Philosophy and psychology have a long history together. The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates considered philosophy the practice of caring for the soul, psyche, and himself the soul’s physician. The Buddha was called the Medicine King, with his four noble truths as a kind of life-therapeutics.
Teaching psychoanalysis, like practicing psychoanalysis, is both an art and a science. This 5-week course, taught by psychoanalysts, is designed to educate, enhance and encourage the people who teach psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically- informed psychotherapy in our community.
Did you become a therapist because you believe in the power of relationship? Are you eager to revitalize your practice with greater depth? Are you isolated in your work and looking for community? Do you desire more integration of relational theory with practical application?
Relational Psychoanalysis 101 is a class ideal for psychotherapists interested in exploring how to work and think clinically and theoretically in a manner that incorporates the subjective ways the experience of relationships forms our minds, personalities, and lives. This class is essential to diving deeper into relationally-oriented psychoanalytic work, and will bring the participant into contact with some of the historical and contemporary writings and thoughts in the field.
In the Kleinian Object Relations tradition coming into the experience of facing life as it really is, with all of its complexities and possibilities, has been described as the depressive position, depressive because it involves the essential processes of loss and grief and guilt. In the depressive position we can come to know ourselves and others more deeply and develop more capacities in ourselves for living creatively.
The class is now full. Please contact Gillian Vik at gillianvikma@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the waiting list.