Brief Encounters with Couples

Editor : Francis Grier

Brief Encounters with Couples

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Deriving from a conference organised by the Tavistock Marital Studies Institute, the present volume draws the main focus of its inquiry from a few fundamental questions.

In its various brief encounters, and in disparate contexts, how effective can a psychoanalytic approach be when it addresses the parental/child or adult couple relationship? What specific quality of contact can be achieved in the relationship between client(s) and therapist in shorter-term work?

This compilation of essays, written by experienced practitioners, engages directly and positively these, and other questions, demonstrating with clinical material the efficacious contribution of a psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

In both the similarity and variety of responses to the complex issues explored the authors display a creative engagement and theoretical understanding that will be of great interest and stimulus to all professionals working in this field.

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'The authors demonstrate vividly how psychoanalysis as a method of gaining emotional knowledge is not restricted to individual long-term treatment but has a vital function to perform in a variety of different settings addressing a range of particular difficulties.'
- Stanley Ruszczynski, from his Foreword

About the Editor(s)

Francis Grier is an Associate Member of the British Psychoanalytical Society. He is also a Full Member of the Society of Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists. He is a Visiting Research Lecturer at the Tavistock Marital Studies Institute, where he was previously a Senior Marital Psychotherapist and Clinical Lecturer. He has a private practice for individuals and couples. He edited Brief Encounters with Couples: Some Analytical Perspectives, which was published by Karnac in 2001.

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