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Jeremy D. Safran Ph.D.

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Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D., was the Chair and Professor of the Psychology Department at the New School for Social Research until his untimely death in May 2018. He was also on faculty at both The New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis; the Stephen A. Mitchell Center for Relational Studies; and Past-President of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He had published extensively in professional journals and was the author (or co-author) of several books including 1) Emotion in Psychotherapy; 2) Interpersonal Process in Cognitive Therapy; 3) Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance:A Relational Treatment Guide; 4) Psychoanalysis and Buddhism: An Unfolding Dialogue; and 5) Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Therapies. Safran was internationally recognized as a clinician, teacher of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy researcher.

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Recent Posts
Psychoanalysis Today
The popular media often perpetuates a distorted and caricatured image of psychoanalysis.
Authenticity American Style
The perception of Trump as authentic because he is often unscripted and says politically incorrect things, raises important questions about the meaning of authenticity.
Therapeutic Alliance Ruptures
Research indicates that the therapeutic alliance is more important than the brand of therapy. Skillful therapists can address "alliance ruptures" constructively.
Replication Problems in Psychology

A major research study recently found that many well known findings in psychology are difficult to replicate.This study and the media attention it has received have led to a considerable stir within the field. While some minimize the importance of these findings, they do rekindle longstanding debates about what kind of 'science' psychology is.

A major research study recently found that many well known findings in psychology are difficult to replicate.This study and the media attention it has received have led to a considerable stir within the field. While some minimize the importance of these findings, they do rekindle longstanding debates about what kind of 'science' psychology is.

Is it Time to Fire My Therapist?

Even the most beneficial therapies often undergo rough or discouraging patches, and working through these periods can be one of most beneficial aspects of the treatment. But how can you know when it's worth sticking it out and when it's time to find a new therapist?

Even the most beneficial therapies often undergo rough or discouraging patches, and working through these periods can be one of most beneficial aspects of the treatment. But how can you know when it's worth sticking it out and when it's time to find a new therapist?

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The search for authenticity is a distinctive feature of contemporary culture. But what does authenticity mean in a consumer culture where products and brands are marketed on the basis of their claims to authenticity? And what does it mean when self-help books preach the gospel of authenticity with the goal of helping people to improve their value in the social market?

The search for authenticity is a distinctive feature of contemporary culture. But what does authenticity mean in a consumer culture where products and brands are marketed on the basis of their claims to authenticity? And what does it mean when self-help books preach the gospel of authenticity with the goal of helping people to improve their value in the social market?

McMindfulness

What happens when mindfulness meets consumer culture?

What happens when mindfulness meets consumer culture?

It's All in Your Head, Or Is It?

One of the most common forms of knee surgery in the United States is no more effective than a placebo treatment.

One of the most common forms of knee surgery in the United States is no more effective than a placebo treatment.