Author Archives: empatherapynl

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”