"Waking the Dreamer: Making Use of Dreams in Clinical Process", presentation by Balin Anderson, LCSW
Summary:
Too often, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic techniques and concepts are misrepresented or misunderstood as bizarre and ineffective. This salon will center on a long-term, twice weekly psychodynamic therapy with a special focus on the role of unconscious process in therapeutic action. Beginning with dream vignettes from this treatment, Balin will describe how therapist and patient collaborated to interpret and make sense of unconscious material. In the course of presenting this case, Balin will also highlight the core features of dynamic and analytic therapies.
About the Presenter:
Balin Anderson, LCSW, practices in LoHi, Denver. Balin works with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds. Her clinical interests include relational trauma and resilience. Balin completed Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Training at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City. Previously, she was the Director of Social Services for Planned Parenthood of New York City’s Bronx Health Center, where she also served as a medical interpreter for Spanish-speaking patients. Balin earned her MSW from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St Louis. Raised in Crested Butte, Balin received a Boettcher scholarship to attend Colorado College, where she studied Comparative Literature, Spanish, and Women’s Studies.
The 2017-2018 Salon Series is sponsored by Elements Behavioral Health