Using war in the Middle East as metaphor for family breakdown.

This piece attempts to describe and relate a third therapeutic space (The Analytic Third) with what we might consider intuition.

In this short piece I wish to clarify my thoughts regarding the use of transitional or creative space and objects; between patient and therapist. Speculation will be offered to the nature of illusion (hope) and disillusion (loss) in respect of the patient’s experience and the intrusion of illusory narrative, propagated through cultural phenomena such as news media, literature and institutions such as science and academia. In his 1953 paper on ‘Transitional Objects and Transit

Psychodynamic treatment can be complicated, whilst also being complex. In life generally, moments of contact between otherwise separate elements are usually kinetic. Psychotherapeutic work is no exception, as emotional storms develop, becoming especially turbulent when hopes and expectations are present, particularly at the first meeting. In describing the chaotic system of thoughts and feelings inevitable in therapy, one might use the water-cycle as metaphor. With its interw

This piece considers epistemic trust within the therapeutic encounter and where vigilance might be necessary.

This piece considers the bounds of acceptable discourse within a therapeutic setting. The ideas that feel safe to voice and those that dont!