Apropos a recent article he co-authored with Leah Gipson titled “Against Diagnosing the Spirit: A Note on the Clinic of Spirit Possession,” and recently published in Penumbr(a), Depth Counseling clinician Richard Reinhardt discusses how, in the course of a psychoanalysis, that which once seemed horrifying might come to be welcomed as beautiful.
February 13, 2023 | 10am CST
To explore a poetics of the drive, Dr. Annie G. Rogers brings to her talk original prints of moths and lines of poetry that grew out of her daily practice of writing and drawing during the the Covid pandemic—alongside her clinical practice as an analyst—over a period of four months.
One of the most widely studied personality styles, no discourse on a depressive personality’s approach to coping with life can be all-inclusive. Even author and psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams wrote twice as much on depression as all the other chapters in her reference text, Psychoanalytic diagnosis. Therefore, while this writing is packed with information, the data on depression can be daunting. Still, Kathryn Levison strives to present the most apropos data along with plenty of resources and references for further exploration of depression and depressive personalities.
Today, America is becoming more inclusive than it has ever been. In order to make room for diversity and inclusion, we must continue to restructure ourselves in order to adapt to a multiculturally focused environment. Author Micaiah Warren discusses perspectives and strategies that the practice of psychoanalysis and the psychological community at large can adopt to that end.
How can an upbeat person have a gloomy undercurrent to their otherwise personable nature? Why would someone who’s “always happy and productive” suddenly turn irritable but then shift back to their usual cheerful self? And who wouldn’t feel steamrollered and sad when someone or something dear to their heart is suddenly and unexpectedly stripped away? Drawing on psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams’ theories, two classic concepts from Freud and Jung, and her own personal experiences, Kathryn Levison offers an answer that is both surprising and surprisingly logical.
Micaiah Warren interviews Ramie Bou-Saab, AM LCSW about his understanding of and therapeutic approach to individuals on the borderline personality spectrum. Bou-Saab recognizes the demographic diversity in this spectrum and how this contributes to the differing needs and challenges they face when it comes to managing their emotions, responsibilities, and relationships.
People who seem to be their own worst enemies — whose histories are riddled with actions and decisions clearly antithetical to their well-being — can confound even the most skilled clinician. But while theories on its origin abound, one thing is crystal clear: masochistic self-defeat is a learned behavior. Follow along as Kathryn Levison presents insights, information, and her own personal experience that, with psychoanalytic psychotherapy, any learned behavior — even the most self-damaging — can be un-learned.
Using Dr. Nancy McWilliams’ text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis as a springboard, Kathryn Levison offers insights into the history of and advances in the treatment of dissociation, the role of neuroscience in explaining the physiological roots of memory impairment, and presents psychoanalytic psychotherapy as the best possible option for healing disconcerting symptoms and finding balance for those who find dissociation to be a helpful tool for managing the stresses of life and relationships.
NOVEMBER 6, 2021 | 10am CST
This live supervision seminar was presented in partnership with The Kedzie Center. This online seminar provided a live view of how two psychoanalysts from two different countries and with different racial identities think and learn about race in the clinical setting. This discussion between Dionne Powell, a Black American clinician, and Amanda Kottler, a White South African Clinician was moderated by Huey Hawkins, Jr., a Black American clinician from St. Louis.
