Psychoanalysis and Cinema: AI and Therapeutic Action in ‘HER’; Will She Replace Us?

Hybrid (Zoom or In-Person New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center)

If virtual, discussion starts at 4:15pm CDT. Please use link to learn all details. This film screening explores how psychotherapists and psychoanalysts are increasingly confronted with the question of whether an AI platform (ChatGPT, therapy bots, or a future operating system) can replace the therapy relationship and to what degree it can mimic it. This […]

Sutures to the Psyche: Weaving Contemporary Treatments and Psychoanalysis into Hospital-Based Trauma Recovery

Hybrid (Zoom or In-Person New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center)

Nathan H. Brown, Psy.D and Sandy Hyatt, Psy.D. will provide an overview of trauma and its treatment among patients seeking medical care for traumatic injuries in a Level 1 Trauma Center. Presenters will review current research on "evidence-based" treatments for PTSD, specifically Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), compared with certain […]