Outer spaces always represent inner ones. Especially
when it comes to the psychoanalytic rooms. One side they are an imaginary wombs
where the patient is supposed to feel safe comfortable and cozy; where one
likes to free associate and to regress. Another side it should be relatively “neutral”
although we know that analytical neutrality is a myth.
No matter how disclosed the analyst is, the room
speaks for itself. Interior details can evolve memories, associations, and
fantasies. The light, pictures, smells, plants – all can trigger foster analytic
process.
The following link invites you to explore modern
analytic spaces:
Enjoy!
Maria,Sasha and Oksana
Hello! Such a great link, I immediately had to browse and get lost in these room-images. I loved Anni Bergman's room, so great to see her "room in action" now that we have met her in Vienna last year.
ReplyDeleteI think in Anni's case specifically, cause I have spend some evenings and afternoons with her, it touches me how well her therapy room fits to her attitude towards patients. I first thought: are the rooms a mirror to the therapist's personality? Probably so. Also. But it also seems to be an expression of how they see their psychoanalytic professsion, their identity as analysts, and, as I mentioned with Anni before, her attitude towards patients.
So interesting, thanks for sharing! Kathrin Moertl