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THE SILENT PATIENT AND THE USE OF SILENCE IN PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY
PRESENTER: VERDA TUZER, MD, LP
Although psychoanalytic psychotherapy is grounded in dialogue, careful attention is focused on what unfolds beyond words. Silence is not simply the absence of speech but an integral form of communication that shapes the emotional field between patient and therapist. Tone, rhythm, pauses, bodily presence, and the atmosphere of the session all carry meaning. Silence may emerge as a moment of reflection, follow a therapist’s intervention, signal agreement or disagreement, or accompany tension and distress when experience feels difficult to articulate. Continue reading THE SILENT PATIENT AND THE USE OF SILENCE IN PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY WITH VERDA TUZER, MD, LP AT MITPP
