Coaching the Unconscious - A Jungian Approach to Working With Symbol

In Coaching the Unconscious: A Jungian Approach to Working with Symbol, Laurence Barrett explores how coaches can begin to work with symbol as part of their practice, blending the key principles of Jungian psychology with case studies and practical applications.

List of contents

Introducing Symbol: An Introduction to the Importance of Symbol in Human Development 1. The Location of Symbol: Introducing a Jungian Model of the Psyche 2. Form and Function: The Many Faces of Symbol and Its Significance for Our Development 3. Developing a Symbolic Attitude: A Foundation for Coaching the Unconscious 4. Exchanging Gifts: The Role of Symbol in the Coaching Relationship 5. Beginning to Play: A Resolution of the Tension in Developmental Work 6. Set and Setting: The Way Mindset and Context Shapes Coaching 7. Tracing the Spiral: An Introduction to the Principles of Active Imagination 8. Coaching With Dreams: Considering the Value of Dreamwork in a Coaching Practice 9. Symbol in Culture: Exploring the Significance of Symbol in Communities, Organisations and Societies 10. Returning to the Unconscious: Exploring Symbol, Soma and an Immersion in the World Around Us Some Final Reflections

About the author

Laurence Barrett has worked internationally in leadership coaching and organisational consulting for over thirty years and has held senior roles in a number of FTSE-30 companies. He holds an MSc in the Psychodynamics of Human Development (Jungian) and trained as a coach and a coach supervisor with the Tavistock Institute.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Barrett
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032732442
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273244-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mentoring & Coaching, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Occupational and industrial psychology, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Analytical and Jungian psychology, Analytical & Jungian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Jungian