“When Goodbyes Are Not Enough: The Insatiable Transference and the Art of Termination”
Termination in psychoanalysis is more than a logistical conclusion; it is a developmental and emotional milestone, both for the patient and the analyst. The phenomenon...
Fjords and Clinics: Psychoanalysis and Community Values in Norway
Psychoanalysis is often thought of as a deeply individual practice—a private exploration of unconscious dynamics within the consulting room. Yet, when situated within the broader...
When Minds Are Under Siege: Psychoanalysis in Times of Collective Trauma
In the face of collective trauma—whether in war-torn Ukraine, the Middle East, or other regions of violent upheaval—psychoanalytic work faces unique challenges. The principles that...
Navigating Turbulence: Historical Lessons for Adolescent Psychoanalytic Technique
Adolescence presents a unique challenge to psychoanalysts: the intensity of affect, emerging sexuality, and impulsive aggression often test the limits of analytic neutrality. Understanding the...
From Freud to Winnicott: How History Shapes Psychoanalytic Technique
Psychoanalysis is often thought of as a timeless practice, a “pure” encounter between analyst and patient. Yet, a historical lens reveals that the techniques and...
The Body Speaks the Teen Years: Adolescence and Psychosomatic Expression
Adolescence is a period of profound transformation—physical, emotional, and psychic. Hormones surge, identities are questioned, and relational landscapes shift. For some adolescents, these internal upheavals...
When the Body Speaks: Listening to the Soma in Psychoanalytic Work
The body is never silent. In psychosomatic patients, affect, conflict, and unprocessed experience often speak first through bodily sensations. A tight stomach, racing heart, or...
The Empty Space That Holds: Working Without Meaning (Yet)
In psychoanalytic work, there are moments when neither patient nor analyst can grasp a coherent meaning. The associations feel fragmented, the emotions unformed, and the...
The Quiet That Hurts: Silence as a Signal of Collapse in Psychosomatic Patients
In analytic work, silence often carries a dual significance. For some patients, it is a space for reflection, reverie, and the emergence of unconscious material....
Holding the Thread: Why Frequency in Analysis Can Be Life-Saving
In psychoanalytic work, frequency is often discussed in practical terms: how many sessions per week, how to schedule, what is feasible. Yet beneath these logistical...