Empathy, for Kohut, always involves an awareness of difference, of the distinction between the empathizing self and the empathized other. Since empathy is decidedly not sympathy, we can and must—Dr. Kohut argues—empathize with people we find decidedly unsympathetic. Dr. Kohut will demonstrate that history written from an empathic perspective, that is, from the perspective of the historical subject, is different from history written from the perspective of the observing historian. To illustrate this difference, he […]

ON ZOOM 2 CE HOURS available for: NY Practitioners - LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, PHDs, PSYDs Presented by: Eric Mendelsohn, PhD Location: Zoom About this event: This talk has many points of origin. It is a highly personal statement of what I need and draw upon in doing this work and a summation of perspectives that have taken shape over nearly 50 years. At the same time it is a kind of letter, […]

Join us for a virtual event, "Psychoanalysis in Action at WCSPP: Using Coaching Techniques To Help Clients Break Through Blocks," hosted by the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (WCSPP). Event Details: Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Location: Live on Zoom Presenter: Colin Beavan, Author, Coach, and Consultant Cost: $25 Continuing Education (CE): Not Available for this Event About the Presentation: In this presentation, Colin Beavan, a sought-after personal and executive […]