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Psychotherapy has taught me if you establish the right conditions, surprising things happen. Understandings and insights suddenly appear, and unexpected transformations occur. Patients see themselves in new ways and experience themselves and the world differently. Their lives change.

A good psychotherapy also facilitates the therapist discovering things that were previously hidden, in themselves as well as in the patient. The therapy changes the therapist.

I have been writing this blog for sometime and it has helped me to think about what it means to be a psychotherapist, and a psychotherapy patient.

I’ve chosen rock and roll music as the metaphor for exploring psychotherapy because it has played an important part of my life, and is a medium which is both alive and evocative. It allows plenty of opportunity to feel and to think.

In 1968, Mia Farrow’s sister, Prudence, joined the Beatles in a meditation retreat at Rishikesh with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Prudence became overwhelmed by the experience and was unable to leave her room. John and George coaxed her back into the world. It must have been a harrowing time for all but it led to a touching song about encouraging a friend to see the beauty in herself and the world. I’m going to use it as the theme song for my blog.

The blog is as much for me as for anyone who reads it. I hope you enjoy it.

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The Birth of the Talking Cure

December 1, 2018

In 1880, a discreet revolution took place in suburban Vienna. As medical men, including Sigmund Freud, beat a path to Paris to watch Charcot’s hypnotised patients act out their hysterical symptoms to … Read the Article

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Mick Jagger – Psychoanalytic Seer

December 2, 2018

In 1969, the Rolling Stones released the album, Let it Bleed. One of the tracks was titled You Don’t Always Get What You Want, a song which includes the lyrics: You can’t always get what you … Read the Article

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You’ll Never Reach the Sky

November 20, 2020

The song Sky Pilot was recorded by Eric Burdon and the Animals for the album The Twain Shall Meet in 1968.  It includes a long instrumental … Read Article

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The Man in Black.

September 19, 2020

In the 1990’s, music producer Rick Rubin approached Johnny Cash to encourage the singer to record with him. The approach was unusual as Rubin largely … Read Article

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Sorry Polly, Women’s Law Still Touches Me

September 7, 2020

I will be presenting this paper as part of the Two Way Learning Webinar Series offered by Australian Institute for Psychoanalysis. Here is the link to … Read Article

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Allan grew up at Belmont, on the shores of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, NSW, Australia. In his early twenties, he completed his Commerce Degree with a major in economics and was employed as a management trainee with the BHP Pty Ltd.

Allan decided he was not ready to settle into a career, particularly in the corporate world. It was a life changing moment.

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