Berlin Psychoanalytic

With this video, we open the fundamental question of the effectiveness of psychoanalysis. Does it help, can it help everyone, what is helpful about it. Nicolas Lorenzini is a Clinical psychologist, MSc in psychoanalytic studies, Ph. D. in psychology. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Berlin. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London. Lecturer at the International Psychoanalytic Uni...

The discussion of the effectiveness of psychoanalysis continues with an in-depth review of the reasons that stand behind it. And this is just the first part! Nicolas Lorenzini is a Clinical psychologist, MSc in psychoanalytic studies, Ph. D. in psychology. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Berlin. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London. Lecturer at the International Psychoanalyt...

The new guest of "Berlin Psychoanalytic" is Dr. Leon Brenner, who introduces his research on autism and subjectivity. Dr. Leon Brenner (Ph. D.) is a teacher and a scholar specializing in the fields of Lacanian psychoanalysis, contemporary French philosophy, and autism research. Brenner's new book on autistic subjectivity in Lacanian psychoanalytic thought will soon be published under the title: "T...

Second episode explicating the purpose of the "Berlin Psychoanalytic" initiative. Aleksandar Dimitrijevic argues that psychoanalytic education should be liberated from dogma and oriented toward doubt and research. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us...

Our new video is a sketch of psychoanalytic conceptions of intersubjectivity, with an attempt to follow the development of the concept, with a special emphasis on the work of Jessica Benjamin. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patreon...

In this series of four videos, we elaborate on various aspects of the concept of mentalization. In the final episode, Nicolas Lorenzini discusses clinical aspects of mentalization research and the psychotherapeutic treatment focused on improving mentalization skills. Nicolas Lorenzini is a Clinical psychologist, MSc in psychoanalytic studies, Ph. D. in psychology. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in...

In this series of four videos, we elaborate on various aspects of the concept of mentalization. In the third episode, Nicolas Lorenzini discusses how mentalization develops. Nicolas Lorenzini is a Clinical psychologist, MSc in psychoanalytic studies, Ph. D. in psychology. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Berlin. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London. Lecturer at the Internatio...

In this series of four videos, we elaborate on various aspects of the concept of mentalization. In the second part, Aleksandar Dimitrijevic reviews empirical approaches to mentalization research and focuses on various attempts to develop instruments for mentalization measurement. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoan...

In this series of four videos, we elaborate on various aspects of the concept of mentalization. Nicolas Lorenzini first discusses early psychoanalytic attempts to understand the thinking process. Nicolas Lorenzini is a Clinical psychologist, MSc in psychoanalytic studies, Ph. D. in psychology. Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Berlin. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London. Lect...

What is projection as a defense mechanism? How is it different than projective identification? Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/berlinpsychoanalyticMore about psychoanalysis in our facebook group:...

In this video, the co-founder of the Berlin Psychoanalytic, Jungian analyst Jakob Lusensky discusses the notion and practice of C.G Jung’s technique of active imagination. Similar to a meditative activity you can practice on your own, and at the same time a therapeutic technique, active imagination can be of great help in getting to know your unconscious. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this m...

Our new contributor, Jesse Harbaugh, shares the essence of her ample experience in providing psychological help to asylum seekers. What do immigrants and refugees need and what can and should be offered them? Jesse Harbaugh is a counseling psychologist from New York whose interests include critical perspectives on the practice of psychotherapy and psychiatry with asylum-seeking immigrants, refugee...

We are grateful for the opportunity to share the recording of a lecture by Professor Michael Buchholz, given in Ankara in November 2018 (thanks also to the Conference organizers), and hope this is only the first contribution by this renowned practitioner and researcher to "Berlin Psychoanalytic." Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a ce...

We continue following Ferenczi's need for more psychotherapy by introducing his patient, co-analyst, and author, Elizabeth Severn, whose work is been rediscovered in the last couple of years. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patreon p...

A brief review of Sigmund Freud's analysis of his daughter Anna. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/berlinpsychoanalyticMore about psychoanalysis in our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/grou...

We continue with the review of major psychoanalytic case studies, this time with the analysis of Ernst Lanzer, which Freud believed was a decisive insight into what is nowadays called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and made it widely known as "The Ratman Case."Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding...

We continue with the review of major psychoanalytic case studies, this time with what Freud believed was a decisive insight into child psyche, the so-called case of Little Hans. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patreon page! https://w...

The most important insights into the unconscious were provided by female patients. That started with Bertha Pappenheim, a patient, a social worker, and feminist, who helped Josef Breuer and, consequently, Freud found psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and eve...

In this brief video, we look at one of the pioneers of psychoanalysis as a patient: Ferenczi's (incomplete) analysis with Freud, and his need to get more analysis afterward. Luckily for us, rich correspondences have been published over the last decades and it has become possible to reconstruct history. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more tha...

A bonus: summary of the trauma-fantasy dichotomy, as a reply to a question from the audience. Why is it that some psychoanalysts are focused on the inner life only, and others emphasize actual interpersonal relationships? Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Su...

In this episode professor Aleksandar Dimitrijevic presents the concept of attachment, which is the most vital link psychoanalysis has with worlds of academia, research, clinical practice, and general audiences. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us th...

Narcissism is an important concept in psychoanalysis and a frequent term in contemporary society. In this video, we present some of its meanings, both theoretical and clinical. In this video psychoanalyst Aleksandar Dimitrijevic introduces the concept. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding availab...

In her second contribution to "Berlin Psychoanalytic," Professor Gamze Ozcurumez offers a brief yet comprehensive review of possibly the most controversial issue of the whole mental health field - Borderline Personality Disorder. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everyw...

After discussing basic psychoanalytic concepts, we turn to the most important psychoanalytic clinical cases. In the first video, the basic reasons for studying clinical presentations are reviewed. Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patr...

Jakob Lusensky explains the rationale for the "Berlin Psychoanalytic" project Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Support us through our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/berlinpsychoanalyticMore about psychoanalysis in our facebook group: https://www.face...