Jungian Analyst

Born and raised in America, Patricia Skar received Bachelor of Music and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Iowa. She later trained at the C. G. Jung Institute Zurich, graduating with the Diploma in Analytical Psychology in 1992. Since then she has practised Jungian analysis in Ireland and England, moving back to Switzerland in 2010. She has lectured widely in a variety of clinical and academic settings, including Trinity College Dublin and Oxford University. Her published articles focus on the parallels between music and analytic processes and the connections between Jungian psychology and the new sciences.

Besides her many years of working as a Jungian analyst, Patricia brings her lifelong experience as a performing musician and teacher of piano and violin to her analytic work, making her especially suitable for individuals with a career or background in the arts. 

Jungian analysis can address a broad range of situations and emotional conditions, but also is beneficial to anyone wishing to pursue psychological awareness and growth. For a short introduction to Jungian analysis, please click here.

Patricia conducts analysis worldwide (through phone, Zoom or Skype sessions) and offers an appropriate (sliding-scale) fee determined by the unique requirements of each individual. 

To arrange an exploratory first session, please contact Patricia by telephone or email.  

Professional memberships:

The International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) and its Member Groups: The Association of Graduates in Analytical Psychology (AGAP, Zurich)

The Confederation for Analytical Psychology (CAP, London)

The European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)

Publications:

McCarthy, R. and Skar, P. (1993). ‘Jungian Analysis’, in Edward Boyne, ed., Psychotherapy in Ireland, Dublin: Columba Press, 47–72.

Saunders, P.T. and Skar, P. (2001). ‘Archetypes, Complexes and Self-Organization’, The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 46/2, 305–323.

Skar, Patricia (1992). Music and Analysis: Contrapuntal Reflections. Diploma Thesis, C.G. Jung Institute-Zürich, 1992.

___________ (1997). ‘Music and Analysis: Contrapuntal Reflections’, in Mary Ann Mattoon, ed., Zurich 95: Open Questions in Analytical Psychology, Einsiedeln, Switzerland: Daimon Verlag, 389–403.

___________ (2002). ‘The Goal as Process: Music and the Search for the Self’, The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 47/4, 629–638.

___________ (2003). ‘Sound and Psyche: The Common Rhythm in Mind and Matter’, in Cambridge 2001, Proceedings of the XVth International Congress of Analytical Psychology, Einsiedeln, Switzerland: Daimon Verlag, 533–541.

___________ (2004). ‘Chaos and Self-Organization: Emergent Patterns at Critical Life Transitions’, The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 49/2, 243–262.

___________ (2010). ‘The Matrix of Music and Analysis’, in Paul Ashton & Stephen Bloch, eds., Music and Psyche, Contemporary Psychoanalytic Explorations, Spring Journal Books, 77-92.