Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

with Otto Kernberg
Preeminent psychoanalyst Otto Kernberg doesn’t back down in this series of three diagnostic Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) sessions with a paranoid client struggling with suicidal depression after being left by his girlfriend.

Otto Kernberg: Live Case Consultation

Otto Kernberg: Live Case Consultation

with Otto Kernberg
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to sit in on three fascinating consultation sessions with legendary psychoanalyst, Dr. Otto Kernberg. The clarity of his insights, and the direct and practical advice he gives, will certainly dispel many myths about contemporary psychoanalytic practice.

Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

with Hanna Levenson
See how psychodynamic principles can be adapted for effective brief, time-limited therapy with a depressed, 74 year-old man.

Object Relations Therapy

Object Relations Therapy

with Jill Savege Scharff
Watch renowned psychoanalyst Jill Savege Scharff masterfully demonstrate Object Relations Psychotherapy in an actual therapy session in this 3-part video.

Viktor Frankl on The Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl on The Search for Meaning

with Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl’s dedication to our collective struggle for freedom inspired his creation of Logotherapy, and in turn generations of therapists working to liberate their clients to lives of meaning.
Object Relations Child Therapy

Object Relations Child Therapy

with David Scharff
Watch renowned Object Relations psychotherapist David Scharff in an actual counseling session with an 11-year old boy who is grieving the death of his grandmother.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders: An Interview with Otto Kernberg, MD

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders: An Interview with Otto Kernberg, MD

with Otto Kernberg
In this remarkable video, legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Otto Kernberg manages to distill the essential concepts of his lifetime’s work with personality disorders into a single interview.

Robert Wallerstein: 65 Years at the Center of Psychoanalysis

Robert Wallerstein: 65 Years at the Center of Psychoanalysis

with Shelley Nathans
Robert Wallerstein’s distinguished career spanned psychiatry, research, and psychoanalysis, with more than six decades at the center of the psychoanalytic field. In this illuminating interview, he recounts his early life, illustrious career, and the sweeping changes psychoanalysis endured throughout the 20th century.
Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice

Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice

with John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD & Rita Sommers-Flanagan, PhD
Finally, some examples of the major psychotherapy theories all in one video! John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan present eleven of the best-known approaches to counseling and psychotherapy side-by-side, with real therapy sessions and extensive commentary covering theory, strategy, and effective techniques.
The Otto Kernberg Series (2-Video Series)

The Otto Kernberg Series (2-Video Series)

with Otto Kernberg
Otto Kernberg has been widely regarded as one of the leading experts in the field of psychoanalysis and the treatment of severe personality disorders for several decades.  Learn why on these two new videos.
Object-Relations Family Therapy

Object-Relations Family Therapy

with David Scharff & Jill Savege Scharff
Learn how to apply object-relations theory to family therapy by watching world-renowned psychoanalysts Drs. Jill and David Scharff conduct a live session with a very distressed family.
Death, Dying and Grief in Psychotherapy (2-Video Series)

Death, Dying and Grief in Psychotherapy (2-Video Series)

with Milton Viederman
Watch Milton Viederman, MD, bring a psychoanalytic orientation to psychotherapy with patients struggling with grief — both in a private clinical setting and with in-hospital cancer patients—in this profound series on death and dying.
Adlerian Family Therapy

Adlerian Family Therapy

with James Bitter
Watch James Bitter masterfully demonstrate Alfred Adler’s values and techniques in an actual therapy session with a family caught in a typical power struggle, followed by a fascinating discussion of the nuances of this influential approach to helping families thrive.
Effective Treatment of Violent Individuals

Effective Treatment of Violent Individuals

with The Glendon Association
This video offers an extraordinary look inside two different yet dramatically successful group therapy programs offered behind bars to men who have committed the most extreme violent acts—from assault and rape to murder.
Down Every Year: A Demonstration of Depth Oriented Brief Therapy

Down Every Year: A Demonstration of Depth Oriented Brief Therapy

with Bruce Ecker
An actual therapy session conducted by Depth Oriented Brief Therapy co-originator Bruce Ecker, provides an impressive demonstration of what can be accomplished in a single session by a very talented therapist
Death, Dying & Grief in Psychotherapy: Hospital Consultation with Medically Ill Patients

Death, Dying & Grief in Psychotherapy: Hospital Consultation with Medically Ill Patients

with Milton Viederman
Watch Milton Viderman, MD, work psychodynamically with skill and empathy with cancer patients in a hospital setting. 
John Bowlby on Attachment and Psychotherapy

John Bowlby on Attachment and Psychotherapy

with John Bowlby
In this rare 1984 lecture in London, John Bowlby, founder of Attachment Theory, presents his impactful ideas on the role of the early parent-child relationships in development across the lifespan.
Heinz Kohut on Empathy in Psychotherapy

Heinz Kohut on Empathy in Psychotherapy

with Heinz Kohut
This rare 1981 video of Heinz Kohut's presentation, given just days before his death, features his powerful reflections on empathy.
Art as Transformation: the Life & Work of Shaun McNiff

