Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch

Harvey Schwartz MD

Psychoanalysis

Mental Health

Trauma

Therapeutic Relationship

Psychoanalytic Training

Freud

Transference

Psychedelic Medicine

Music

Countertransference

Memory

Dreams

Death

Parenting

Women's Sexuality

Depth Psychotherapy

Sigmund Freud

Emotional Experience

Ketamine

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Psychoanalysis applied outside the office.

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Publishes	Twice monthly	Episodes	100	Founded	7 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	Mental HealthAlternative HealthHealth & Fitness

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AI, Subjectivity and Psychoanalysis with Amy Levy, PhD (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

"Humanism has been the dominant Western belief system of the last century. It's based on the worship of human wisdom, human creation, human experience, human mind, and psychoanalysis has very much emerged from this humanist tradition. We believe in p... more

31 May 2026 • 56 min

Analytic Endings: When Enough is Enough and When it Isn't with Joyce Slochower, PhD (New York)

"When I train candidates I always say start with Freud, learn the interpersonalist, learn the object relations folks, know from what you come, even if you want to be a radical interpersonalist, a radical relationalist, because having that stuff in yo... more

17 May 2026 • 54 min • Most popular

My Evolution as an Analyst with Virginia Ungar, MD (Buenos Aires)

"I'm not suggesting that repression has lost its place as a fundamental defense mechanism. Repression remains central, coherent, and fundamental to the founding of the unconscious. It is what makes certain contents inaccessible to consciousness, and ... more

3 May 2026 • 56 min

How We Care for Ourselves (and each other) with Stephen Bernstein, MD, Melvin Bornstein, MD, Mark Moore, PhD, Jonathan Palmer, MD, Harvey Schwartz, MD, Peggy Warren, MD

"We are a group of analysts working in the greater context of the analytic world, but as a group, we have a profound analytic group process that's evolved and in profoundly successful ways - we've become a group that contains one another, and deals w... more

19 Apr 2026 • 1 hr

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Recent Guests

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)

Pamela Polizzi

Advanced candidate in psychoanalysis at the Contemporary Freudian Society in New York City

Contemporary Freudian Society, New York

Episode: A Candidate Engages Patients Who are 'Difficult to Reach' with Pamela Polizzi, LCSW (New York)

Mary Morgan

Psychoanalyst, couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and writer.

British Psychoanalytical Society

Episode: An Analyst's 'Couple State of Mind' with Mary Morgan, (London)

Allannah Furlong

A psychoanalyst based in Montreal, author of Putting the Psychoanalytic Frame to Work.

Episode: When the Analytic Frame 'Groans' with Allannah Furlong, PhD (Montreal)

Dana Amir

Winner of the Sigourney Award and psychoanalyst specializing in trauma and language.

Israeli Psychoanalytic Society

Episode: The Syntax of Trauma: Parasitic Language, Metaphor and Metonymy with Dana Amir, PhD (Haifa, Israel)

Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon

Clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, author of 'Contemporary Developments in Supportive Therapy, Principles and Practice'

British Psychoanalytic Association

Episode: The Unique Characteristics of Supportive Therapy with Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon (Leeds, England)

Paul Marcus

Author and psychoanalyst focused on the intersection of psychoanalysis and wisdom literature

Episode: On Transience and the Cycle of Time: Freud and Ecclesiastes with Paul Marcus, PhD (Great Neck, New York)

Host

Harvey Schwartz

Host of Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch; frequently associated with IPA-related programming and academic psychoanalysis

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 458 ratings

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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 !
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revieergad
United Kingdom12 days 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.
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Rammi24
United States21 days 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.
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Ishimoi
United Kingdom5 months ago
Great podcast
I have really enjoyed the breadth of topics and thoughtful interviews. I often listen to podcasts while I walk my dog and I’ve enjoyed getting reacquainted with ideas and terminology that I’ve missed. It’s very accessible and my book list is growing from these interviews!
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Baltimore532
United States7 months ago
Harvey
I find comfort from this podcast it’s really great tool and one I find helps me reflect thank you
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United Kingdom8 months ago

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Listeners praise the approachable yet rigorous treatment of psychoanalytic ideas

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Guests are described as diverse and insightful, with a strong emphasis on practical applications

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Apple Podcasts	#231	United States/Health & Fitness/Mental Health
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Apple Podcasts	#43	Italy/Health & Fitness/Mental Health
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Mothers and Their Little Girls with Ilene Lefcourt (New York)

Q: Can you read that chapter section for us?

Ilene explains the women's group discussions and the way early chapters set up the themes of attachment, gender, and mother–daughter dynamics, using examples from the book to illustrate how maturation and social context intersect with maternal imagination.

A Memoir of Analysis, Poetry and Mortality with Alice Jones, MD (Berkeley, California)

Q: Before we get into the book itself, could you fill us in on what led you to write it and what you hoped readers might take from it?

I wanted to show how analysis operates not just inside the consulting room but within the whole life of a practitioner—the way stories from patients, my own life, and poetry weave together to form a single field of attention. The book seeks to honor the dignity of both patient experience and the ethical responsibility of listening, while also acknowledging mortality as a central, shaping force in both therapy and living.

An Analyst's 'Couple State of Mind' with Mary Morgan, (London)

Q: Do you see that as fundamentally different than the individual analytic state of mind, self-reflective capacity that we're familiar with from individual work?

Mary Morgan believes it's a version of the individual reflective capacity applied within the couple dynamic.

The Syntax of Trauma: Parasitic Language, Metaphor and Metonymy with Dana Amir, PhD (Haifa, Israel)

Q: What is the difference between the saturated and non-saturated states in trauma analysis?

Saturated states are fixed and cannot undergo transformation, while non-saturated states are open to new meanings and change.

The Unique Characteristics of Supportive Therapy with Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon (Leeds, England)

Q: What are the expectations for therapy in crisis situations?

One must have realistic expectations, as not every therapeutic relationship will lead to profound changes; sometimes, just being consistently present is vital.

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2. Virginia Ungar
3. Alice Jones
4. Pamela Polizzi
5. Mary Morgan
6. Allannah Furlong
7. Dana Amir
8. Rodrigo Sanchez Escandon

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