About The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco · San Francisco
The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco is a non-profit organization providing advanced training for licensed mental-health professionals, therapeutic services, and educational and cultural events for the general public. Located in the Mission District of San Francisco, it was the first Jungian Analytical Training program in the world, with roots tracing back to the founding of San Francisco's Medical Society for Analytical Psychology in 1943. The Institute certifies Jungian analysts, runs a sliding-scale psychotherapy clinic, maintains a research library and the ARAS Image Library, and offers public lectures, courses, and cultural events.
Founded in the wake of the Medical Society of Analytical Psychology (1943) and the Analytical Psychology Club (1940), the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco is the oldest Jungian training institute in the world. It certifies licensed clinicians — including psychiatrists, psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and certified nurse specialists — as Jungian analysts through a four-year Analytical Training Program of weekly seminars, supervised case consultation, and personal analysis. A separate two-year Infant, Child and Adolescent Training Program (iCAT) prepares analysts to work with children, adolescents, and their families, and an International Analytical Psychology Scholar Program extends analytical study to practitioners in regions without formal training. The Institute's clinical arm, the James Goodrich Whitney Center for Psychotherapy, has served the Bay Area for more than 60 years, providing sliding-scale Jungian depth psychotherapy to adults and couples. A two-year pre-doctoral internship through the Whitney Center trains post-masters and pre-doctoral graduate students in Jungian work with a $6,000 annual stipend. Free Referral Services connect individuals and couples with licensed Jungian analysts or candidates. Beyond training and therapy, the Institute hosts an extensive Public Programs calendar — including courses like Jungian Oriented Psychotherapy 2026, lectures, art and creativity workshops in the Mission District, and continuing-education events for clinicians. Its Virginia Allan Detloff Library holds more than 13,000 books, manuscripts, journals, and audiovisual materials on analytical psychology, mythology, symbolism, alchemy, and religion, and is open to public subscribers. The Institute also stewards the ARAS Image Library (Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism), an internationally significant archive of roughly 18,000 cross-culturally indexed images of mythological and symbolic material, and its own Archive, formally established in 2002, which preserves the documentary history of Jungian psychology in Northern California — including a 1961 telegram announcing C.G. Jung's death. The Institute sits at 2610 Mission Street, two blocks from the 24th Street Mission BART station.
- In business
- Founded 1943 as Medical Society for Analytical Psychology; Institute training program is the oldest in the world (operational since the 1940s–50s)
- Owner
- Founders include Joseph L. Henderson, M.D., Jane Hollister Wheelwright, Joseph Balch Wheelwright, Elizabeth Whitney, Lucile Elliot, and Horace Gray; co-founded in 1943 as the Medical Society for Analytical Psychology
- Serves
- San Francisco Bay Area (within ~150 miles of the Institute for training applicants) and internationally via the International Analytical Psychology Scholar Program; on-site at 2610 Mission Street, San Francisco
About the Institute
The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco is a non-profit organization providing advanced training for licensed mental-health professionals, therapeutic services, and educational and cultural events for the general public. It was the first Jungian Analytical Training program in the world, and its roots go back to the founding of San Francisco's Medical Society for Analytical Psychology in 1943. In addition to certifying licensed mental-health professionals as Jungian analysts, the Institute offers a two-year pre-doctoral internship program through the James Goodrich Whitney Center for Psychotherapy, which provides Jungian psychotherapy on a sliding-scale basis. The Institute's extensive analytical psychology library and the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) are available for research.
- Non-profit educational and clinical organization
- Oldest Jungian analytical training program in the world
- Mission: deepen understanding of the psyche for professional or personal reasons
History and Founders
The Institute traces its lineage to the Analytical Psychology Club founded in 1940 by Elizabeth Whitney, Jo and Jane Wheelwright, and Lucile Elliot. In 1943, the Medical Society for Analytical Psychology was formed by Joseph L. Henderson, the Wheelwrights, Whitney, Lucile Elliot, and Horace Gray, with Henderson and Wheelwright playing leading roles. The two Wheelwrights and Henderson had studied with C.G. Jung and Toni Wolff in Zurich in the 1930s. The first training seminars were held at 2206 Steiner Street beginning in 1946. In 1950, the medical group merged with its doctoral-psychology counterpart to form the Society of Jungian Analysts of Northern California. The Institute's Archive was formally established in 2002 with the support of founding member Kay Bradway, Ph.D., who donated the 1961 telegram announcing Jung's death.
