In our era many certainties -- economic, political, moral, work, religious -- have evaporated. In many situations, people find themselves not knowing what to expect next. Anxiety is the normal outcome of this kind of life situation.

Psychotherapy for men is intricate, because our culture is deeply unsure about men's issues, or what males should do or be. While the women's movement has brought much real change to the way women view themselves, males in our present culture are often profoundly disoriented.

Psychotherapy with older adults raises many unique issues. Jungian case studies actually developed first as a form of case studies for older adults, and embodies very important learnings about the second half of life.

Often, people try /a-midlife-transition for depression when other possible solutions haven't helped -- or haven't helped enough. By /a-midlife-transition, I mean those forms of therapy that are really prepared to look at the depths of the psyche, the deepest parts of our being.

While the phrase "midlife crisis" is cliche, there is nonetheless a great deal of psychological change and adjustment that goes on in this part of life. The individual can either deny this, in which case, her or his life risks lapsing into sterility, or these…