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Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch

Harvey Schwartz MD
Psychoanalysis
Mental Health
Trauma
Therapeutic Relationship
Psychoanalytic Training
Transference
Freud
Music
Psychedelic Medicine
Countertransference
Memory
Death
Parenting
Dreams
Women's Sexuality
Depth Psychotherapy
Sigmund Freud
Rhythmic Consciousness
Emotional Experience
Cancer

Psychoanalysis applied outside the office.

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"In analytic training, and actually through my own analysis, is really where it happened. I think I just got more of a sense that whatever was going on with my students and the parents of my students was maybe not about me. It might not be all up to ... more

"How do we continue doing this work when the socio-political realities are unimaginable? I've been living in Paris the last few years, and I continue to have a full caseload in Tehran and other cities. There was a time that the internet was cut off f... more

"We have a trove of treasure. These are the case studies, and we need the case studies - these are the flora and fauna of our field. This is how we work. We work by reading case studies and they enrich us. Not only do they enrich the community, but t... more

"I have always been fascinated by the world of animals. What fascinated me about them is that when you pay attention to animals, this is a world beyond words. Words are not part of their world, so you start paying attention to movement, to breath, to... more

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Recent Guests

Ed Sprunger
Analytic training and music educator specializing in Suzuki method
St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute
Episode: From the Music Studio to the Consulting Room with Edmund Sprunger, MSW (St. Louis)
Gohar Homayounpour
Psychoanalyst, author, founder and past president of the Freudian Group in Tehran
Freudian Group (Tehran)
Episode: The Ethics of Psychoanalysis in Time of War: Iran Today with Gohar Homayounpour, PsyD (Paris)
Aner Govrin
Psychoanalyst, philosopher, and clinical psychologist; book series editor for Routledge
Bar-Ilan University; Tel Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Episode: From Couch to Page: The Craft of Psychodynamic Case Writing with Aner Govrin, PhD (Tel Aviv)
Michele Gaspar
Veterinarian and advanced candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis
Veterinary Information Network (VIN); Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis
Episode: My Journey from Veterinary Medicine to Psychoanalysis with Michele Gaspar, DVM,MA,LCPC (Chicago)
Carla Neely
Adult and child psychoanalyst; guest faculty at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute
Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute
Episode: The Analyst as Transference and Developmental Object with Carla Neely, PhD (Washington, DC)
Amy Levy
Psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist; chairs the American Psychoanalytic Association President's Commission on Artificial Intelligence
American Psychoanalytic Association, International Psychoanalytic Association
Episode: AI, Subjectivity and Psychoanalysis with Amy Levy, PhD (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Joyce Schlockauer
Guest expert on termination in psychoanalysis; author of paper Ending, Not Quite Ending, and Not Ending at All
New York University (clinical); Hunter College (Professor Emerita)
Episode: Analytic Endings: When Enough is Enough and When it Isn't with Joyce Slochower, PhD (New York)
Virginia Ungar
Training analyst at the Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Association; former IPA president; specialist in child and adolescent analysis
Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Association; IPA
Episode: My Evolution as an Analyst with Virginia Ungar, MD (Buenos Aires)
Alice Jones
Personal and consulting analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
Episode: A Memoir of Analysis, Poetry and Mortality with Alice Jones, MD (Berkeley, California)

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 477 ratings
  • Amazing podcast

    Such a treat to psychoanalysis enthusiasts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aqsanz
    New Zealand2 months ago
  • Depth

    This is an excellent podcast on psychoanalysis -- its practice and its impact on analysts and analysands. The host is knowledgeable. The guests vary interestingly. I appreciate the depth with which Schwartz engages with his guests and their work. Each episode is a substantive, satisfying experience.

    Audible
    5
    Lily025
    United States2 months ago
  • G

    Love this podcast. But please do an episode with the attitude Joyce S. mentions - contemporary analysis who take more of a gestalt perspective ie seeing talk of the infant and regression as infantilising the adult in front of you. Was an interesting perspective that was dismissed and could enjoy some airtime !

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    revieergad
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • Amazing & Inspiring Podcast

    I can very much sense that there is a lot of effort put into this podcast. This podcast is genuinely inspiring to my thoughts and work. Very lively experience.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rammi24
    United States4 months ago
  • Exceptional.

    As someone aspiring to be an analyst one day, I adore this podcast, and have in fact bought a couple of the books mentioned.

    What I enjoy most is the relaxed approach to talking about what can otherwise be complicated subjects.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ishimoi
    United Kingdom8 months ago

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Fans highlight diverse guest expertise and engaging discussions that bridge theory and clinical application.
Audience appreciates the blend of clinical depth and real-world applicability, with many citing practical takeaways for practice and study.
Listeners praise thoughtful, humane interviewing and broad, insightful coverage of psychoanalytic topics.
Some suggestions point to pacing or intro length, with a few listeners wanting tighter openings and quicker access to guest ideas.

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From the Music Studio to the Consulting Room with Edmund Sprunger, MSW (St. Louis)
Q: How did you balance lifelong teaching with your growing analytic practice, and what changed in your approach to students and parents?
The training clarified that presence and attunement matter most; withholding premature guidance allowed students to discover solutions themselves, and the teacher's role became more about creating conditions for the child's internal musician to emerge.
From the Music Studio to the Consulting Room with Edmund Sprunger, MSW (St. Louis)
Q: What was analytic training like for you, especially as a music teacher, and how did it affect your teaching?
Analytic training was immersive and collaborative, shifting the focus from technical instruction to understanding inner processes, countertransference, and how to translate analytic concepts for lay audiences, which deepened the way he teaches and interacts with students and parents.
From the Music Studio to the Consulting Room with Edmund Sprunger, MSW (St. Louis)
Q: Explain to us what the Suzuki Method is.
The Suzuki Method is modeled on how children learn their first language: lots of listening, small fragments, gradual integration, parental involvement, group work, and a focus on natural development rather than reading complex notation from the start.
The Ethics of Psychoanalysis in Time of War: Iran Today with Gohar Homayounpour, PsyD (Paris)
Q: What were the realities your patients were operating under, and how did these shape your work and their sense of trust?
She details the loss of connectivity, the threat of aggression in sessions, and the sense of mutual vulnerability, noting how some patients managed contact while others could not, which influenced how therapy unfolded.
The Ethics of Psychoanalysis in Time of War: Iran Today with Gohar Homayounpour, PsyD (Paris)
Q: Fill us in on the realities, and then we can go into the various meanings, and we will jump in from there. So why don't you start us off.
Gohar explains the lived realities—internet outages, danger for patients in Iran, and the complications of maintaining contact—while emphasizing that the experience is not black-and-white but an ongoing, nuanced negotiation between safety and continuity of care.

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The show features conversations with leading psychoanalysis professionals who discuss applying psychoanalytic thinking beyond the clinical office. Episodes cover ethical challenges during war, the craft of psychodynamic case writing, transitions between professions, AI's impact on subjectivity, and the evolving nature of endings, frames, and therapeutic relationships. Guests bring clinical stories, theory, and lived experience to explore how psychoanalytic ideas inform practice across settings, from hospitals and clinics to education and policy. Noteworthy is the emphasis on practical ethics, relational nuance, and how contemporary contexts—technology, politics, and pandemics—shape analytic work and patient care.

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1. Ed Sprunger
2. Gohar Homayounpour
3. Aner Govrin
4. Michele Gaspar
5. Carla Neely
6. Amy Levy
7. Joyce Schlockauer
8. Virginia Ungar

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