Peter Demuth

Dr. Peter W. Demuth is a clinical psychologist, forensic psychologist, and Jungian analyst in private practice in Evanston, Illinois. He has served as president of the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago since 2024, reflecting his central role in the city's Jungian community. He has been a clinical psychologist and Jungian analyst at Demuth Psychological Services since 1990, bringing over three decades of experience to his work with individuals seeking psychological depth and transformation.

Demuth holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University (1985), a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology (1990), and a Diplomate in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago (2012). His career has spanned both clinical and forensic settings: he served as chief forensic psychologist at Elgin Mental Health Center from 1998 to 2005, an experience that profoundly shaped his understanding of the darker dimensions of the human psyche.

Demuth is an international lecturer and instructor at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago, and has published on subjects including ego strength, the individuation process, and psychopathy. In 2024 he released his first book, "Monsters in Life and Literature: A Jungian Analyst Reflects on Good and Evil," which draws on his forensic experience and literary analysis to explore the dualities of human nature. He is also a singer-songwriter with eight full-length albums of original introspective folk-pop music, reflecting a creative life that embodies the Jungian commitment to the arts as a pathway to the soul.