the experience of being traumatized and attempting to recover.

Karriker, Wanda. (2004). Morning, come quickly. Catawba, NC: Sandime, Ltd. A book for survivors by someone who dares to take on the difficult work of helping people recover from severe trauma and abuse.

Links**

Free online depression screening

Free online Jung personality test (Note: This link takes you to a page that also offers a paid "Jung Marriage Test" that I cannot vouch for. Good research shows that information in addition to personality types is needed to assess the health or stability of a relationship.)

Therapy Links***

Phyllis Klein, LCSW, a kind and experienced licensed clinical social worker in private practice, with offices in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Ms. Klein assists people with eating disorders, those who struggle with health issues, trauma survivors, including those who experienced abuse as a child, and people who want to use writing as a healing tool.

Dr. Eric Nicely. Dr. Nicely is a compassionate and intelligent San Francisco psychologist who specializes in brief therapy for fear, worry, anxiety, phobias, and panic.

Links to Spiritual and Depth Psychology Information

Alchemy

The Alchemy Website. C. G. Jung rediscovered philosophical alchemy in his later years and found that the imagery of alchemy provides metaphorical images and ideas that exactly parallel the process of individuation, the unfolding of the self. A visit to this site will be rewarded with a wealth of material, links to other alchemy resources, images, study courses and discussion groups.

The Analytical Psychology of C. G. Jung

C. G. Jung Page. Information about new publications, events, and resources related to Jungian psychology, analysis and cultural themes.

Flemming Ravn Neft's Homage to Carl Gustav Jung. His biography, career, Jungian theories and more.

The Nautis Project. An exploration into the work of Rupert Sheldrake, C.G. Jung, Joseph Campbell, and Henri Bergson. Includes links to other sites addressing their ideas.

Kundalini

Hindu Bibliography site of Roger Garin-Michaud. An extensive list of classic and modern texts about Hinduism and yoga practices. Lots of work has gone into gathering this bibliography.

www.Kundalini - Gateway.org. A very comprehensive site and listserv for discussions about all aspects of Kundalini, the most subtle aspect of the human biofield for manifesting spirituality and life force.

Miscellaneous Links

Coloring Therapy. An alternative to formal meditation practices with a potential for family and interpersonal team-building skill development. Guidelines and resources to help you inexpensively improve your coping and awareness skills through an enjoyable activity.

ClinicBooker.

Health Directory

Mental Health resources - directory of Mental Health related websites.

SeekOn.

* All initial appointments are arranged through a brief phone call so I can get a general sense of the issues you're addressing. I also ask questions to make sure that your needs are likely to fit within my scope of practice (areas of training and expertise). If those issues are outside my scope of practice, instead of meeting, I try to offer referrals to therapists or community resources with the appropriate specialization. 24-hour notice is required to reschedule the no-charge visit once only.

Disclaimers

All of the links on this page to external sites and books cited are provided for your convenience, education and entertainment. Inclusion of a link or book does not indicate any endorsement, guarantee, warranty or representation implied or otherwise of the site found on that book, link, its contents, services or links.

** Reliable assessment of psychological issues, characteristics or conditions requires more than reading a book, taking a single test or doing online screening and should be done within an established professional relationship with a qualified and licensed mental health practitioner.

*** Linking to a therapy site from this page is at the user's own risk. Such users are advised to choose a therapist or therapy resource with care and with the understanding that suitability of a therapist is an individual matter for which Gary Seeman, Ph.D. assumes no liability. Dr. Seeman receives no compensation for posting these links.