The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)


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Dr Alan Baban is a writer, psychiatrist and BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and he is the Chair of the Art and Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry. 

Today we discuss:

- What makes psychoanalysis different from other therapies

- Different unconscious drives people have 

- What a psychoanalytic session looks like

- The many benefits of free association 

- How art can help people understand the human experience

- The acclaimed Netflix series Adolescence 

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email [email protected] with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line.

Alex is not currently taking on new psychotherapy clients, if you are interested in working with Alex for focused behaviour change coaching , you can email - [email protected] with "Coaching" in the subject line.

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