• SICP Lecture Series: Uncanny Communication: When Unspoken Minds Touch

    ICP 33 W 60th St., 4FL, New York, United States

    What happens when the psychic boundary presumed to separate analyst and patient is breached by telepathic transmission?

    Drawing on clinical material, de Peyer proposes a shift from assumptions of psychic separation to non-sensory, field-based communication that challenges prevailing analytic epistemologies. Through two contrasting cases of unbidden telepathic transmission, she explores both the dilemmas and generative potential of uncanny phenomena—such as telepathic dreams—situating them within a relational, two-person field. She suggests that moments of uncanny attunement, when met with openness and tolerance of uncertainty, can serve as portals to previously unavailable clinical material. 2 NYS CE Credits.

  • Working with No Sex Couples: Creating Potential Space for Erotic Transformation

    Online Event
    Virtual Event

    When couples haven’t had sex

    in a long time they often feel hopeless and therapists often feel unsure how to help them. This presentation will explore how to shift couples from a state of sexual disconnection to an experience of erotic discovery.

    We will discuss how to understand common underlying dynamics as well as identify and transform narratives maintaining sexual avoidance. Included is how to conduct a culturally sensitive relational sexual history to develop counter-narratives that enhance erotic connection. 6 NYS & 6 AASECT CE Credits. With Suzanne Iasenza, PhD

  • SICP Friday Lecture: Wrestling with the Body: When Somatic Preoccupation Serves as an Escape

    ICP 33 W 60th St., 4FL, New York, United States

    This presentation explores how clinicians can work psychoanalytically with patients whose bodily preoccupations serve a dissociative function. Through four clinical vignettes, it examines somatic countertransference, reverie, and theoretical reframing as tools to foster symbolization, mentalization, and psychological integration.