Brian E. Kennedy-Arenivar, MS, LMHC, is a Certified Jungian Analyst and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with more than twenty years of clinical experience. He completed his analytic training at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York and maintains a private practice in Manhattan. His practice includes Jungian psychoanalysis and depth psychotherapy with adults, couples, adolescents, and children ages 10 and older. Brian has experience working with complex trauma, including childhood abuse and sexual assault, as well as anxiety, depression, and recurring emotional and relationship patterns. His clinical interests also include life transitions, identity, sexuality, and creativity. He has a particular interest in working with LGBTQ+ patients and exploring questions of identity and sexuality within a Jungian framework.

Brian has advanced training in Jungian Sandplay Therapy and has incorporated Sandplay into his clinical work since 2016. Dream work is also an important part of his analytic practice. His clinical background includes private practice, community mental health clinics, inpatient treatment settings serving adults and children, schools, crisis services, and substance use treatment.

In addition to his clinical practice, Brian has taught psychology at the college and university levels and supervised graduate students in psychology and clinicians working toward licensure in mental health counseling. He is a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) and serves on the Board of Trustees of the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology.

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