President
Dyane Sherwood, PhD has felt welcomed by the members of the Chicago Institute, after moving to the midwest from the San Francisco area in 2010. She trained at the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, where she served on the Board, was Editor of Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, and a frequent teacher for the analytic candidates and in public programs. She co-authored a book (with the late analyst Joseph L. Henderson) relating a series of alchemical illuminations to the process of depth transformation, Transformation of the Psyche: The Symbolic Alchemy of the Splendor solis (2003). She has also published on a wide range of topics, including the neurobiology of affective communication, the Lakota vision quest, and the influence of shamanism on the art of Wassily Kandinsky. She serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Analytical Psychology. Her current interests include the integration of active imagination into analytic practice and alchemical images as representations of embodied awareness.
Dyane has a private practice in Oberlin, Ohio, and consults with individuals and groups via video-conference. She is a Certified Jungian Psychoanalyst and a Child and Adolescent Analyst (International Association for Analytical Psychology), a Teaching Member of the Sandplay Therapists of America, and a Licensed Psychologist.
Treasurer
Wei Zhang is a financial economist with expertise in financial market infrastructures, emerging payment technologies, risk management and regulatory supervision. Wei earned MS in mathematics, MA in statistics, and Ph.D in economics, all from University of Missouri-Columbia. Wei entered the 2 year Jungian Studies Program at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago in 2016.
Wei lives in Chicago with her two feline companions. When she doesn’t travel the world to dance tango, she can be found twiddling her green thumbs in her garden.
Board Member
Lynne Copp holds a PhD in Depth Psychology and Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is Emerita Faculty Director at DePaul University and former Chair of DePaul’s Experiential Learning Committee. Lynne also received DePaul’s highest honor, the Via Sapientiae Award for distinctive and extraordinary service. At the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago, Lynne has served on the Program Committee for several years and will now Chair that Committee. She currently studies at UChicago’s Graham School of Professional Studies and has spoken at Oxford University on the life of Mary Shelley.
Board Member
Kevin Davis earned a MA in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2010 and completed the 2 year Jungian Psychotherapy Program at the C. G. Jung institute of Chicago in 2018. He was a Professional Affiliate Member of the Institute from 2018-2021, and currently serves on the Development Committee as well as on the Board. Kevin brings a global perspective to the board based on extensive travel to Europe, Asia, South America and throughout the USA.
Board Member
Victoria Drake, PhD is an academic, scholar, writer, editor, educator and social philanthropist. A Chicago native, she is a graduate of Harvard University followed by graduate work at Cambridge University, UK, University College London, UK (MSc. Studies in Environmental Economics) and Pacifica Graduate Institute (PhD in Jungian Depth Psychology).
Board Member
Mary Dougherty, MFA, ATR, NCPsyA is a Jungian psychoanalyst and art psychotherapist in private practice in Chicago. She is former President, Director of Training, and chair of the Program Committee of the Jung Institute of Chicago, former President of Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts, and served for eight years on the Executive Committee of the Council of North American Societies of Jungian Analysts. She is contributing editor to the Journal of Jungian Theory and Practice and has numerous publications in Analytical Psychology. She lectures on the clinical implications of gender, the use of active imagination, and on the impact of Jung’s thought upon creative development and artistic production.
Board Member
Boris Matthews, PhD, LCSW, NCPsyA graduated from the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago, and maintains a practice of analytical psychology in the Milwaukee and Madison, WI, areas. He is particularly interested in working with persons who recognize need to develop a balanced adaptation to the “outside” and to the “inside” worlds, work that involves awareness of the individual’s psychological typology. Dreams, active imagination, and spiritual concerns are integral elements in the analytic work, the ultimate goal of which is to develop a functioning dialog with the non-ego center, the Self. He has served as the Director of Training of the Analyst Training Program, regularly teaches classes for analytic candidates, and conducts study groups in Madison as well as by video conference.
Board Member
Daniel Ross, RN, PMHNP, MSN, MBA has been a nurse for 40 years and in hospice for over 30. As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, he brings both a medical and psychiatric experience to the field of end-of-life care. He is a Jungian Analyst at the C G Jung Institute of Chicago. Dan works in the field of Hospice and Palliative Care and is in private practice as a psychotherapist in Chicago.
Board Member
Warren Sibilla, Jr, PhD is a Diplomate Jungian Psychoanalyst with a clinical practice in Chicago, IL and South Bend, IN. Dr. Sibilla served as the Director of the Clinical Training Program (2010 – 2014) at the Institute and teaches in their Analyst Training Program. He is engaged in the study and practice of Zen Buddhism including authoring a book on the relationship between Zen Buddhism and Analytical Psychology as well as a paper formally exploring Jung’s 1958 dialogue with Japanese Zen Master and Philosopher Hisamatsu. Dr. Sibilla teaches in the Masters and Doctoral programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and The Institute for Clinical Social Work and facilitates silent contemplative retreats at GilChrist Retreat Center in Michigan.
Dr. Sibilla graduated from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1993. Since earning his Ph.D., he has received a post-doctorate diploma in Object Relations Theory and Practice. Additionally, he has earned the professional title of Psychoanalyst. Finally, he has completed the training to serve as a court appointed Parent Coordinator and Domestic Relations Mediator. He is the President of the Child Development and Psychological Health Center maintaining a private practice specializing in forensic psychology including proficiency with court ordered psychological consultations and assessments with children, adolescents, and adults. He provides psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to children, adolescents, and adults. Finally, Dr. Sibilla provides professional consultation and supervision to many mental health practices and individual clinicians.
Dr. Sibilla is married; he and his wife have four children. In addition to family responsibilities, Dr. Sibilla is an avid triathlete, currently competing in Ironman distance triathlons, marathons, and ultra-distance marathons.
Board Member
Gerald Weiner studied with Victor Frankl at the University of Vienna, taking undergraduate courses in Logo therapy and existential analysis. A graduate of the Jungian Studies Program, he has published in Psychological Perspectives. He currently works full time at a large public investment corporation.
Operations Manager
Barbara Wahler, LCSW, OblSB is a psychotherapist and has been operations manager at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago since August 2022.
Creative Services Manager
Having worked at the Institute since 2007, Ben has developed an interest in improving its digital infrastructure to include podcasting, social media, and creating as seamless an online experience as possible.
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