Possible Profession

The Possible Profession: The Analytic Process of Change takes a fresh look at the many forms of unconscious communication that take place in the analytic situation. Bringing together two decades of the author's previous writing as well as a considerable amount of new material, this book addresses a major contemporary issue in the field of psychoanalysis. Unconscious communication in the analytic situation takes many forms. This book explores a number of these pathways as the author has encountered them in clinical work. Including numerous clinical examples, chapters cover a variety of topics with a central focus on: The relationship between the inner worlds of patient and analyst; The interplay between these intrapsychic forces; How this interaction affects the analytic process and, more specifically, the therapeutic action of psychanalysis.