Freud identified dreams as providing the "royal road" to the unconscious and considered The Interpretation of Dreams his most important work. Dream work significantly enhances treatment of individuals and couples. Yet fewer psychoanalytic institutes currently emphasize this clinical skill. This workshop opens with an overview of classical dream…
Contemporary discourse on self-disclosure frequently emphasizes enactment, dismissing the possibility of formulating effective guidelines for deliberate use. This perspective contradicts existing literature and raises ethical questions about both disclosing and withholding the therapist’s countertransference. The view that it is impossible to determine…
Melanie Klein (1882-1960) remains one of the most influential figures in psychoanalytic theory and practice. In this study group, we will explore key Kleinian ideas, the influences that shaped her thought, her significant divergences from Freudian metapsychology, and how her theories laid…
Drinks with Shrinks Social
“The Paradox of Hate—Complexity Lost and Found” is presented according to a conceptual framework Dr. Ringstrom calls the “Three P's” which refer to ideas about prediction, paradox, and play. He will illustrate this framework in his work with “Wendy”, a patient who returned…
You’re invited to attend a summer book club and study group of Nancy McWilliams’ Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. The book is a classic in our field and an indispensable reference manual. We will meet for eight sessions…