Category: Psychoanalysis

The Developmental Lens by Gwyneth Kerr Erwin, Ph.D., Psy.D. from IPBooks
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Advance Praise for The Developmental Lens: A New Paradigm for Psychodynamic Diagnosis and Treatment by Gwyneth Kerr Erwin, Ph.D., Psy.D.

In the nearly thirty years I’ve known her, Dr. Gwyn Erwin’s passion has been to formulate, teach, and integrate contemporary relational psychoanalytic thinking, infant (and adult) development, and caring and effective treatment of trauma. This beautifully articulated and case-illustrated book accomplishes that goal in spades! A must-read for every therapist, teacher, student, and patient who is working and/or living with the debilitating effects of trauma in search of revitalized development.
—Alitta Kullman, Ph.D., Author of Hunger for Connection: Finding Meaning in Eating Disorders

Finally, a book that brilliantly weaves together multiple theories of trauma to create an integrated and comprehensive, easy to understand, narrative of Continue reading The Developmental Lens by Gwyneth Kerr Erwin, Ph.D., Psy.D. from IPBooks

A Connecting Door by David Glessal Millar new from IPBooks
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Praise for A Connecting Door;

If you pick up David Millar‘s book, you will find it hard to put down.

On the one hand it’s a kind of detective story, reminiscent of Ferdinand Mount’s brilliant Kiss Myself Goodbye. In this case the subject is not an aunt but himself; a boy from Birmingham born in the middle of the Second World War to a gents’ tailor and outfitters assistant and the daughter of a shop keeper. It’s about what happened to them, what happened to him, what happened all around him and what he did to himself.
On the other hand, the boy, now a very experienced psychoanalyst, who writes the book looks back at himself to draw conclusions about fundamental matters in being human and alive in our era of excess and of breaking our planetary boundaries.

Combining the personal and philosophical in an accessible way, Millar’s book creates highly moving, intelligent and unusual analysis providing a powerful antidote to the modern politics of identity, “more more” and ‘someone is to blame”. For those who don’t know how psychoanalysis has moved on, it will be a revelation. Millar uses his depth knowledge of the subject to offer a compelling set of ideas about how we might face and even survive the catastrophe we humans have been bringing on ourselves. —

–Professor David Tuckett. Emeritus Professor of Decision-Making, University College London (UCL), Senior Research Fellow, the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and Distinguished Fellow, British Psychoanalytic Society.

Review of Raymond J. Lawrence’s Book: Harry Stack Sullivan and Anton T. Boisen Comrades and Revolutionaries in Psychotherapy
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Click Here to Read:  Review of Raymond J. Lawrence’s Book: Harry Stack Sullivan and Anton T. Boisen Comrades and Revolutionaries in Psychotherapy by Charla Hayden on the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy website.

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On and Off the Couch: Memoir of a Psychoanalyst by Beverly Kolsky
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Praise for On and Off the Couch:

And Off The Couch is a beautifully written love letter to psychoanalysis and its power to transform a life. Kolsky gives us an insider’s look into her own journey of becoming free and independent as a woman, and as a psychoanalyst. This compelling memoir reveals the author’s devotion to her patients, the lucky beneficiaries of her own self exploration. We are fortunate that she found her voice, one worth listening to.
—Lisa Sokoloff, LCSW, PsyA, Supervisor and Instructor IPS

When neither residence on an idyllic Greek island nor all-consuming romance can cure the restlessness of an empty self, Kolsky finds her way to the journey within, and she takes us along for the ride. This undaunted accounting from analysand to analyst is a testament to the enduring power of psychoanalysis to heal, and to the essential humanity we bring to the endeavor, whether on or off the couch.
—Ashley Warner, LCSW, BCD-P, author, The Year After: A Memoir Continue reading On and Off the Couch: Memoir of a Psychoanalyst by Beverly Kolsky