Study Groups

The setting for this novella is mid-19^th Century Wall Street in New York City.  When Bartleby’s employer, a lawyer, asks him to do some work, Bartleby famously answers: “I would prefer not to.”  Why does Bartleby obsessively refuse work orders and why does his employer obsessively try to reason with him rather than dismiss him?  We will examine the obsessive conflict between Bartleby and the lawyer.

At its core, psychotherapy is a relational process, and our early attachment relationships do much to shape the way that we show up in psychotherapy, both as clients and therapists. Consider how attachment theory and research can inform how you see the ways that you and your client relate to one another and the world. In this group, we will be reading from David Wallin’s book Attachment in Psychotherapy and exploring together how attachment patterns show up in our work.

At its core, psychotherapy is a relational process, and our early attachment relationships do much to shape the way that we show up in psychotherapy, both as clients and therapists. Consider how attachment theory and research can inform how you see the ways that you and your client relate to one another and the world. In this group, we will be reading from David Wallin’s book Attachment in Psychotherapy and exploring together how attachment patterns show up in our work.

At its core, psychotherapy is a relational process, and our early attachment relationships do much to shape the way that we show up in psychotherapy, both as clients and therapists. Consider how attachment theory and research can inform how you see the ways that you and your client relate to one another and the world. In this group, we will be reading from David Wallin’s book Attachment in Psychotherapy and exploring together how attachment patterns show up in our work.

At its core, psychotherapy is a relational process, and our early attachment relationships do much to shape the way that we show up in psychotherapy, both as clients and therapists. Consider how attachment theory and research can inform how you see the ways that you and your client relate to one another and the world. In this group, we will be reading from David Wallin’s book Attachment in Psychotherapy and exploring together how attachment patterns show up in our work.

This study group will read and discuss concepts from Ana-Maria Rizzuto, MD’s, seminal book on the development of God images in human psychology. We will also read and discuss two of her more contemporary papers on the psychodynamics of a God representation and the sacred in relation to self and others in analytic and cultural spaces. From the book: Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images.

This study group will read and discuss concepts from Ana-Maria Rizzuto, MD’s, seminal book on the development of God images in human psychology. We will also read and discuss two of her more contemporary papers on the psychodynamics of a God representation and the sacred in relation to self and others in analytic and cultural spaces. From the book: Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images.

This study group will read and discuss concepts from Ana-Maria Rizzuto, MD’s, seminal book on the development of God images in human psychology. We will also read and discuss two of her more contemporary papers on the psychodynamics of a God representation and the sacred in relation to self and others in analytic and cultural spaces. From the book: Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images.

This study group will read and discuss concepts from Ana-Maria Rizzuto, MD’s, seminal book on the development of God images in human psychology. We will also read and discuss two of her more contemporary papers on the psychodynamics of a God representation and the sacred in relation to self and others in analytic and cultural spaces. From the book: Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images.

Join me for a Film Study Group!

Each week we will read an article on early emotional growth and development, meet together to watch a film, and enjoy a discussion focused on emotional development and growth in the primary film characters. We will explore how characters grow and relate to one another over time, and how the article we've read might inform our understanding of the characters' psyche.