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Jane Clapp
Jungian Psychoanalyst
Jane Clapp
Jungian Psychoanalyst
I’m a Jungian Psychoanalyst (IAAP), a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and an expert in the inseparable relationship between the body and psyche.
The purpose of analysis and embodiment is to open us up TO BEING MOVED by life again and to fall back in love with being alive. I live in wonder and awe of the strength of the human spirit and the unique ways we all long to express and manifest who we truly are in our relationships and in the world. I believe in the power of bringing the body and psyche together to recover who we were truly meant to be in our lives.
For over twenty years, I have been a movement and somatic coach and embodiment educator working with a diverse clientele worldwide, many of whom have suffered deeply from emotional or physical pain, longing to come back into meaning and vitality. I have a depth of expertise in the effects of chronic and traumatic stress and general emotional overwhelm and how they manifest in the body and psyche. Bringing together my many years of somatic study, over twenty years of clinical experience, extensive personal Jungian Analysis, and professional training as a Jungian Analyst, I have developed a body of work, Jungian Somatics™.
Through a bio-psychosocial and anti-oppressive lens, I consider embodiment and movement powerful alchemic tools for helping us get unstuck in our lives. I’ve witnessed remarkable emotional and energetic shifts when people come into deeper awareness and conscious dialogue with emotional states, which often present themselves in subtle ways in the body or communicate through dreams and symbols that I work with somatically.
Bringing cultural humility to my offerings, I have delivered workshops and speaking engagements for organizations including the Jung Society of Utah, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture in Toronto, where I achieved certification in the Torture, Trauma Psychosocial Impact & Mental Health program. I founded and created a groundbreaking professional training program, Movement for Trauma, that I offered hundreds of psychotherapists and somatics practitioners from across the globe for many years. I am also a member of The Breathe Network, which connects sexual violence survivors with trauma-informed healing arts practitioners. I have been both a keynote speaker and seminar leader presenting on Jungian Somatics at the Jung Society of Utah and secondary/vicarious trauma prevention and compassion fatigue for several organizations, including the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, Fire Service Women of Ontario, sexual violence support workers for Ontario universities and front-line social services workers and counsellors and also twice presented at the Trauma Talks conference at Women’s College Hospital. I am an internationally published author, a former wellness columnist, and a weekly radio health segment producer and I have extensive media engagement experience. During the pandemic, I created two seasons of a full-length podcast, “Clapp with Jane”, featuring activists, trauma experts and artists working to make the world more connected and hopeful.
Berin Orhan
Expert Clinical Psychologist
Berin Orhan
Expert Clinical Psychologist
Born in April 1985, Berin completed her first undergraduate degree in Physics at Istanbul Technical University (YTU) and her second degree in Psychology at Gedik University. In 2014, she earned a master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a thesis.
Her transformative journey began with parenthood, and she became interested in Montessori Philosophy. Subsequently, she received training in various fields, including Psychodynamic Theory (Hakan Kızıltan), Neuroscience, Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy (Raja Selvam), Bodynamic (Ditte Marcher), and Jungian Somatic (Jane Clapp). Her main areas of interest include dreams, the body, art, Sufism, depth psychology, motherhood, and women's identity.
Berin's master's thesis focused on the concept of handedness. During the same period, she participated in group therapy, art therapy, and dream analysis from a Jungian and Sufi perspective at the Transpersonal Psychology Institute, where she also served on the board of directors. Since 2019, her work has been primarily centered on the body.
She has been actively seeing clients since 2015 and lives in Mercan with her two sons. Berin, who is also the translation editor of the book "Meeting the Shadow," adds that she is the translation editor of "Jungian Dream Interpretation" in English to this text. She enjoys speaking with a literary style, traveling, and savoring every experience that makes her feel alive.