Narcissism with Jonathan Shedler, PhD
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
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Therapy Relationship Centrality
- People untrained in psychodynamic therapy may not understand the centrality of the therapy relationship.
- The goal isn't just for the patient to have a better relationship with the therapist.
- The fundamental problem is that the patient doesn't know how to have a relationship that works for both people.
- They often don't register the other person as a whole person with their own inner life and feelings.
- The work on this happens within the therapy relationship.
- This new way of experiencing self and others can then transfer to their outside relationships.
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