virtue of their patients. This book is essential reading for trainees and established clinicians alike, across the spectrum of mental health care providers."
Dany Nobus, Professor of Psychoanalytic Psychology, Brunel University London, UK; Founding Scholar, British Psychoanalytic Council
"At last(!), a compelling 'spoken' account of Lacanian clinical work which relies on the verbal interchange rather than on theoretical exposition in order to re-orient us regards fundamental psychoanalytic concepts. In an inspired move, Dulsster invites many of the most renowned Lacanian practitioners onto the couch so as to reflect on their formative experiences as clinicians. What emerges is an essential account of the idiosyncrasies underlying psychoanalytic formation and of the singularity of what it means to truly listen to those who enter the analytic situation."
Derek Hook, Associate Professor of Psychology, Duquesne University, USA; co-editor of the Reading Lacan's Ecrits series; and author of
Six Moments in Lacan (both Routledge)
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Clinical Encounters and the Lacanian Analyst is an inspiring text for both new and seasoned psychoanalysts. With an exquisite light touch, Dulsster interviews nine practitioners who generously offer their clinical resourcefulness and dexterity, as well as share fertile moments of speech effects for both the patient and the analyst, including those of failure, in cases that are significant to their own formation. The book shows how patients teach analysts to be better analysts. It demystifies Lacanian practice, highlights its diversity, and demonstrates its power and relevance in any healthcare setting. Once you pick up this book, you won't be able to put it down. It's a great read!"
Eve Watson, psychoanalyst, Dublin, Ireland; co-editor of
Critical Essays on the Drive: Lacanian Theory and Practice (Routledge)
