Should I dump my therapist?

Embarrassed to go Back

In this episode Dr. Rosenberg responds to a letter from "Embarrassed to go back." She explores the concepts of transference and countertransference, the beauty of the unique relationship between each client and therapist, and the perils and necessity of therapists' ideas about what is best for their clients.  Bion, W. (1970). Attention and interpretation. London: Karnac. Goldberg, A. (2012). The analysis of failure: An investigation of failed cases in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis Group. Hyman, M. (2002). Failures in Psychoanalytic Treatment: An Oxymoron. In J. Reppen & M. A. 141. Schulman (Eds.), Failures in Psychoanalytic Treatment (pp. 1–16). Madison, CT: International Universities Press.

Uncomfortable

In this episode, Dr. Rosenberg reads a letter from "Uncomfortable," regarding something that happened during a couples therapy session. She talks about the difference between the therapeutic relationship and other relationships, social scripts, spontaneity, and fallibility.  Feldman, M. (1993). The dynamics of reassurance. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 74, 275–285. Kaftal, E. (1983). Self psychology and psychological interrelatedness. Contemporary Psychotherapy Review, 1, 20–46.

Pilot

In this pilot episode of Should I Dump My Therapist, Dr. Adrienne Rosenberg introduces herself and the podcast, and answers a letter from "Nearly Ready to Move On."  Bodnar, S. (2004). Remember where you come from: Dissociative process in multicultural individuals. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 14(5), 581–603. Flax, J. (1996). Taking multiplicity seriously: Some implications for psychoanalytic theorizing and practice. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 32(4), 577–593.