Astrology in Psychotherapy

Episode 6: In Jungian psychology (one of the branches of depth psychology), individuation is the life long process of becoming yourself - as a unique individual. This process of becoming often has a feeling tone of moving toward what feels purposeful for you, maybe even elements of destiny or fate. The astrology birth chart is well suited to be a guide and connector to help us explore the multitude of potentials when we feel a lack...

Episode 5: your personal experiences are a valid way of understanding and learning astrology. We are conditioned to value the external methods of learning (via books, authors, teachers, and podcasts) as the authority on how to interpret a planet, sign, or house. But your inner reflections - what an astrological symbol means to you (!) - is an essential part of the process of cultivating an astrological worldview and a symbolic way ...

In episode 4, I'm sharing some thoughts that came up for me recently while contemplating the question: "Where do you see that in the chart?" This question typically comes up when we're trying to understand a long-held psychological or generational pattern. While I was contemplating this process of where I "see" things in the chart, I realized a couple of themes: I see the chart as a synthesized being (ak...

In episode 3 we explore the Saturn cycles that we all experience at different phases of life. This includes several Saturn returns that we will all hopefully experience over the course of a long and satisfying life. We’ll also talk about the minor 7 year segments that make up each Saturn return cycle. All of this will be viewed through a depth psychological lens. Essentially, today’s question is: How does Saturn correlate to our jo...

In episode 2 we explore the astrological signs of Virgo and Pisces as symbols of healing and of traveling through the otherworld. These signs viewed symbolically from a depth psychological perspective inform our understanding of healing, helping, and caregiving.

I'm offering a 2-hour workshop on Thursday 9/21 at 6pm PT called "Workshop for Healers: the Psychopomp Function" where we will move deeper into the theme...

In episode 1, I'm excited to welcome you to the Depth Psychotherapy & Astrology Podcast. We explore and answer the questions: what exactly is depth psychotherapy, and how does astrology fit into this way of working? I also share some of my journey toward this work and why I love it so very much.

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Shawna McGrath, AMFT is a depth psychotherapist and astrologer. She offers depth psychotherapy and astrology sessions via zo...