Mr David Schmid
Jungian Analyst
“As a Jungian Psychoanalyst my primary aim is to facilitate 'Individuation' - the coming into being of the unique individual. I approach each person with an attitude of openness, curiosity, and compassion, and a desire to understand their unique personality, life circumstances, and the obstacles blocking their path.”
About Me
Hi, I'm David, a Zurich-trained Jungian Psychoanalyst (AGAP/IAAP). I am experienced in working from a depth-psychological orientation with individuals and couples. I offer sessions primarily online, but also in-person.
I was born and raised in the small towns of British Columbia, Canada before later moving to Vancouver, B.C. to start my university education. A profound interest in human nature and a desire to help others led me to pursue studies in psychology, and then law. After practicing law for about ten years I was drawn back to psychology, and in 2004 I began training and working as a therapist.
In 2009, I started training at the International School for Analytical Psychology (ISAP Zurich), and initiated my psychoanalytic practice in 2011 upon promotion to Diploma Candidate. I am now based primarily in Berlin, Germany.
Approach
Sessions move between focused, reflective dialogue and slower, image‑oriented exploration that lets meaning surface rather than be forced. In my Berlin office and in secure English online sessions I maintain a steady, attentive pace—close listening, timely interpretation, and room for silence. We trace anxious thoughts, shifts in mood, and recurring relational patterns, sometimes carrying small reflective tasks between meetings to test new responses. In the process you will hopefully discover more fully who you are and develop in accordance with your deep authentic core. I work with dreams as a way to enter into dialogue with the unconscious. I also work a lot with 'active imagination' as a way to address and integrate our complexes ('triggers'). This is a technique that resembles both Internal Family Systems as well as shamanic journeying.
Services
Services Offered:
- •Counseling
- •Psychoanalysis
- •Psychotherapy
- •Dream Analysis
- •Individual Therapy
- •Jungian Analysis
- •Online Therapy
- •Philosophy
- •Relationship Counselling
- •Supervision
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Anxiety
- •Mood Disorder
- •Self-Esteem
- •Relationship Counseling
Professional Title:
- •Jungian Analyst
Qualifications
Post-Graduate Diploma in Analytical Psychology
International School of Analytical Psychology Zurich (ISAPZurich)
Year: 2023
Heilpraktiker fúr Psychotherapie
Gesundheitsamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg von Berlln
Year: 2018
Juris Doctor
University of Victoria Law School
Year: 1995
Called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
The Law Society of British Columbia
Year: 1998
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Psychology
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Year: 1991
Registrations
Gesundheitsamt Berlin
Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie
Memberships
International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP)
Graduate Member