About Us
The Ukrainian Jungian Association is the first legitimate Jungian association in Ukraine uniting professional Jungian analysts and therapists, and serves as the foundational body for training Jungian analysts in accordance with the international standards of the IAAP (International Association for Analytical Psychology).
We are an official group member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) — a global organization that establishes ethical, professional, and educational standards for the training of Jungian analysts.
The UJA represents the Ukrainian Jungian tradition in the global professional environment and actively participates in international educational initiatives, research programs, and professional dialogue.
IAAP (International Association for Analytical Psychology)
IAAP is the International Association for Analytical Psychology, founded in 1955 in Zurich.
It was established by the closest students of Carl Gustav Jung to preserve the integrity and quality of the analytical approach worldwide.
IAAP is an umbrella organization that:
- unites national Jungian associations (currently over 60);
- establishes standards for training, supervision, ethics, and certification of analysts;
- recognizes official Training Programmes in different countries;
- organizes congresses, conferences, educational projects, and supervisory initiatives (e.g., "With Ukrainian Jungians").
In other words, IAAP is a global community that upholds the "world standard" of analytical education, supervision, and analytical practice.
International Partners of the UJA
Jungian Associations
Our Journey
The development of the Jungian movement in Ukraine began with the support of IAAP. In 2004, the Kyiv Group was founded
Development and implementation of the router program — an international training format for countries that do not yet have their own training program.
In 2017, Ukrainian analysts who completed IAAP international training founded the Ukrainian Jungian Association as a professional community uniting Jungian practice in Ukraine.
In 2019, the UJA received Group Member status within IAAP.
In 2022, at the XXII International IAAP Congress in Buenos Aires, the UJA achieved a key historical milestone — IAAP Training Group status.
This gave Ukraine the opportunity to:
- create its own national training program for analysts;
- provide a full cycle of Jungian education within the country;
- integrate the Ukrainian community into the international professional network on equal terms;
- form its own, mature, national Jungian school.
Who We Are Today
The UJA is a community of professionals united by:
- fidelity to Jung's depth psychology and its contemporary interpretations;
- many years of experience in training, clinical practice, and supervision;
- mutual support, ethics, and collegiality;
- research and educational activities;
- the desire to develop Ukrainian Jungian thought amid war and social challenges.
Our members are part of the international IAAP community and actively participate in international projects, congresses, and professional dialogue.
Mission of the UJA
We work to:
- develop analytical psychology in Ukraine;
- ensure high standards of analyst training in accordance with IAAP;
- disseminate the ideas of Carl Gustav Jung and the contemporary Jungian tradition;
- support ethical practice and quality professional supervision;
- create conditions for the formation of a national Jungian school;
- support analysts and the community during times of war and profound social change.
What We Do
Education and Training of Analysts
The UJA implements IAAP-recognized programs:
- Basic Course in Analytical Psychology
- Theoretical and Supervisory Training Programme — full training for Jungian analysts
The program includes theory, clinical practice, supervision, and personal analysis.
Supervision
Individual and group supervision by IAAP analysts for candidates, psychologists, and psychotherapists.
Educational Events
Lectures, seminars, clinical groups, dream work, international projects.
International Cooperation
Partnerships with analysts and associations from Italy, Britain, Switzerland, Lithuania, Germany, Israel, and other countries.
Participation in IAAP congresses, supervisory support projects, and cross-cultural initiatives.
Our Values
- Ethics and safety — responsibility to the client and the profession
- Respect for the individual path — the analyst accompanies, not leads
- Community and support — a community that holds
- Symbolic thinking — the ability to see depth and meaning in the multidimensionality of the psyche
Analytical Psychology Today
In the context of war, forced migration, and collective trauma, the UJA creates a space where psychologists can:
- uphold professional standards;
- symbolize traumatic experience;
- restore inner wholeness;
- build a bridge between the individual and collective unconscious;
- form a new, living Ukrainian Jungian school.
Join our community of like-minded people
Join the UJA
We are open to candidates for the training program, psychologists, researchers, and anyone seeking a space of depth, professionalism, and development.
This is where the journey into a profession that changes not only practice but also life begins.