(Module IV of the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program)

No matter our level of training or the number of years of our experience, there is always something! There is always a challenge or a dilemma to perplex, bedevil, and keep us awake at night and off balance during the day. In this semester we will address the challenges that culture, time, love, hate, fear, clinical failure, technology, passion, loneliness, and endings present in the clinical situation. We will develop an understanding of such challenges at both the feeling level and the thinking level, for both the therapist and the patient. We will also discuss the empirical research that supports successful interventions.

You may enroll in this course even if you have never participated in a Psychodynamic Psychotherapy videoconference.

Program Date(s):

January 10, 2025 – May 2, 2025

Spring 2025 Course Schedule

9-11am on Fridays (US ET)

10 JAN

Locating Ourselves, Locating the Other: Race and Gender in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Andi Eliza-Christie, LPC

24 JAN

When Time Stands Still: Blocked and Stalled Therapies

Karen Fraley, LCSW, BCD

07 FEB

You Are No Help At All: Negative Therapeutic Reaction

Jim Poulton, PhD

28 FEB

If I Loved You: Erotic Transferences and Countertransferences

Sheila Hill, LCSW-C

14 MAR

Screen Dreams: Teletherapy 

Caroline Sehon, MD

28 MAR

The Crocodile And The Clock: When Therapy Is Brief

Mike Stadter, PhD

18 APR

Me, Myself, And I: Therapist Self-Disclosures

Stephen Morris, PhD

02 MAY

Finito, Yes or No: Termination Challenges

Michelle Kwintner, PhD, LCSW