Andrew Samuels has made notable contributions to psychotherapy, Jungian analysis
and studies, and psychoanalysis for over 50 years. He has had the honour of receiving
two Festschrifts at the ages of 60 and 70. He is a relational Jungian psychoanalyst,
professor, activist, and political consultant (including to Britain's National Health
Service). He founded or co-founded many organisations within the 'psy' field, including
Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR), Psychotherapy
and Counselling Union, Analysis and Activism, International Association for Jungian
Studies, and the Confederation for Analytical Psychology. He was the elected chair
of the UK Council for Psychotherapy from 2009 to 2012 and has worked as the
consultant for Routledge's Jung List since 1984. His many books have been translated
into up to 21 languages. These include Jung and the Post-Jungians (1985), The Father
(1985),
