Working With Emotion in Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapies see emotion as a gateway to meaning, and emotion often provides the initial motivation leading to therapeutic change. In this approach, emotion serves as both a container of memory and as an experiential process occurring in the moment, and therapists work with emotion in both forms to help uncover recurring patterns and resolve issues. In this program, Dr. Norka T. Malberg discusses the mainstream psychodynamic and psychoanalytic model of emotion as well as that of mentalization-based therapy, a recent approach within this tradition.

Guest experts Leslie S. Greenberg and Michael A. Tompkins ask questions as Dr. Malberg discusses excerpts from previously published videos that show emotional expression.