Author Archives: empatherapynl

I believe we should take the time to speak about what’s important, and ask the hard questions. The privileged of us should speak up, put their louder voice at the service of the ones who are not listened. And, like it happened during the #BLM protests, let go of the Ego for a bit, ofContinue reading “Can we condemn without detaching?”

With this third episode we dive into what it means to accept one’s desire, and how this does not coincide necessarily with a happy and tranquil life. We see how much easier it can be to just surrender to the expectations of others, as opposed to pursuing our desire – what Lacan calls ‘encountering theContinue reading “Eulogy of the unconscious – Part 3”

Today, we dive into the connections between our concept of identity and our unconscious; we see how the rigidity of our definitions causes a risk of rupture between us and our most personal desire, our creative Self.Then, we look into the ethical issue of responsibility in relationship to this new concept of symptom: if IContinue reading “Eulogy of the unconscious – Part 2”

How many times life gives us the impression of moving in circles, rather than straight, towards a destination?  And how many times those destinations feel like yet another beginning? There’s not even the time to realise we arrived, and we are already leaving.  We fantasise about places that we haven’t reached, situations that we haven’tContinue reading “Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis”

The analyst is the expert in the exploration The analysand is the owner of the territory Richard L. Rubens ⁣These words capture that intangible force we experience in counseling; never fully the client’s, never completely the counselor.⁣That force, that has led many of us to liberation, revolution, awareness, is created in the interaction between two,Continue reading “The force in interaction”

During this first episode, we start approaching the concept of ‘unconscious’.First, we look at the innovation brought by the Freudian unconscious, different from previous definitions, and how it interplays with a different concept of man, therapy and fulfilment. Then, we look at the way the external world becomes a primary contributor in our internal one,Continue reading “Eulogy of the Unconscious – Part 1”

I am excited to inform you that from next Monday, 24th of August, I will be starting my short series on the unconscious. It will be a chance to answer many questions about psychodynamic theory and its implications, to explore concepts that do not only belong to this approach but are useful in the clinicalContinue reading “Eulogy of the Unconscious – Coming soon”