Jeremy D. Safran, PhD, was a professor of psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York City, a senior research scientist at Beth Israel Medical Center, a faculty member at the New York University postdoctoral program in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, and a faculty member at the Stephen A. Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. He published more than 100 articles and chapters and several books, including Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide; Emotion in Psychotherapy; and Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Therapies, First Edition. Dr. Safran was known for his work on emotion in psychotherapy and the integration of principles from Buddhist psychology into psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
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