Listening from across the Atlantic: Reflections on the state of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the United States
Abstract
Abstract Encouraged by the journal's current Editor‐in‐Chief, as a new member of the Editorial Board with this essay, I use myself as a representative case example of current pluralistic trends in training in the United States and describe multiple threads that characterized my journey to become a psychoanalyst. Amid these pluralistic influences, I identify six vectors of concern for modern psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy as practiced in America: pluralistic training; how technology has changed the analytic frame; economic issues; diversity, equity and inclusion; political polarization; and the existential threat of climate change.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Psychology and Mental Health
Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
Publication details
- Journal / source
- British Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 113–124
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN