The Patient as Interpreter of the Analyst's Experience

Mentalization, insightfulness, and therapeutic action: The importance of mental organization

“…It has led a host of interpersonal and relational analysts to suggest other technical modifi cations to reduce it (e.g. Aron, 1996;Hoffman, 1983;Levenson, 1972Levenson, , 1998Spezzano, 1993;Summers, 2001).…”

Compassion Fatigue and Countertransference: Two Different Concepts

“…Contemporary thinkers define countertransference as ubiquitous and necessary to the therapeutic process. Negative reactions on the part of the clinician in response to a client's suffering may be a result of projective identifications (Klein 1975;Odgen 1994b), the mutual influence of client and therapist (Aron 1996;Hoffman 1983;McGlaughlin 1991) or, from a more classical perspective, consequent upon a therapist's ''unanalyzed'' issues which are being evoked by the patient's troubles.…”

A Burning World, an Absent God

“…These midrashic and hermeneutic values have many implications for clinical practice that fit well with relationalists such as Aron & Harris, 2005;Hoffman, 1998;Ehrenberg, 1993;Layton, 2002Layton, , 2005Leary, 1997Leary, , 2000Mitchell, 1988Mitchell, , 1993Stern, 1997). 13 See e.g., Racker, 1968;Levenson, 1983Levenson, , 1991Gill, 1983;Hoffman, 1983Hoffman, , 1998. Heidegger, one of the greatest philosophers of the 20 th century, was a member of the Nazi party for one year, and never explicitly denounced it after he left (Safranski, 1998).…”