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Originally Posted by octoberful
I know you were  as I've read your posts about him in the past. Spotnitz is self-psychology much like Kohut. Self psychology is one of three I've been discussing:
Objection relations
Self-psychology
Relational
Those are the 3 main ones that are considered within of the modern school of thought. They all do once a week psychoanalytic therapy, but some clients need it more. This is opposed to Freudian, which is "classic"/nonmodern. |
I agree that "modern" can refer to a broader variety but am holding that I speak about something more specific regarding working with anger and frustration. Spotnitz had specific concepts on his own that do build on self psychology but he developed his own more specific concepts and approach, originally while treating schizophrenia and narcissistic disorders. I took classes at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies and discussed theory a lot with my ex-T who followed that tradition (he is directly from the lineage of Spotnitz followers) so am pretty confident in what I am saying. It was actually part of the reason that analyst was not a good fit for me - he has that interest very strongly and wants to work with every client that way, but I did not find it useful, I don't think I have the relevant issues. Anyway, one can look up all that online.