I really find value in these Q and A. I am wondering, at around 34:40 they are discussing analysis and how long they each have been/currently are in analysis. I live in USA and would love nothing more than to be in analysis for 3 times a week. But financially this is not possible. Is there a solution to the cost of analysis in the states and how one may find the same therapeutic resource for lower income people? Really, in the states, it seems true analysis is reserved only for the upper class, who can afford almost $1000 or more of this type of treatment per month. In researching myself into analysis, this has been the greatest disappointment, and thus I have had to do a lot of self-study and working only weekly with a therapist who isn't trained specifically in psychoanalytic approaches. I would appreciate insight or answer here. Thank you!
I managed to find an analyst who can meet twice per week and accepts my insurance. Another option is to contact whatever psychoanalytic organization is near to you and see if you can meet with an analyst in training or if they know of analysts who are taking any patients on a sliding scale.
Seeing as this is a year later I'd like to tell everyone: I have been in a 2 times a week, affordable for me, analysis with an analyst in training for over 6 months now. So it is possible, I had to do a lot of searching though, and a lot of dead ends, but I kept searching and contacting people! Thanks again for these invaluable videos in helping me along the way.
I've described my experience of an analytic therapy and have yet to meet anyone who thought they would have stayed for a whole hour never mind a year. But given the heirarchy of therapist and patient I of course am the one who left feeling pathologized, but without any understanding of anything. Zero. Only a sense that the power given to a therapist gives them a licence to mock the client. No room for honest disagreement. Certainly no informed consent. The last thing she said after shaking her head at me was "what needs to change?" Lighbulbs etc. It certainly managed to scare the crap out of me. If I'd be listened to when I said "I don't want to do this." A lot of harm and stress could have been avoided. ZERO BENEFIT.
It's an elite club for people drawn to elite clubs and who can afford to pay for their indoctrination into the elite club. Then they can sit in silience getting paid by those drawn to the mysterious elite club.
I also want analysis to be free. I was trained in CBT but got interested in personality disorders to help people that CBT could not help so I started listening to and reading everything by Kernberg and Fonagy as well as Solms. Keep up the good work! As you say, you have to care about your patients. Everything comes from that!
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Keep up the good works!!!!
I really find value in these Q and A. I am wondering, at around 34:40 they are discussing analysis and how long they each have been/currently are in analysis. I live in USA and would love nothing more than to be in analysis for 3 times a week. But financially this is not possible. Is there a solution to the cost of analysis in the states and how one may find the same therapeutic resource for lower income people? Really, in the states, it seems true analysis is reserved only for the upper class, who can afford almost $1000 or more of this type of treatment per month. In researching myself into analysis, this has been the greatest disappointment, and thus I have had to do a lot of self-study and working only weekly with a therapist who isn't trained specifically in psychoanalytic approaches. I would appreciate insight or answer here. Thank you!
I managed to find an analyst who can meet twice per week and accepts my insurance. Another option is to contact whatever psychoanalytic organization is near to you and see if you can meet with an analyst in training or if they know of analysts who are taking any patients on a sliding scale.
Seeing as this is a year later I'd like to tell everyone: I have been in a 2 times a week, affordable for me, analysis with an analyst in training for over 6 months now. So it is possible, I had to do a lot of searching though, and a lot of dead ends, but I kept searching and contacting people! Thanks again for these invaluable videos in helping me along the way.
I've described my experience of an analytic therapy and have yet to meet anyone who thought they would have stayed for a whole hour never mind a year. But given the heirarchy of therapist and patient I of course am the one who left feeling pathologized, but without any understanding of anything. Zero. Only a sense that the power given to a therapist gives them a licence to mock the client. No room for honest disagreement. Certainly no informed consent. The last thing she said after shaking her head at me was "what needs to change?" Lighbulbs etc. It certainly managed to scare the crap out of me. If I'd be listened to when I said "I don't want to do this." A lot of harm and stress could have been avoided. ZERO BENEFIT.
How in God's name did students afford 3-4 sessions per week?
It's an elite club for people drawn to elite clubs and who can afford to pay for their indoctrination into the elite club. Then they can sit in silience getting paid by those drawn to the mysterious elite club.
What happened to Fairburn and Bowlby? They were alienated?
I also want analysis to be free. I was trained in CBT but got interested in personality disorders to help people that CBT could not help so I started listening to and reading everything by Kernberg and Fonagy as well as Solms. Keep up the good work! As you say, you have to care about your patients. Everything comes from that!