- Analytical Psychology Club founded 1940
- Medical Society for Analytical Psychology founded 1943
- First training seminars began 1946 at 2206 Steiner Street
- Society of Jungian Analysts of Northern California formed 1950
- Joseph L. Henderson — known as the 'Dean of American analytical psychologists'
- Jane & Joseph Wheelwright — studied with Jung and Toni Wolff in Zurich
- Elizabeth Whitney, Lucile Elliot, Horace Gray, Kay Bradway among founders/early members
Analytical Training Program
The Analytical Training Program leads to certification as a Jungian analyst and is open to licensed California psychotherapists — psychiatrists (post PGY IV), Licensed Psychologists (PhD/PsyD), MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and master's-level certified nurse specialists. Beginning with the Fall 2025 cohort, applicants must have completed at least 150 hours of analysis and 50 hours of consultation or supervision with a Certified Jungian Analyst prior to applying. Candidates join a learning community for four years of weekly seminars, recommended reading, and case conferences, with the timeline afterward being highly individual. The Institute is not a degree-granting institution. The 2025–26 tuition is $5,007 per year for candidates in seminars and $2,505 per year for post-seminar candidates.
- Four-year program of weekly seminars plus ongoing personal analysis
- Group case consultation and group process required
- Application prerequisites: 150 analysis hours and 50 consultation hours
- Public Service Fellowship available for clinicians in public mental-health settings
- Limited to applicants within ~150 miles of the Bay Area
Infant, Child and Adolescent Training (iCAT)
iCAT is a flexible two-year program of seminars and monthly conferences, taken concurrently with adult seminars or separately, that prepares analysts for specialization in analytical work with infants, children, adolescents, and their families. It is open to certified Jungian analysts, psychoanalysts, and Institute candidates who have completed their preliminary stage of training. Trainees receive continuing-education credit and, on completion, certification in Jungian Child Analysis from the Institute. Applications are reviewed annually in the spring.
- Two years of seminars plus monthly conferences
- Seminars on infant observation and on theory/practice of Jungian child and adolescent analysis
- Clinical case conference and individual case supervision
- CEU credit available; final certification in Jungian Child Analysis
Pre-Doctoral Internship Program
The two-year pre-doctoral internship through the James Goodrich Whitney Center for Psychotherapy has provided sliding-scale depth psychotherapy to Bay Area adults for more than 50 years. For the 2026–27 academic year, pre-doctoral psychology interns and post-masters associates receive an annual stipend of $6,000. The program is in-person at the Mission Street building and includes 10–12 client hours per week, 2 hours of individual supervision, 1.5 hours of case conference seminar, didactic seminars, diversity trainings, and a community meeting. Jungian clinical work here focuses on symbolic material, developmental and archetypal perspectives, transference/countertransference, and the patient's individuation.
- Two-year in-person internship
- Annual stipend of $6,000
- Sliding-scale therapy to adults, couples, and students
- Supervision by Jungian analysts and advanced candidates
International Analytical Psychology Scholar Program
Practitioners who live in regions of the globe without access to formal analytical training have the opportunity to study at the Institute through the International Analytical Psychology Scholar Program, extending the Institute's reach well beyond the Bay Area.
- Designed for practitioners outside regions with formal Jungian training
- Hosted through the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
The James Goodrich Whitney Center for Psychotherapy
The Whitney Center has welcomed a diverse group of Bay Area community members for more than 60 years with the goal of helping clients develop awareness of their deeper psyche. It offers sliding-scale, longer-term Jungian depth psychotherapy to adults and couples who cannot afford standard fees. After an initial interview, a therapist is chosen from among interns and candidates in the Institute's Analytical Training Program; sessions are 50 minutes, usually once or twice weekly, with no limit on the number of sessions. The Whitney Center welcomes clients of any gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, and religion, and explicitly welcomes those from the LGBTQ+ community, the arts, and students.
- Sliding-scale fees based on ability to pay
- Individual and couples therapy
- Therapy informed by Jungian theory and the concept of individuation
- Confidential, in-person at the Mission Street building
- Coordinator: Nina Friend, (628) 688-0644, [email protected]
Referral Services
Free, confidential referral services are offered in person, by phone, or over the internet by Institute analysts and candidates. The service connects individuals and couples with a licensed Jungian analyst or candidate who matches their needs. A free consultation can be arranged by calling (628) 688-0644 or emailing [email protected].
