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We have secured funding to support three couples that might benefit from Relationship Coaching. The funding will provide for one intake session and one coaching session for each couple. If you would like to explore Relationship Coaching, you may contact William Moran-Berberena at (848) 467-2796 (voice and text) or William@mind-body-wellness.net
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Continuing Education Summer Series at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis7/3/2021 Grégoire Pierre & Edgard Francisco Danielsen engage in conversation about the Covid vaccine and the impact on their practices. What was their internal experience when they received the shot: relief, anxiety, shame, guilt? What were their phantasies? They address the various forces that drove them back to their physical offices and to in-person psychoanalysis. What has been the experiences of analysands and analysts seeing each other in person? What about the sense of time and the sense of space? What does wearing or not a mask in the psychoanalytic room mean to the dyad? In what ways are we mourning the pandemic and moving into a new phase?
In psychoanalysis, "[e]ssentially, one might say, the cure is effected by love." - Letter from Sigmund Freud to Carl Jung, 1906.
I want to let you know that I have opened my office for in-person psychotherapy as of Monday, April 12, 2021. Some of my patients will return to an in-person modality while others will continue to work remotely.
If you decide to visit my office, please note the following: As per Executive Order in New York, all individuals entering the building must wear masks and keep social distance from others in the common areas (lobby, elevators, hallways, waiting areas, restrooms). In addition, you can check the CDC guidelines here. As mentioned before, I am disclosing that I am fully vaccinated, in case this fact helps you make a decision regarding in-person work. I’ll be glad to answer your questions. Edgard Francisco Danielsen, PhD, LP, SCP During the past few days, some companies have asked employees to stay home and work remotely, and institutions of higher education have opted to move classes and seminars to online platforms. In addition, psychoanalytic institutes have provided recommendations that include doing remote sessions.
I have explored with many of you your thoughts and feelings associated with having our sessions remotely, and there has been an overwhelming preference to continue treatment remotely. Sessions can be on the phone or videoconference (https://doxy.me/danielsen). Please note that doing remote sessions is not new to me; I have done tele-therapy for many years - phone and videoconferencing - working with patients who, for various reasons, are unable to attend sessions in person. I understand it is not the ideal scenario for everybody, and the hope is that this is a temporary situation. Let's not isolate ourselves, we are in this together. A Statement by Psychoanalysis Now Psychoanalysis Now is an organization of 125 psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists whose goal is education of the public about today's psychoanalysis. Today's psychoanalysis is very different from our grandparents' time. Ancient narrower focuses have been cast off in favor of a broad investigation of all of life's feelings, relationships, and issues. The cartoon image of the silent analyst is gone. Today’s psychoanalysts privilege active conversation between the two people in the room.
But what remains unique about psychoanalytic treatment is its foundational idea: that talking about life with no limits, manuals, or workbooks, and looking beyond the surface for the meaning in one's thoughts and actions, creates an unparalleled opportunity for lasting growth. To quote Jonathan Shedler, the co-developer of the Shedler-Westen psychological assessment test, "When psychoanalytic treatment is successful, it is not just symptoms that change, the person changes." New research findings confirm that this statement is evidence-based. Psychoanalysis can be hard, but remember the "Ikea Effect": Labor can be sufficient to induce greater liking for the fruits of one’s labor.
Is this how psychoanalysis works? Yes, in part, and it goes beyond the mere liking of the fruits of therapy; it aims to create long-lasting personal transformation. |
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