Stuart
MacFarlane is a psychotherapist based in London, England and has over 30 years
of experience in the field of psychology. His mental health services includes
the treatment of depression, anxiety, grief counseling, relationship counseling,
bipolar disorder, alcohol and drug addiction and others. With that said, he has
help hundreds, if not thousands, of patients overcome their psychological
dilemmas through psychotherapy and Jungian analysis..
The Beginning
MacFarlane
is originally from Sydney, Australia and left in the early 1970s to head off to
school at Yoga-Vedanta Forest University in Rishikesh, India where he studied
philosophy and Advaita Vedanta. After he completed his studies, MacFarlane returned
to Australia where he was inspired to train as a bereavement counselor and
psychotherapist. In 1984, his private practice opened and he began accepting
patients through referrals. During this time, MacFarlane started to
professionally train with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D, and quickly became the
head of her organization in Australia.
While
working with Kubler-Ross, MacFarlane met a renowned Jungian Analyst by the name
of Gregg M. Furth who significantly impacted his career. MacFarlane undertook
work with Furth by organizing workshops throughout New Zealand and Australia.
This ultimately lead MacFarlane to London where he began studying Jungian
Analytical Psychology at the Guild of Analytical Psychology (GAP).
Jungian
analysis was a concept researched by Carl Jung that has a theory based on
balance through harmonizing the unconscious mind and the conscious mind. It is
a branch of psychology that focuses on open dialog between the psychotherapist
and the patient, with particular emphasis on dream analysis. At any rate, as
soon as MacFarlane graduated from GAP, he opened another private practice in
London. While he spent time treating patients, he also held training sessions
for psychotherapy students and would facilitate many workshops. Currently, the psychotherapist Stuart MacFarlane continues to study new
developments in psychology and still resides in London.