Held In-Person at the Jung Center
Barbara Fox, LCPC and Chris Grene, LCSW
CEUs: 16

This seminar will meet on the following 8 Thursdays: September 7, September 14, September 21, September 28, October 5, October 12, October 19, October 26.

Enrollment limited to 8 participants.

Join us for an intimate women’s circle where, together, we will explore the Wild Woman archetype as presented in Jungian Analyst, Clarissa Pinkola Estes’, groundbreaking book, Women Who Run with The Wolves. Existing within every woman is Wild Woman: a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity and ageless knowing. Using the book as our guide, we will delve into the selected tales of La Loba, Bluebeard and Vasalisa the Wise, connecting our lives to the rich archetypal patternings within them that serve as medicine for the soul. Our deep exploration will be in the service of reviving Wild Woman in our personal lives, as well as in our collective consciousness. In this 8 week, in-person group, our goal is to co-create a container that fosters a field of mutuality and non judgment where each group member may reconnect with their deepest ancestral feminine nature and enter Carl Jung’s profound and rewarding individuation process.

*Pre-screen with one of the leaders will offer a time for questions and to determine fit for the group.

About the Instructors Barbara is a licensed clinical professional counselor with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Barbara completed a facilitator training intensive with Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes on using Women Who Run With the Wolves in groups. She has co-facilitated several Wild Women circles in the past. In addition, she was a co-facilitator of the Jung Center Dream Group. Barbara has created and led workshops on navigating life transitions, cultivating self compassion, and finding hope in troubling times. She is currently a staff therapist at the Jung Center.

Chris is an experienced LCSW clinician who has participated in and occasionally led Women’s Groups over many years. She recently completed the Jungian Psychotherapy Program at the Carl Jung Institute in Chicago, and will participate once again as a fellow in the 2023-2025 JSP-JPP Program. In addition to her private practice, Chris is a volunteer therapist at the Jung Center in Evanston. Chris believes strongly in the power of Women’s Circles and has benefitted greatly from the wisdom and containment that women can provide one another in a safe and loving community. In particular, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estes has been a true guide and wisdom figure whom Chris believes can enlighten, encourage, and enchant women of all ages, races and religions.

*Program CEUs are an additional $15 processing fee and offered for the full series only, not for individual sessions. Event CEUs are processed at the end of the series.