Training

Bringing Jung’s Types Home to Jung

Master Jung’s Original Eight Types

Go beyond labels. Learn to guide clients toward psychological wholeness using Carl Jung’s “compass” of psychological type orientations. Jung’s original type model is a simple, nuanced paradigm for understanding how people are naturally oriented.

“You see, you get your orientation, you get your bearings, in the chaotic abundance of impressions through the four functions, these four aspects of total human orientation. If you can tell me any other aspect by which you get oriented, I am grateful. I haven’t found more and I tried.” (Jung on Elementary Psychology, p. 103, 104)

The Gifts Compass Consultant Training

This training shows you how to apply Jung’s types in professional practice. Since our first training cohort in 2012, we have trained professional practitioners on five continents in the use of Jung’s types, enabling them to guide clients toward richer self-understanding and deeper personal development more effectively.

From the inception of our training, we have remained close to Jungian headwaters, perpetually confirming that our work is highly congruent with Jung’s psychology.

I would not for anything dispense with this compass on my psychological voyages of discovery. — C. G. Jung

What Jungian Analysts Are Saying

“Gifts Compass provides a highly developed and theoretically well-founded tool that allows for an understanding of typology which is far more accurate than other typology models. The Gifts Compass Inventory is comprehensively based on Jung’s writings and follows his psychological understanding of inner and outer characteristics, which implies a necessary understanding of often contradictory preferences. Especially the link to Jung’s theories of the individuation process provides a dynamic model which is highly useful when considering developmental processes.”

Misser Berg

Diplomate Jungian Analyst, Denmark. President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology. Director of Training at the C.G. Jung Institute, Copenhagen; Denmark

“Gifts Compass has the outstanding merit of staying close to Jung’s original intention of linking psychological type theory to the individuation process. It is a brilliant contribution to the field of typological theory and practice. Of all the attempts to apply psychological type theory to models of counseling and coaching, this is by far the best.”

Murray Stein

Ph.D., Diplomate Jungian Analyst, Switzerland/U.S. Former President of the International Association of Analytical Psychology; former President of the International School of Analytical Psychology. Author of Jung’s Map of the Soul and many others.

Who Should Attend?

We offer this training to all professionals who work in any area of human development:

Counselors and therapists seeking in-depth psychological frameworks

Career coaches helping clients find authentic vocational direction

Executive coaches supporting leadership development

Life coaches supporting personal growth and character development

HR professionals building type-aware organizational cultures

Educators and academic advisors guiding student development

Organizational development consultants facilitating leadership and team effectiveness

Whether you are new to Jung’s psychology, trained in other types of systems, or know Jung’s work quite well, this training will deepen your understanding and expand your professional capabilities.

How Will You Benefit?

Understand Individuals at a Deeper Level

Move beyond surface-level type identification to understand the unique psychological dynamics unfolding in each person. You’ll learn to recognize how all eight types combine within individuals to create distinctive psychological “melodies.”

The Gifts Compass Inventory® (GCI) is the first fully validated instrument in over 100 years that depicts Jung’s original eight-type model, including both conscious and unconscious dynamics. There are over 40,000 possible ways for the eight types to align within an individual. The GCI depicts them all.

Guide Authentic Personal Development

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.—C. G. Jung

Jung’s psychology is fundamentally about personal transformation toward the unification of the whole, unique person. Help clients understand not just how they are gifted, but who they’re becoming.

The GCI Compass

The meaning and purpose of the process [of individuation] is the realization, in all aspects, of the personality originally hidden away in the embryonic germ-plasm; the production and unfolding of the original, potential wholeness. (CW 7, §186)

Join a Global Jungian Community

Connect with professionals worldwide who share your commitment to Jung’s original psychology, practitioners serious about individuation, transformation, and soul-centered living. Engage in ongoing professional development, case consultation, and community learning.

Training Format

The Training occurs in two parts.

Part I: GCI Consultant Training: Jung’s type theory in consciousness

The films:

Part II: GCI Advanced Advisor Training: type dynamics from the unconscious & the process of individuation.

