How does a psychoanalysis begin? What goes on when analyst and prospective analysand meet for the first time, and what processes are activated to make the project for an analysis possible? This unique contribution to the surprisingly sparse literature on this most essential aspect of the psychoanalytical practitioner’s work is the clinical companion to Initiating Psychoanalysis: Perspectives, also part of the ‘Teaching’ Series of the New Library of Psychoanalysis.
Key Features
- Clinical illustrations based on extensive research.
- Findings from a research project on first interviews conducted from 2004 to 2016.
- Contributions from senior psychoanalysts with vast experience in practice and teaching.
- Essential reading for psychoanalysts and analytic therapists, especially those in training or starting their practice.
Additional Information
The authors, all members of the Investigative Team, are senior psychoanalysts from member societies of the European Psychoanalytic Federation. They have extensive experience in the practice and teaching of psychoanalytic consultation. Beginning Analysis deepens the understanding of how analysand and analyst arrive at the decision to begin analysis.
