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The Cruelty of Framing

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The Cruelty of Framing

Unexpected Complications of Boundaries (Vol. 1, Issue 6)

Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD
Feb 28, 2021
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The Cruelty of Framing

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Psychoanalytic boundaries are necessary to create the transformational experiences patients seek. Psychoanalytic scholars endlessly debate how to define depth psychotherapy. One straightforward way is to consider them as personal, “transformational encounters” (Karbelnig, 2016). They intend to foment change of some sort—symptom reduction, increased self…

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