Presented by Afsaneh Alisobhani, Psy.D, FIPA

This seminar will explore André Green’s seminal paper, The Dead Mother, delving into how the experience of an emotionally unavailable maternal figure—due to loss, depression, or trauma —shapes psychic development, attachment, and identity formation. Green’s concept provides profound insights into the inner worlds of patients, particularly those he describes as “non-neurotics,” whose psychological struggles transcend traditional neurotic frameworks. Expanding on Green’s theoretical constructs, this presentation will propose a spectrum-based approach to the Dead Mother Complex, extending its relevance to neurotic patients as well. This broadened perspective aims to deepen our understanding of early relational disruptions and their lasting impact on psychic structure and clinical work.

About Afsaneh Alisobhani:

Afsaneh Kiany Alisobhani, Psy.D., FIPA, is a training and supervising psychoanalyst at the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute (NPI), a faculty member at the New Center for Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles (NCP), and an associate clinical professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of California. She has taught extensively on André Green and French psychoanalysis. Dr. Alisobhani served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalysis, was the chair of the Interdisciplinary Psychoanalytic Education and a member of the Scholarship Forum in the Department of Education (DPE) at the American Psychoanalytic Association (APSaA), and a member of the Psychoanalyst Emigration & Relocation Committee (PERC) at the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA). She is the co-editor of Exploration in Bion’s ‘O’: Everything We Know Nothing About (Routledge, 2019) and maintains a private practice in Corona Del Mar, California.

Time: 10:00 am – 1:10 pm PST.

3 CE Credits Available

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  • Saturday Salon: Andre Green's The Dead Mother
     March 15, 2025
     10:00 am - 1:10 pm
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Regular Registration $60.00 USD