The St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute Podcast: Episode 2. Our host is Anene Tressler-Hauschultz and today we have joining us: Stuart Ozar, MD & Lynn Wolfe, MA, PLPC. The mission of the institute is to advance psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thought through training, treatment, education, and research to benefit the mental health of our diverse community. Joining […]

  The St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute Podcast: Episode 1. Our host is Anene Tressler-Hauschultz and today we have joining us: Chester Smith, M.Ed, LPC. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Smith speaks on what to look for when finding a therapist, his private practice, what it means to be a Psychoanalyst and Psychotherapist, […]

by William A. Kelly, MD LISTEN on Podcast, click HERE.   Intergenerational conflict is a heavy sounding concept.  History is replete with examples from Abraham and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, Cain and Abel, Hamlet, etc.  One of the more compelling stories from a psychoanalytic perspective is that of Oedipus Rex, a tale by Sophocles believed to […]

Psychoanalytic Perspectives: Empathy William Kelly, MD Empathy: In all twenty-three volumes of Freud’s works the term only appears fourteen times. However he regarded it as basic to the process and the practice of psychoanalysis. He referred to empathy as a “mechanism by means of which we are able to take up any attitude at all […]

Psychoanalytic Perspectives: Self Psychology William Kelly, MD   Self psychology is a relatively new theory within the field of psychoanalysis. The name was chosen because of gradual recognition that the difficulties some people experience have to do with self-esteem regulation and maintenance of a solid sense of self in time and space, often referred to […]

 We invite you to listen to our presentation… The Many Faces of Eros: Through the Eyes of a Midsummer Night’s Dream Commentary by Jacqueline Langley, PhD Originally Presented June 3, 2016, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis A Midsummer Night’s Dream Learn more about the connections between psychoanalytic thought and the dramatic arts: Click HERE.  

Understanding Race, Social Class, and Culture Through a Psychoanalytic Lens Lecture with Neil Altman, PhD This lecture was an interactive dialogue, focusing on the ways the social categories of race, social class, and culture can be understood from a psychoanalytic point of view. The evening looked at the way “whiteness” is constructed in U.S. society, along with […]

Attachment at the Extremes Lecture with Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD Consequences of adverse early experiences have been demonstrated clearly, and profound compromises in attachment, as well as other domains of development, have been described.  Intervention to remediate adversity has been shown to be effective, particularly if secure attachment relationships with caregivers can be fostered.  […]

Childhood Trauma in Cultural Context Lecture with Gabriel Ruiz, LCPC Today’s children face enormous challenges resulting in both acute and chronic traumatic effects.  The sources of trauma are myriad: community violence such as gangs, school shootings, and police brutality; war, terrorism, and refugee status; physical and/or sexual abuse; loss of a parent/significant adult;      parental/family violence; […]

When Children are Fearful – A Conversation with Dr. Lourdes Henares Child psychotherapist and Institute Faculty Member Lourdes Henares-Levy, MD, offers down-to-earth advice to parents, teachers, counselors, and all who work with young children on how to best deal with a child’s fears and worries in these uncertain and sometimes frightening times.