Both programs consist of eight 2-hour online sessions with faculty for a deep exploration of Jung’s ideas. Theory comes alive through dialogue, case examples, and shared experiences.

You’ll explore five films carefully selected to illuminate how Jung’s eight types manifest in human behavior, relationships, and development. Film becomes a laboratory for recognizing type dynamics, and also the central theme of Jung’s work: the “individuation” of unique persons.

Online lectures and assigned readings prepare you for the theoretical sessions.

Small-group meetups help solidify your understanding before and after each session.

The Faculty

WHAT GRADUATES ARE SAYING

Gifts Compass has the outstanding merit of staying close to Jung’s original intention of linking psychological type theory to the individuation process. It is a brilliant contribution to the field of typological theory and practice. Of all the attempts to apply psychological type theory to models of counseling and coaching, this is by far the best.

Murray Stein

Former President of the International Association of Analytical Psychology (Jungian Psychology)

Gifts Compass provides a highly developed and theoretically well-founded tool that allows for an understanding of typology which is far more accurate than other typology models. . . . Especially the link to Jung’s theories of the individuation process provides a dynamic model which is highly useful when considering developmental processes.

Misser Berg

President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (Jungian Psychology)

I have worked with CEOs and other organizational leaders for over 40 years and used a variety of assessments to help them along their developmental journey. Nothing compares to the Gifts Compass Inventory (GCI) for revealing the underlying patterns for both strengths and shadow. The GCI offers insights into how to help them develop and mature as persons and leaders in ways no other instruments have.

Norman Wolfe

Organizational Development Consultant, Author of The Living Organization

In the Gifts Compass, I have found a highly creative and differentiated advancement of C.G. Jung's original ideas on psychological types. Being an image-based, user-friendly model, it appeals to the soul and the imagination, to professionals and laypersons alike. Unlike other models I have worked with, it avoids the sense of "boxing in'' or stereotyping as it illustrates unrestricted type preferences and the possibility for individuals to hold preferences that seem contradictory or paradoxical. Perhaps most critically, the Gifts Compass remains true to Jung's idea of the individuation process, reminding us that psychological type does not constitute the personality as a whole, and that in-depth work with types necessarily involves Page 4 of 13 one's active engagement with the realities of psychological one-sidedness, the shadow, and the unconscious.

Stacy Wirth

Analytical Psychologist, Switzerland

The GCI is a powerful instrument both in assessment and treatment. It is a dynamic tool and one can take the GCI along the analytical journey to see the changes within the psyche and also in relationships in the outer world.

Gunilla Midboe

Analytical Psychologist, Sweden

The GCI Provides a very clear overview of a person’s psychological makeup, in terms of types, on both the conscious and unconscious sides of the psyche. The overview is quite helpful for understanding the tension of opposites at work in the client’s individuation.

Vanessa Prins

Analytical Psychologist, Belgium

The GCI provides important insights into how to develop one’s natural talents and how to find greater fulfillment in life, both professionally and personally. It is a holistic tool that enables a clearer understanding of the need for personal growth at different stages of life. I love using the Gifts Compass with my coaching clients on their personal journeys of discovery.

Magdalena Poradzka

Leadership Coach, Poland

“The GCI is extremely valuable for working with clients, since it accurately characterizes their strengths and flaws, preferences and dislikes, which reflect the way they typically relate with themselves and the world at large. All of this is precious information for practitioners and clients during the journey of self knowledge and self-development.”

Pedro Mendes

Jungian Analyst, Switzerland

“During these challenging times, I have found GCI to be a useful and objectively nonthreatening way to describe a subjects’ psychological typology with the particular focus on projection and shadow or opposing typologies. This allows for a natural segue into a discussion of individuation. Grounded in Jungian Analytical Psychology, I highly recommend GCI to anyone who would wish to understand their own restlessness and gifts as well as how to effectively apply this knowledge to clinical work.”

