Andrew Samuels

Andrew Samuels has made notable contributions to psychotherapy, Jungian analysis and studies, and psychoanalysis for over 50 years. He has had the honour of receiving two Festschrift s at the ages of 60 and 70. He is a relational Jungian psychoanalyst, professor, activist, and political consultant (including to Britain's National Health Service). He founded or co-founded many organisations within the 'psy' field, including Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR),...See more

Andrew Samuels has made notable contributions to psychotherapy, Jungian analysis and studies, and psychoanalysis for over 50 years. He has had the honour of receiving two Festschrift s at the ages of 60 and 70. He is a relational Jungian psychoanalyst, professor, activist, and political consultant (including to Britain's National Health Service). He founded or co-founded many organisations within the 'psy' field, including Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR), Psychotherapy and Counselling Union, Analysis and Activism, International Association for Jungian Studies, and the Confederation for Analytical Psychology. He was the elected chair of the UK Council for Psychotherapy from 2009 to 2012 and has worked as the consultant for Routledge's Jung List since 1984. His many books have been translated into up to 21 languages. These include Jung and the Post-Jungians (1985), The Father (1985), A Critical Dictionary of Jungian Analysis (1986), The Plural Psyche (1989), Psychopathology (1989) The Political Psyche (1993), Politics on the Couch (2001), Persons, Passions, Psychotherapy, Politics (2015), A New Therapy for Politics (2018). A selection of video lectures and 'rants' is available on ... See less