Sadomasochism; Understanding and Working with the Self-Defeating Patient

Virtual and In-person PANY One Park Ave 8th Fl, New York, NY, United States

About the Event: Self-defeating behaviors are present to some degree in every psychodynamic treatment. We will explore ways in which sadomasochism manifests, particularly in the transference/countertransference arena. The developmental roots and psychodynamic underpinnings will be illuminated through clinical examples. A contemporary understanding via Neuropsychoanalysis will explore self-defeating behavior as a problem with the PLAY instinct, […]

Introduction To Theory And Technique In Psychoanalysis And Psychotherapy

Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)

This seminar will present basic tenets of theory and practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, including a consideration of the differences between the two. The first half of the seminar will include fundamental psychoanalytic and psychodynamic concepts, as well as psychoanalytic models of the mind, of development, and of technique. The second half of the seminar […]