Kathleen Moreau

M.A. , Diplomate – Jungian Analyst – C. G. Jung Institute, Küsnacht, Switzerland

Ready to Deepen Your Practice?

My typology is far rather a critical apparatus serving to sort out and organize the welter of empirical material, but not in any sense to stick labels on people at first sight.— C.G. Jung

This training teaches you to work with the living dynamics of the psyche—not to put people in boxes, but to understand the developmental process unfolding within them.

Get detailed information about upcoming training sessions, curriculum, investment, and certification.

Certification

Upon completing the training, you’ll receive your GCI Consultant Certification, the ability to post your professional bio at Life Atlas, and access to all tools and reports at the Life Atlas website:

Gifts Compass Inventory® (GCI) (Meticulously validated assessment that accurately depicts Jung’s original model of eight types.)
Comparison Report: Consultant / Client graphic radar diagram displaying alignments and potential shadow projections.
Team Report: A visual representation of any number of people, highlighting individual contributions as well as a combined team profile. [Note: This can also be used to evaluate relationships between two or more individuals.]
Work Profile Reports: A summary of a career or role that describes the work, highlights three key functions, and features a visual profile of the gifts needed for the role.
Work Profile Comparison Reports: A visual overview that illustrates how an individual’s strengths match the skills required for the job.
Work Profile Database: A searchable database that ranks work profiles based on how well they match an individual’s profile.
Discover Your Passion Assessment: An evaluation that includes the GCI Profile, interests, and “symbols from the unconscious” to help individuals find their life direction.
CG: Our latest addition to the inventory is an A.I. Assistant that can enhance insights and content across all the profiles, assessments, and reports mentioned above. It has been trained exclusively on Jung’s original work and hundreds of profile readings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior knowledge of Jung's work?

No. While familiarity with Jung is helpful, we teach his typology from the ground up. Many participants are encountering Jung’s original framework for the first time.

How is this different from other trainings derived from Jung?

Most type systems categorize Jung’s model into reductive personality types or colors. We teach his original eight-type framework with its dynamic depth and developmental implications.

Will I be certified to administer the GCI?

Yes. Upon completion, you’ll be certified to use the Gifts Compass Inventory in your professional practice

What's the time commitment?

We estimate that over the course of the program, which usually spans about three months, you will invest approximately 38 hours.

Can I use this in my current practice immediately?

Yes. The training is designed for immediate professional application in analysis, therapy, counseling, coaching, organizational development, and educational contexts

Join professionals worldwide who’ve deepened their practice with Jung’s original types.

Training

Bringing Jung’s Types Home to Jung

Master Jung’s Original Eight Types

The Gifts Compass Consultant Training

What Jungian Analysts Are Saying

Misser Berg

Murray Stein

Who Should Attend?

How Will You Benefit?

Training Format

The Faculty

Dr. Lindsay Davies, PhD

Max Black

Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez

Bartosz Samitoski

Sabrina Ricci

Gustavo Pessoa

Elle Pendry

Marcin Bartnicki

Nicholas Toko

Ready to Deepen Your Practice?

Certification

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior knowledge of Jung's work?

How is this different from other trainings derived from Jung?

Will I be certified to administer the GCI?

What's the time commitment?

Can I use this in my current practice immediately?

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Training

Bringing Jung’s Types Home to Jung

Master Jung’s Original Eight Types

The Gifts Compass Consultant Training

What Jungian Analysts Are Saying

Misser Berg

Murray Stein

Who Should Attend?

How Will You Benefit?

Training Format

The Faculty

Dr. Lindsay Davies, PhD ​

Max Black

Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez

Bartosz Samitoski

Sabrina Ricci

Gustavo Pessoa

Elle Pendry

Marcin Bartnicki

Nicholas Toko

Ready to Deepen Your Practice?

Certification

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior knowledge of Jung's work?

How is this different from other trainings derived from Jung?

Will I be certified to administer the GCI?

What's the time commitment?

Can I use this in my current practice immediately?

Dr. Lindsay Davies, PhD