Hi, I'm Kaye Gersch, PhD

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I am a retired psychoanalytic psychotherapist, couples therapist, clinical supervisor, author, and lecturer. On this website, you’ll find reflections and discussions on the body–mind–soul journey.

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Past Practice  

As both a Jungian therapist and a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, I drew on insights from both traditions. Jungian dream work - whether in individual sessions or groups - was a long-standing and much-loved focus.  

 

My therapy offered individual psychotherapy sessions. ​​I also provided clinical supervision and professional mentoring for clinicians such as psychologists, counsellors, natural health practitioners, nurses, midwives, and doctors, both individually and in groups.

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Women, Couples, The Feminine

Throughout my career I have championed the subjectivity and individuality of women in a society that often continues to marginalise them. My therapy room was always a space where women’s voices could be heard.

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At the same time, men frequently expressed uncertainty about their roles in a feminist environment. This became an important thread in my couples work, where conflict and the “tension of the opposites” (a key principle in Jungian psychology) were recurring themes. You can explore more of this in my Relationship Insights.

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I have long been drawn to the mystery of the feminine, as explored by Jung, Luce Irigaray, and others. This includes reflections on feminine divinity and the “divine feminine.” You can read more in my PhD Research on The Feminine.

 

STUDY GROUPS & TEACHING

For almost 20 years I convened the Cairns Jung Study Group, which explored the writings of Jung, Marie-Louise von Franz, Donald Kalsched, James Hollis, Robert Johnson, and other radical, visionary thinkers.

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Following this, I developed the Jung Study Subscription Series, an online program running ten months each year, with structured study materials and monthly 90-minute Zoom meetings. I have also presented talks across Australia and overseas, at Jung Societies and other forums, on subjects such as:

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• The Dark Night of the Soul

• Love, Sex, and Relationships

• Suicide and the Soul

• The Coniunctio and Individuation