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Susan Morgan is a retired Jungian psychoanalyst.  She received a BA and MSW from Smith College, an MA in Religion from Dartmouth College and is a Diplomate of the CG Jung Institute-Boston.  After practicing for many years in Vermont, she now lives in Bozeman, MT where she is  pursuing her interest in Tibetan Buddhism and her eight grandchildren.

Dr. Ken Silvestro, a Jungian psychotherapist, is the founder and Executive Director of the Seeley Lake Institute (SLI), a center for Jungian psychology and creativity studies in Seeley Lake, Montana. SLI was created in 2006 as a way to reach out to the world at large, to present the work of Carl G. Jung and to encourage exploration of the mystery of the creative process. Ken earned his PhD at the University of Connecticut in the field of Artificial Intelligence.  He then spent seven years studying depth psychology at the C. G. Jung Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to his practice, Ken has been involved in research projects at Yale University and the Department of the Navy, and has extensive university teaching experience.  He held faculty positions at Bowdoin College, the University of Montana, and Providence College, among others. Ultimately, he chose to establish his psychoanalytic practice in the beauty of western Montana; it is there that his life and work are centered.

 Gena Bellante Funk, a founding member of Montana Friends of Jung in 1997, is a licensed clinical psychologist residing in Bozeman, Montana, since 1988.  She received a  Masters and Doctorate from The Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, and a B.A. in Psychology, Sociology, & Political Science from University of California, Berkeley. Although a general practitioner, her approach to clinical practice is informed by  Jungian theory.  She considers her paraprofessional years at St. George Homes Inc., a residential treatment center in Berkeley, and her experiences of child-rearing as the most important benchmarks in her personal and professional development. 

Valerie Harms, a founding member of Montana Friends of Jung, is the author of 9 books, including The Inner Lover and Dreaming of Animals.  A graduate of Smith College, she has taught the Intensive Journal Program (developed by Ira Progoff) for 25 years.  She has taught numerous programs at Jungian centers around the country, especially the New York Jung Foundation.  She moved to Bozeman in 1995.  See her Web site at www.valerieharms.com.

Barbara Labovitz Boik is a retired psychotherapist in Bozeman Montana. She earned her B.A. in education from Penn State University, her M.Ed. in counseling from Temple University, and her M.S. in psychology from Pepperdine University. She is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Montana. She practiced as a teacher, counselor and psychologist in Philadelphia PA before moving to Bozeman in 1984. She is co-author with E. Anna Goodwin of Sandplay Therapy: A Step-by-Step Manual for Psychotherapists of Diverse Orientations (NY, W.W. Norton, 2000). 

Carol Johanna Heer holds a B.A. in Creative Writing, an M.S. in Clinical Counseling, and has been a long-time lay student of Jungian psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute in Chicago as well as attending public programs in Zurich.   In her former professional life she held management positions for Underwriters Laboratories and DePaul University in Chicago as well as various counseling positions in the public health sector.    Following an on-schedule midlife crisis, Carol moved to Missoula, Montana where she now works as a photographer and writer, and lives in passionate pursuit of her Zen practice and creative ageing.

Suzanne Richards is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Private Practice n Great Falls.  She has been studying the works of Carl Jung for many years and has special interest in Jungian applications in the areas of addictions and women's mental and spiritual health.  She is also practices somatic psychotherapy and is currently exploring mindfulness and Buddhist psychological practices.

Marion D. Cadwell has a degree in Applied Art / Art Education from Montana State University – Bozeman 1949. She began analytical work with Jungian analysts in 1954, two of whom were pupils working with C. G. Jung in Zurich through his early years.  She was accepted into the Analytical Psychology Club of Los Angeles in 1967 and was among the founding members of the C.G. Jung Club of Orange County, CA, in 1974. She studied in Jungian-trained Art Work as well as Authentic Movement the Jungian way. From this background she conducted individual and group workshops in clay and color with Jungian groups in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernadino. She articipated in the Annual Jung Conference at Chapman University, Orange, CA, from its inception.  She is now retired Billings and continues her own creative processes.


 




Perhaps the best website for overall information about all things Jungian is http://www.cgjungpage.org.

http://www.aras.org:  This Web site takes you to the beautiful images stored in the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism, located in New York City and Los Angeles.  Browse it and be uplifted.

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