Online Psychoanalysis

Haim Weinberg is a psychologist, group analyst, and certified group psychotherapist based in Sacramento, CA. He has developed group therapy training groups in Asia, and leads online training process groups for therapists around the world.

"With the advent of digital communications technology we all now live in a vastly altered world. Never before has the practice and framework of psychotherapy changed so rapidly and universally and we are all trying to adapt and understand what this all means and how it affects our patients and our work. This book is the singularly most valuable book to help every clinician, of whatever persuasion, think through this new world. Haim Weinberg is the world’s premier authority on online psychotherapy. Addressing the current state of online treatment, the most up-to-date research findings, how online treatment effects the therapeutic alliance, transference and countertransference, the impact on boundaries, confidentiality and privacy, and the unique considerations for couples and group treatment online, this book leaves no stone unturned and no question unanswered. Haim Weinberg guides us through this new and confusing terrain with clarity, wisdom, and common sense. This book is the essential guide to online psychotherapy right now."ROBERT GROSSMARK, PhD, ABPP, psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Author of The Unobtrusive Relational Analyst: Explorations in Psychoanalytic Companioning"Imagine a future where AI technologies allow us to be transported into the consulting room anywhere on the planet or beyond. Since the global pandemic, the world has gone virtual. Psychoanalysis is no exception. It must adapt in order to survive and thrive. In this concise introduction to the parameters, advantages, and liabilities of online therapy, Haim Weinberg convinces us that we must keep up with the times. Whether you are for or against it, he cogently lays out the pros and cons and easily establishes himself as the leading authority on the topic."Prof. Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP, author of End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate, Honorary Professor, Department of Psychosocial & Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, UK, Faculty, Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, USA, Faculty, New School for Existential Psychoanalysis, USA

• 1. Introduction 2. What Is Psychoanalytic-Oriented Psychotherapy 3. The Body in Psychoanalysis 4. Practical Considerations 5. Transference, Countertransference, and Resistance Online 6. Special Populations and Modalities 7. Training for Online Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 8. The Future of Online Psychoanalysis: Trends and Predictions 9. Conclusion