by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who Was Harry Stack Sullivan? “We are all much more simply human than otherwise.” – Harry Stack Sullivan The Revolutionary Vision of Harry Stack Sullivan Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949) emerged as one of the most innovative and influential...
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by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Bridging Object Relations and Clinical Innovation Who was Otto Kernberg? “The integration of love and aggression within the context of internalized object relations represents the core psychological task in personality development. When this integration fails,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who was Heinz Kohut? “The most significant characteristic of human existence is neither biological drives nor unconscious wishes but rather the human need to have the self understood, validated, and supported by others.” – Heinz Kohut The...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Identity, Development, and the Life Cycle Who was Erik Erikson? Erik Erikson (1902-1994) emerged as one of the most influential voices in 20th-century psychology, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of human development and identity formation. His journey from...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 10, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who was Sabina Spielrein? Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942) was a pioneering Russian psychoanalyst whose innovative theories of sexuality, destruction, and transformation shaped the early development of psychoanalysis. Over a brief but brilliant career cut short by the...
