Dr. Lawrence Hedges, Ph.D., Psy.D., ABPP

Technologically driven research during the last three decades in the fields of neuroscience, infant research, and relational psychotherapy has made clear the importance of the ongoing impact of experiencing and processing the relationship in psychotherapy. In this course, Dr. Hedges will review the ways that psychotherapists of all persuasions are coming to recognize and work with relational variables in their practices. And how relational sensibility makes a significant difference to both clients and therapists not only in the overall outcome but in the richness of everyday experience of both client and therapist.

Course Objectives: 

1. Define relational sensibility in psychotherapy
2. Name four relational listening perspectives
3. State Freud’s singular stroke of genius
4. State what is meant by “the present moment”
5. Explain how dialogue contributes to relational sensitivity

About Dr. Lawrence Hedges: 

As Founding Director of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute, Dr. Hedges has been teaching and supervising Relational Psychoanalysis for over 40 years. He has been awarded Honorary Membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association and recognized as author of one of the significant contributions in the decade of the 1990’s, Interpreting the Countertransference during the centennial celebrations of the International Psychoanalytic Association. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad and has published 23 books on various psychoanalytic topics. His latest book is Relational Listening: A Handbook.

3 CE Credits