Only Wounded Healer HealsK.G. Jung K.G. Jung, the famous and brilliant Swiss scientist, the progenitor of analytical psychology, discovered that in the psyche of every person there are certain universal “collective” contents - archetypes. At one time or another in a person’s life, a person may experience different experiences and feelings that can be comprehended with the help of archetypes. Jung compared archetypal structures with the universal symbolism of myths and fairy tales. Thus, the content of the client’s difficulties and experiences can sometimes be compared with cultural themes of myths, ancient tales and creativity. And this gives the story of each specific client a certain individual and at the same time collective meaning, connecting it with the universal history of life. What is the wounded healer archetype and why is understanding its meaning and content so important for a psychologist? For me, the metaphor for the wounded healer archetype is the understanding that inside every person (and not just psychologists) there are two parts: the wounded and the healing, and one cannot exist without the other. The first thing the analyst conveys to the client is that there is no need to be ashamed or ashamed of your own wounded part and feel guilty. In therapy there is a process of cultivating the healing part as well as accepting the wounded part of the client. London analyst Martin Schmidt, describing the archetype of the wounded healer in his lecture (September 2012), says that for a therapist to be effective, it is important for him to remain in contact with his wounded parts; otherwise there is a danger of abuse of one's own power: when the therapist identifies with the wise, strong, healthy and active, this can plunge clients into feeling weak, sick, passive and stupid. Having lost contact with his wounded part, the psychologist feels more like a god, towering over the client. Contact with one's own woundedness is, in essence, contact with one's own humanity, a position of equality in the therapeutic relationship that allows for empathy and understanding towards the client. When a person turns to a psychologist, he wants certain life and personal changes, but the most important thing is understanding and the ability to accept the client’s situation, his experiences and feelings. Only from this deep and sincere position is true transformation possible. “Genuine “wounded healers” among analysts; these are therapists in whom the archetype is not split. They, so to speak, are themselves constantly analyzed and enlightened by their own patients. Such an analyst recognizes again and again how the patient's difficulties are constellated into his own problems, and vice versa, and therefore he openly works not only on the patient, but also on himself. He always remains both patient and healer” (Guggenbühl-Kraig). This understanding of the therapy process debunks many illusions that still exist about the profession of psychologist, at least in Russia. For example, that a psychologist is a kind of super person who is always in an elevated state of spirit, wins over all people without exception and knows the answers to all questions. In many ways, accepting your woundedness helps activate the part that is capable of healing. Accepting another is impossible without accepting yourself; you need to look openly into your soul and life history in order to open access to all the hidden sides and resources of the client’s story. Only by taking the client’s position and working from your own human depth can you achieve good results in psychological work. An analyst not only helps, but sometimes learns something from his clients. Each client is a person who wants to resolve their difficulties, but at the same time has the necessary resources, strength and capabilities. Adler argues (1956) that to be wounded also means to activate the healing power in oneself, that without being wounded one would never have encountered this healing power, the goal.