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A common example of resistance: The patient jumping from one topic to a less upsetting one. The role of the dynamic psychotherapist is not to disabuse the patient of this ambivalence but rather attempt to understand its psychological function.
- Jerald Kay

It is odd that so many people see psychoanalytic therapy as an endless, intellectual rehashing of one’s childhood experiences when, in fact, one of its core assumptions concerns the emotional power of the here-and-now therapeutic relationship.
- Nancy McWilliams

In order to listen deeply to another in the attuned way a therapist needs to listen, we have to quiet ourselves down inside…There is no way to quickly get over the anxiety of occupying the role of therapist. It takes “time in the chair” - lots of it.
- Teri Quatman

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Otto Kernberg on narcissism:
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“When everything is in order, we call it 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑚….What then is pathological narcissism and what are the problems of narcissistic personality? These individuals show abnormal self-love and way of loving others…”

A common thread found in narcissistic disturbances is a sense of “lack”…Narcissistic colleagues or acquaintances are often referred to with comments such as “he is so full of himself!” The irony is that these individuals are often terribly empty.
- Gabbard & Crisp (2018)

Good training doesn’t provide all of the answers, although it certainly helps to organize and assimilate information better. Good training really shows up when clinicians don’t have the answers. Handling the unexpected is what therapy is often about.