Listening from across the Atlantic: Reflections on the state of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the United States
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Encouraged by the journal's current Editor‐in‐Chief, as a new member of the Editorial Board with this essay, I use myself as a representative case example of current pluralistic trends in training in the United States and describe multiple threads that characterized my journey to become a psychoanalyst. Amid these pluralistic influences, I identify six vectors of concern for modern psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy as practiced in America: pluralistic training; how technology has changed the analytic frame; economic issues; diversity, equity and inclusion; political polarization; and the existential threat of climate change.
Source: British Journal of Psychotherapy
DOI: 10.1111/bjp.70014
Author: John R. Paddock
Institution: Emory University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Emory University
OpenAlex ID: W7128731808