Art as Transformation: the Life & Work of Shaun McNiff

with Hephzibah Kaplan, Shaun McNiff, Bruce Moon
This video contains two films that chronicle the contributions of Dr. Shaun McNiff in expressive arts therapies. His distinctive way of engaging and motivating groups promotes intense involvement by the participants.
Voices From Inside - Women Prisoners and Their Children Speak Out

Voices From Inside - Women Prisoners and Their Children Speak Out

with Karina Epperlein
This video shows a therapist working with imprisoned women as they use dance, music, and art to share their experiences of prison life - those that include separation, shame, and also shared affection.
Nancy McWilliams on Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Nancy McWilliams on Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

The prolific psychoanalyst and psychologist discusses contemporary psychoanalytic practice, the state of the academy, and the importance for therapists to contribute to the greater community.
Clinical Wisdom: A Psychoanalyst Learns from his Mistakes

Clinical Wisdom: A Psychoanalyst Learns from his Mistakes

with Herbert Rabin
Dr. Rabin shares lessons culled from 40 years of psychotherapy teaching and practice.
Laurie Helgoe on the Power and Challenges of Introversion

Laurie Helgoe on the Power and Challenges of Introversion

Explore common misconceptions clinicians often have about introverts and how to help your introverted clients find the strengths intrinsic to their “inner laboratories.” 
What Do I Say Now? Coping with Uncertainty in Unstructured Psychotherapy

What Do I Say Now? Coping with Uncertainty in Unstructured Psychotherapy

with Michael R. Jackson
A seasoned clinician and psychology instructor explores his professional relationship with clinical uncertainty…and wonders.
Hanna Levenson on Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

Hanna Levenson on Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

Dr. Levenson lays out the principles for Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP), and discusses how to make every session count.
Has Psychotherapy Lost Its Mind?

Has Psychotherapy Lost Its Mind?

with Natan P F Kellermann
Despite “the era of the brain,” the mind is still kicking. Here are some thoughts allowing neuroscience to inform your work with clients.
Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients

Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients

with Owen Renik
Renik argues that psychoanalysis must move beyond theory and focus instead on effectiveness.
Otto Kernberg on Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Otto Kernberg on Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Legendary psychoanalyst Otto Kernberg discusses psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and his research on the treatment of personality disorders from an object relations perspective.
Paul Wachtel on Therapeutic Communication

Paul Wachtel on Therapeutic Communication

One of the leading voices in integrative thinking in the field of psychotherapy, and the author of Therapeutic Communication: What to Say When, Paul Wachtel argues passionately for avoiding the traps of rigid ideology and pseudoscience that continue to hold sway in our profession.
Louis Cozolino on the Integration of Neuroscience into Psychotherapy—and its Limitations

Louis Cozolino on the Integration of Neuroscience into Psychotherapy—and its Limitations

Psychologist and neuroscience researcher Louis Cozolino describes the many twists, turns and theoretical orientations he's traversed in his over four decades in the field, the need for psychotherapists to be less passive, and the applications of neuroscience to psychotherapy both now and in the future.
David Wallin on Attachment and Psychotherapy

David Wallin on Attachment and Psychotherapy

Wallin delves deep into attachment and the therapeutic relationship, mindfulness, and self-disclosure.
Allan Schore on the Science of the Art of Psychotherapy

Allan Schore on the Science of the Art of Psychotherapy

Psychologist Allan Schore shares his research on the neuroscientific underpinnings of psychotherapy, the art of integrating neuroscience and psychoanalysis, and recent scientific attempts to “find” the unconscious mind.
George Silberschatz on Psychotherapy Research and Its Discontents

George Silberschatz on Psychotherapy Research and Its Discontents

Clinician and researcher George Silberschatz, PhD, discusses both the benefits and limitations of psychotherapy research, as well as its misuse by therapists marketing their services.
Diana Fosha on Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

Diana Fosha on Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

AEDP founder Diana Fosha discusses the journey that led her to create a new model of psychotherapy, the strong community support that ties the AEDP community together and how men have traditionally gotten a bum rap in couples therapy.
Usha Tummala-Narra on Living Multicultural Competence

Usha Tummala-Narra on Living Multicultural Competence

Clinician and researcher Usha Tummala-Narra addresses the challenges of not only practicing, but of living multicultural competence. 
The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist

The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist

with John Marzillier
Using three different case studies with clients, a British therapist describes his personal journey from his early career as a behavioral psychologist, to his later years, where he embraced a more intuitive and reflective psychodynamic approach.
The God of Psychoanalysis

The God of Psychoanalysis

with Simon Yisrael Feuerman
A psychotherapist shares the agonies and ecstasies of being in psychoanalytic group therapy and asks: Is psychoanalysis a religion after all?
Our Hungry Selves: Women, Eating and Identity

Our Hungry Selves: Women, Eating and Identity

with Kim Chernin
Famed feminist and psychotherapist, Kim Chernin, discusses her work with women, body image and eating disorders over the past 40 years. Not surprisingly, eating disorders are at an all time high in our culture. She discusses what has changed and what seemingly never will.
Psychotherapy with Medically Ill Patients: Hope in the Trenches

