# Joel A. Crichton

**BFA · MPS · CCC · IAAP**

*Victoria, BC, Canada*

**Affiliation:** C.G. Jung Institute Zürich

## Biography

Joel Crichton is a Jungian psychoanalyst and psychotherapist based in Victoria, British Columbia. He completed his Diploma in Analytical Psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich, earning recognition as an IAAP-certified Jungian analyst. He also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting (University of Alberta) and a Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (St. Stephen's College). He is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC). His book, Jungian Shakespeare, was published in 2025.

## Training

- Diploma in Analytical Psychology, C.G. Jung Institute Zürich
- IAAP-certified Jungian analyst
- Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality, St. Stephen's College

## Education

- Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (MPS), St. Stephen's College, University of Alberta (2018)
- BFA in Acting, University of Alberta
- Diploma in Analytical Psychology, C.G. Jung Institute Zürich

## Specialties

- Jungian Psychoanalysis
- Creativity and spontaneity
- Shakespeare
- Dream interpretation

## Selected publications

- <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Jungian-Shakespeare-Coming-Down-to-Earth-in-King-John-Twelfth-Night-and-Cymbeline/Crichton/p/book/9781032980836" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jungian Shakespeare: Coming Down to Earth in King John, Twelfth Night, and Cymbeline</a> (Routledge, 2025)

**Website:** https://www.windwardpsychological.com

**Languages:** English

**Profile:** https://www.seba.health/directory/analysts/joel-a-crichton/