Celestine Louise Smith | |
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Born | Macon, Georgia, U.S. | May 31, 1903
Died | December 19, 1975 Mount Holly, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 72)
Alma mater | Teachers College, Columbia University (EdD) Talladega College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Psychotherapist, administrator |
Employer | YWCA |
Known for | First trained African American Jungian psychoanalyst |
Celestine Louise Smith (May 31, 1903 – December 19, 1975) was an American psychotherapist who became the first Black Jungian psychoanalyst, certified in 1964. As of 2017, she is the only African American woman to graduate from a Jung Institute. She also held various administrative positions at the YWCA.