My guest on this episode is celebrated therapist, author, and teacher Jon Frederickson.
Jon Frederickson is on the faculty at the Washington School of Psychiatry. He also teaches students all over the world how to provide ISTDP therapy and how to become better dynamic therapists and supervisors.
His book Co-Creating Change won the British Medical Associations 1st Prize in Psychiatry.
His latest book Co-Creating Safety is a pathbreaking and illuminating resource for working with patients who suffer from severe mental illness and ego fragility.
Finally, his book The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an excellent read for anyone just exploring getting into therapy and a great companion piece for the therapy process. You can follow Jon's page for therapists on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/DynamicPsychotherapy
You can also learn about Jon's work here: https://istdpinstitute.com/
In this episode I ask Jon about what the healing force is in psychotherapy and how this factor shows up in working with patients who have the most troubling symptoms. His answer takes us on a tour from Freud, to Bion, to Davanloo and ultimately leads to specific examples of how patient's who suffer from fragile ego function might handle their wish to heal.
This is the first episode in a 3 part series.