Psychotherapy with Medically Ill Patients: Hope in the Trenches

with Tamara McClintock Greenberg
Working with clients who are medically ill not only requires us to learn more about the seemingly distant and disembodied relational aspects of medicine, but also forces us to confront painful existential realities on a daily basis.
Psychotherapy with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients

Psychotherapy with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients

with Karisa Barrow
With attempted suicide rates greater than 40% in the transgender community, it's important for clinicians to be aware of the issues gender nonconforming clients bring to therapy, and to be knowledgeable about how best to support them. Karisa Barrow challenges therapists to deconstruct the gender binary, identify and work through prejudices, and seek guidance from gender specialists to ensure that we "do no harm."
When the Therapist Loves and Hates

When the Therapist Loves and Hates

with Chris Peterson
Psychotherapist Chris Peterson makes a strong case for welcoming all of our intense feelings—both loving and hateful—into the therapy process with clients to deepen the therapy relationship and its healing potential.
What Remains: The Aftermath of Patient Suicide

What Remains: The Aftermath of Patient Suicide

with Margaret Clausen
Psychologist Margaret Clausen shares poignantly about the loss of her client to suicide,  the steps she took to heal her grief, and the isolation and shame that many clinicians needlessly suffer in the wake of client suicide.
In Bed With Your Therapist: The Paradoxical Intimacy of Online Psychotherapy

In Bed With Your Therapist: The Paradoxical Intimacy of Online Psychotherapy

with Anastasia Piatakhina Giré & Joseph Burgo, PhD
Psychotherapists Anastasia Piatakhina Giré and Joseph Burgo, who conduct therapy with clients around the world over Skype, share about the unique aspects of being let into the intimate spaces of their clients homes.
Whiteness Matters: Exploring White Privilege, Color Blindness and Racism in Psychotherapy

Whiteness Matters: Exploring White Privilege, Color Blindness and Racism in Psychotherapy

with Margaret Clausen
Explore White privilege in the psychology profession and the importance of confronting it with education, curiosity & humility.
Lynn Ponton on the Challenges and Joys of Working with Teens

Lynn Ponton on the Challenges and Joys of Working with Teens

Teen expert Lynn Ponton, MD, shares wisdom from over three decades of working with children and adolescents, and describes how technology has changed the life of teenagers and those who work with them.
Tea with Freud: An Imaginary Conversation About How Psychotherapy Really Works

Tea with Freud: An Imaginary Conversation About How Psychotherapy Really Works

with Steven B. Sandler
In this delightfully imaginative excerpt from Tea with Freud: An Imaginary Conversation About How Psychotherapy Really Works, psychiatrist and author Steven B. Sandler, travels back in time to consult with Freud on some of his most challenging cases, and challenges Freud to think about his famous theories in new ways.
Tony Rousmaniere on Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists

Tony Rousmaniere on Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists

Psychotherapist and expert on experts, Tony Rousmaniere, explores the importance of "deliberate practice" (you know, what musicians and athletes do to master their crafts) for psychotherapists.
Introducing Multi-Lens Therapy

Introducing Multi-Lens Therapy

with Eric Maisel
Multi-lens therapy guides clinicians and clients to the root causes of their problems, offering pathways to change.
Joseph Burgo on Shame, Narcissism and the Art of Empathy

Joseph Burgo on Shame, Narcissism and the Art of Empathy

For psychotherapist Joseph Burgo, shame and narcissism are resources awaiting the delicate hand of the empathetic clinician.
Responding to an Immediate Negative Transference

Responding to an Immediate Negative Transference

with Roberta Satow
A psychoanalytic psychotherapist wrestles with her analysand’s challenging negative transference.
Unlearning to Learn

Unlearning to Learn

with Pooja Gala, MA & Urvi Paralkar
Clinicians Pooja Gala and Urvi Paralkar reflect on the challenges of unlearning cherished notions about therapy in order to be fully present for their clients.
Travis Heath on Psychotherapy as an Act of Rebellion

Travis Heath on Psychotherapy as an Act of Rebellion

Join Psychotherapy.net’s editor Lawrence Rubin in a fascinating conversation with clinician/educator/author Dr. Travis Heath as they deconstruct and rebuild the practice of psychotherapy. 
Addressing Countertransference in Grief Counseling

Addressing Countertransference in Grief Counseling

with F. Diane Barth
A therapist shares her experiences working with two grieving clients and how attending to countertransference improved her ability to help them address anger and pain
Seven Lessons for Making a Meaningful Life: A Therapist’s Guide

Seven Lessons for Making a Meaningful Life: A Therapist’s Guide

with Andrew Marshall
A therapist shares his quest to define a “meaningful life” and insights that therapists can use to improve their clinical efficacy and help clients live richer lives.
Our Time is Up

Our Time is Up

with Roberta Satow
Share a deeply intimate relationship between patient and therapist in this excerpt from Roberta Satow’s newest book, “Our Time is Up.”