- Free and confidential
- In-person, phone, or internet-based
- Matches clients to licensed Jungian analysts or candidates
Public Programs
The Institute's Public Programs mirror the broad scope of analytical psychology. Offerings range from courses with artistic, cultural, environmental, and political emphases to clinical seminars and conferences designed for licensed professionals. All clinical programs for licensed mental-health professionals are eligible for CEU credit for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. Recent and upcoming offerings include the ten-month Jungian Oriented Psychotherapy 2026 course (Sep 7, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm, $1,800), a free two-week art and creativity and story experience in the Mission District, and the 2026–2027 Program Catalog.
- Jungian Oriented Psychotherapy 2026 (ten-month integrated course)
- Free Mission District art and creativity program
- Continuing Education courses and conferences for clinicians
- Calendar of public lectures and cultural events
- Friends of the Institute annual membership program ($100)
Virginia Allan Detloff (VAD) Library
The Virginia Allan Detloff Library represents a unique source for the study of analytical psychology in Northern California, with more than 13,000 books, manuscripts, journals, audio, video, and online resources. Its collections span Analytical Psychology, Mythology, Symbolism, Alchemy, Religion, and General Psychology, with special collections and archives concerning C.G. Jung and the history of analytical psychology in California and beyond. The library primarily serves the Analytical Training Program, the Whitney Center, and other educational and research programs, and welcomes researchers, writers, students, professionals, and members of the general public as subscribers.
- 13,000+ books, manuscripts, journals, AV, and electronic resources
- 170+ electronic books and electronic journals of Analytical Psychology
- Public subscriptions available
- Library Manager: Lindelow, (415) 771-8055 ext. 6, [email protected]
ARAS Image Library
The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is a unique and searchable pictorial archive of mythological, ritual, and symbolic images from all over the world and from all epochs of human history, Paleolithic to Modern. The collection illustrates the universality of archetypal themes produced by the symbol-making process operating within the human psyche. ARAS contains approximately 18,000 photographic images, each cross-indexed, individually mounted, and accompanied by scholarly commentary. Through ARAS Online, members can access the contents of Archetypal Symbolism and The Body. Tax-deductible memberships begin at $100/year and can be given as gifts.
- ~18,000 cross-indexed images with scholarly commentary
- Mythological, ritual, and symbolic imagery across cultures and eras
- In-person consultations at the Mission Street location
- Curator: Stacy Hassen, PhD, (415) 771-8055 ext. 8, [email protected]
- Online membership from $100/year
Institute Archives
The CG Jung Institute of San Francisco Archive documents and preserves the memory and contributions of the Institute's visionaries, founding members, and current leaders and practitioners. It was formally established in 2002 with the strong encouragement of founding member Kay Bradway, Ph.D., who donated the 1961 telegram sent to the San Francisco Institute announcing Jung's death. The Archive holds 7 linear feet of materials (6 document boxes, 3 cartons, 1 portfolio binder) covering 1936–2015, with the bulk from the 1950s to the 2010s. Significant topics include the Medical Society of Analytical Psychology, the Society of Jungian Analysts of Northern California, the North-South Conference, the Virginia Detloff Library, ARAS, Jung Journal, Public Programs, the C.G. Jung Institut Zurich, The Red Book, and the IAAP. Access is by appointment; some items are digitized and searchable through the KOHA catalog and the Online Archive of California.
- Formally established in 2002
- 7 linear feet of materials, 1936–2015
- Includes 1961 telegram announcing Jung's death
- Materials related to C.G. Jung, Horace Gray, Joe Henderson, Jane & Jo Wheelwright, Kay Bradway, Mary Louise Ainsworth, William McGuire
- Access by appointment; Library Manager ext. 207
Visit, Location & Transportation
The Institute is located at 2610 Mission Street in San Francisco's Mission District, ZIP 94110. The 24th Street and Mission BART station is only two blocks from the building, and several Muni bus lines serve the area. Programming and therapy are conducted in person at the Mission Street building. The main administrative line is (415) 771-8055 (fax 415-771-8926); the venue/events line is (628) 688-0646.
- Address: 2610 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Two blocks from 24th Street Mission BART station
- Multiple Muni bus lines nearby
- In-person services and programs only