Love, “The Kiss” and Repair: Clara Thompson’s Contributions to Relational Theory
This presentation begins with a moving account of Clara Thompson’s collaborative clinical work with the Hungarian psychoanalyst, Sandor Ferenczi. The vignette sets the stage for understanding the revolutionary aspects of the active and innovative work between Ferenczi and Thompson, and the transformative clinical practice Thompson would go on to introduce to her American colleagues. Ann D’Ercole […]