Intersubjectivity Study Group
The intellectual and clinical education of relational psychoanalysts.
Harry M. Evans, PhD
Feb. 7, Mar. 7, and Apr. 4, 2026
Live, via Zoom, from Dallas, TX
4.5 credits total
Course Description:
This spring we will be reading some of the writings of one of today's leading relational psychoanalysts, Jody Messler Davies. Dr. Davies is Editor in Chief Emeritus of Psychoanalytic Dialogues. She is the former co-chair of the Relational Track at the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and founding member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and the Stephen Mitchell Relational Study Center.
Learning Objectives:
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Describe the clinical and philosophical concept of intersubjectivity
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Explain how the intersubjective approaches differ from traditional ego psychology approaches intellectually and clinically
Syllabus/Readings:
February
Jody Messler Davies (1999) Getting Cold Feet, Defining “Safe-Enough” Borders: Dissociation, Multiplicity, and Integration in the Analyst’s Experience. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 68:2, 184-208
LINK to article HERE
March
Davies, J. M. (2023) Reawakening Desire: Shame, Mourning, Analytic Love, and Psychoanalytic Imagination. Psychoanalytic Dialogues 2023, VOL. 33, NO. 3, 285–301 https://doi.org/10.1080/10481885.2023.2204773
LINK to article HERE
April
Davies, Jody M., PhD(2018) The “Rituals” of the Relational Perspective: Theoretical Shifts and Clinical Implications .Psychoanalytic Dialogues. (28)(6):651-669
LINK to article HERE
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The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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