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04/17/2024

Paper published in The Psychoanalytic Review, March 2024

04/14/2024

I interview my colleague Grégoire Pierre about his work with autistic and psychotic children and adolescents.

Dear Listeners, In this episode, we discuss Grégoire's experience working with children and teenagers with psychosis, autism and severe borderline features. This episode focus on the activity Grégoire

02/10/2024

Dear Colleagues,

Registration is open now for the spring term of my study and supervisory group in Psychoanalytic Field Theory. This is an online group for new clinicians from all mental health modalities.

Sessions are structured around two components: didactic and clinical. The didactic part of each session relies on seminal papers published by psychoanalysts within the major branches of field theory (South American, North American, and Italian), while the clinical portion of the session focuses on material brought by the participants. No prior experience in field theory is required.

The spring term will meet online for 6 sessions, Tuesdays from 2 to 3:30 pm, starting April 2. The cost per session is $55.

You can reach out to me if you have questions or if you would like more information.

08/09/2023

Psychoanalyst Tenille Blair-Neff joins Grégoire Pierre and me in a 3-part series of our podcast Discussions on Psychoanalysis. We address the subject of Death Anxiety in the psychoanalytic work.

Part 1 - https://bit.ly/Discussions42
Part 2 - https://bit.ly/Discussions43
Part 3 - https://bit.ly/Discussions44

08/08/2023

I am opening another Study Group for new clinicians (1-6 years of experience) this Fall. The theme this time is Gender and Sexuality. All types of mental health clinicians are welcome.

This is an opportunity to create a collegial and supportive network while exploring psychoanalytic field theory. Sessions will be structured around two components: didactic and clinical. The didactic part of each session will rely either on short lectures or papers published by people working within the major branches of psychoanalytic field theory (South American, North America, and Italian). The clinical portion will focus on material brought by participants.

Though knowledge of psychoanalytic field theory is not necessary, I will offer a session before the study group starts for clinicians who are not versed in this particular set of theories. The group will meet online for 7 sessions, Wednesdays 11-12:30, starting on October 4 and ending on November 15. The cost per session is $55. (The introductory session on field theory will be September 27.)

You can reach out to me if you have questions or would like to register.

06/10/2023

I am opening a summer study group for clinicians with one to five years of experience. This is an opportunity to create a collegial and supportive network while exploring psychoanalytic field theory and its impact on the therapeutic setting.

Sessions will be structured around two components: didactic and clinical. The didactic part of each session will rely on papers published by psychoanalysts working within the major branches of field theory (South American, North American, and Italian), while the clinical portion of the session will be focused on vignettes brought by the participants.

Field theory is built upon the premise that the human experience is bi-personal in nature. The “here and now with me” is shared, consciously and unconsciously, by members of the therapeutic dyad, creating an affective world - the psychoanalytic field. There are two major therapeutic elements in the field: the bi-personal components – the ways in which participants impact each other – and the bi-personal structuring, i.e. the creative composite that unfolds from the human interactions.

The group will meet online for 6 sessions, Wednesdays 11-12:30, starting on June 28 and ending on August 2. The cost per session is $55.

04/22/2023

Grégoire Pierre and I have posted two installments of our podcast Discussions on Psychoanalysis, Podcast #39 On How We Intervene, and Podcast #40 On How We Met Psychoanalysis.

If you're interested, here are the links:

https://bit.ly/Discussions39

https://bit.ly/Discussions40

Dear Listeners, In this episode we try talk about how impossible it is to interact with our patients without closing doors, how it can be beneficial but can also close doors. [0:22] Intro [04:13] Hu

03/23/2023

Not Your Daddy's Freud

A new generation of analysts and patients is embracing the father of psychoanalysis – in magazines and memes and many hours on the couch.

03/13/2023

Is it impossible to end burnout? "Really, there should only be a fraction of occupations in which burnout should occur: when putting yourself repeatedly on the line could save lives, but right now, in too many workplaces, it comes down to an individual’s tolerance to long hours, overwork and fatigue whether they suffer from it or not.” Read more here:

With reports of long hours, chronic stress and exhaustion rising among sections of the workforce, it might be time to reframe the burnout narrative.

02/23/2023

Grégoire Pierre and I have posted the installment #38 of Discussions on Psychoanalysis. We explore the question of aggression and how it may unfold in the ways we question our patients.

This is the link:

Dear Listeners, In this episode, we try to question how we interact with our patients, and more specifically how aggression can be at times expressed despite our conscious best intentions. This podca