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An online educational platform for mental health professionals, academics, students, and all who are committed to deepening their comprehension of psychoanalytic ideas and their application in clinical work, across disciplines, and life in general.

10/29/2025

In the delicate landscape of human emotion, poetry and psychoanalysis converge as powerful tools of emotional excavation 🔍💖. Both are intricate pathways that guide us through the labyrinth of our innermost feelings, helping us articulate the unspoken, the hidden, the deeply personal 🌊🧠.

Grief is not a linear journey, but a complex terrain of love, loss, and remembrance 💔🕊️. Through the lens of psychoanalysis and the raw vulnerability of poetry, we learn to honor our pain, to sit with our sorrow, and to gradually transform our mourning into a meaningful dialogue with our deepest self 🕯️❤️.

✍️ Writing becomes a bridge between memory and healing ❤️‍🩹 where each word is a gentle step towards understanding our profound connections and the enduring love that transcends physical absence. In this space of creative expression, we find solace, and we find ourselves✨.

To learn more about our offerings, visit letstalkpsychoanalysis.com.








10/28/2025

🧠 The Analyst’s Physical Sensations as Clinical Data – Part Four 🧠 with Dr. Abbasi

In this part of this clinical vignette, Dr. Abbasi sits with Mr. Johnson in a moment of quiet truth. As he begins to cry, he reveals the isolation and fear beneath his resistance to care. Their shared silence becomes a turning point. A space of mutual recognition where control, fear, and the wish for help intertwine.

This moment underscores how attuned presence and embodied awareness can open doors to transformation, even in the most guarded patients.

🎥 Full vignette coming 🔜 at www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com
or visit the link in bio.
🔄 Follow for more insights and conversations from the field

10/24/2025

🧠 The Analyst’s Physical Sensations as Clinical Data – Part Three 🧠 with Dr. Abbasi

In Part Three of the vignette, Dr. Abbasi describes a powerful moment of embodied countertransference as Mr. Johnson challenges her grasp of his suffering. A sudden sensation in her throat, mirroring his unspoken fear, leads her to a deeper empathy and a response that honors both his rage and hidden vulnerability.

This moment highlights how attuned bodily awareness can deepen clinical understanding and connection.

🔄 The final part of this clinical vignette will be shared next week.

🎥 The full video will also be available on our website at www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com

10/23/2025

🧠 The Analyst’s Physical Sensations as Clinical Data – Part Two ⏩️ with Dr. Abbasi

In Part Two of this clinical vignette, Dr. Abbasi meets Mr. Johnson, a hospitalized patient grappling with severe anxiety and resistance to care. As she prepares for the encounter, she reflects on the clinical challenge, the time pressure, and her own embodied responses. This sets the stage for a rich exploration of countertransference and meaning.

🔄 Part Three drops later this week—follow to stay connected.
🔗 Join the Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis community at www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com
or via the link in bio.

✨ In any therapeutic process, emotional engagement is a profound necessity. Dale Boesky’s 1990 work challenges the notio...
10/21/2025

✨ In any therapeutic process, emotional engagement is a profound necessity. Dale Boesky’s 1990 work challenges the notion of a detached clinical observer, revealing how genuine emotional presence becomes a catalyst for transformative psychological healing for mental health professionals.

💫 Navigating the balance between professional boundaries and emotional authenticity is crucial in effective psychotherapy and analysis. Boesky’s insight 🤔 invites clinicians to embrace the vulnerability of therapeutic interactions, recognizing that impactful moments often emerge from deeply human connections.

🔗 For additional clinical insights—and to become part of the Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis community—please visit www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com, or tap the link in our bio.

# PsychoanalyticInsights

10/21/2025

🧠 The Analyst’s Bodily Sensations as Clinical Data 🧠
with Aisha Abbasi, M.D.

What if the analyst’s own bodily experiences offer vital clues about the patient’s internal world?

In this clip, Dr. Aisha Abbasi invites clinicians to consider their physical sensations not as incidental or distracting, but as meaningful clinical data that can deepen understanding within the analytic process. 💡💬

👉 The second and third parts of this clinical vignette will be posted later this week. We invite you to follow us and return to engage with the remainder of this compelling material.

🔗 For additional clinical insights—and to become part of the Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis community—please visit www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com, or tap the link in our bio.

10/15/2025

Navigating Professional Growth: A Poetic Perspective for Mental Health Professionals

💫 Just as Emily Dickinson’s poem unveils the nuanced processes of ripening, our professional journey in mental health mirrors nature’s most profound transformations. is more than a platform—it’s a sanctuary where clinicians can experience their own personal and professional maturation. Like the poem’s dual ripenings, we recognize that growth happens both visibly and invisibly: sometimes through dramatic insights, and other times through subtle, almost imperceptible shifts in understanding and empathy.

🌰 The autumnal 🍁 🍂 metaphor of transformation speaks directly to the clinician’s path—where personal development, like October’s gentle but persistent frosts, gradually reveals our deeper capacities.

💻 Our website offers a nurturing environment where mental health professionals can shed outdated perspectives, embrace vulnerability, and cultivate professional resilience. Through courses, discussions, and supportive resources, we create a space that honors the complex, often hidden processes of clinical growth and self-discovery.

📍Website link in bio






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10/15/2025

📣 Want to learn more about psychoanalytic writing? ✍️

🔺Asian-American Therapists/ Students/ Psychoanalytic Candidates:

🛑This three part seminar course on psychoanalytic writing invites participants to explore the transformative journey of developing an authentic analytic voice.

💎Together, we will delve into the emotional and psychological dimensions of writing, emphasizing the importance of understanding and overcoming the barriers that can arise in the process. The course will provide practical guidance on developing outlines and structuring arguments, but it will also prioritize the cultivation of authenticity in writing. By fostering a supportive and engaging environment, my goal is to empower attendees to express their thoughts and insights with clarity and confidence, ultimately helping them to write authentically and meaningfully about their analytic work and ideas.

🌟🌟This journey is not just about mastering a format; it’s about finding the heart of one’s writing and allowing that voice to resonate through the pages of your analytic papers.

📍Visit www.taacp.org BY OCT. 17 to REGISTER for this course!


10/13/2025

Register by Oct 25th for this 📍hybrid scientific meeting, at which our Founder, Dr. Aisha Abbasi, will be presenting on the topic of:
Working Therapeutically Across the Boundaries of Ethnic, Political, and Religious Differences
Instructor: Aisha Abbasi, MD
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

Hosted by the

Working Therapeutically Across the Boundaries of Ethnic, Political, and Religious Differences
Instructor: Aisha Abbasi, MD - abbasimd@icloud.com
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

An In-Person or Virtual Program

Location: PCC CLIMB Center (626 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
CME Credits: 3.0

Contact: info@oregonpsychoanalytic.org



Late Registration Fees will be applied at checkout starting Sunday, October 26th.

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Portland, OR
97204

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Monday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday 11am - 1pm

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