The Therapist’s Vulnerability and Its Implications for Treatment, with, Dr. Karen Maroda

In this powerful recorded presentation, internationally renowned psychoanalyst Dr. Karen Maroda invites us to examine an often neglected but crucial aspect of our work: the therapist’s own vulnerability. Widely respected for her pioneering contributions to contemporary relational psychoanalysis, Dr. Maroda has transformed how therapists think about countertransference, mutual influence, and the power of genuine emotional engagement in the consulting room.

Drawing on decades of clinical experience and her landmark writings — including The Power of Countertransference and The Analyst’s Vulnerability — she explores the common early childhood experiences many therapists share, and how these shape our ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving with clients today.

She asks vital, sometimes uncomfortable questions: To what extent do we avoid conflict, remain too passive, or risk infantilizing our clients because of our own unresolved family roles? Do we lean too heavily on our sensitivity and empathy while shying away from necessary confrontation or difficult truths? Dr. Maroda encourages us to bring curiosity and compassion to our own fears, defences, needs and desires — and shows how our openness can in fact promote our clients’ sense of agency and growth.

Alongside her keynote presentation, this recording includes rich large- and small-group discussions that bring her ideas to life with real-world reflections and examples. Whether you’re a new practitioner or an experienced clinician, this recording is an invaluable resource for rethinking how your own humanity shapes your clinical work.

This video is suitable for all those in the psychotherapy fields who wish to deepen their understanding of relational practice and the therapist’s use of self.

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This webinar was originally recorded at the 2022 IARTA Conference with a live audience on the 1^st Oct 2022  

Video lecture – 3hrs and 33 mins

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Karen J. Maroda, Ph.D., ABBP, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin and in private practice in Milwaukee, WI. She is board certified in psychoanalysis by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis. The author of four books, The Power of Countertransference, Seduction, Surrender and Transformation, Psychodynamic Techniques, and The Analyst’s Vulnerability, as well as numerous journal articles and book reviews. She also sits on the editorial boards of Psychoanalytic Psychology and Contemporary Psychoanalysis. She gives lectures and workshops both nationally and internationally.