A Memoir of Psychotherapy

Authors

  • Scott Baum

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30820/0743-4804-2021-31-79

Keywords:

psychotherapy, Michael Eigen, anhedonia, soul murder, madness

Abstract

In this memoir an experienced psychotherapist describes a fifty-year personal psychotherapy, more than thirty years of this therapy as a patient of Dr. Michael Eigen. The author’s and Michael Eigen’s lived experience of madness and murder is examined for insight into the possibilities of working psychotherapeutically with very damaged psyches and souls. Michael Eigen’s theory and practice are part of the investigation, and questions are raised about what can be enough, if anything, in the successful psychotherapy of people in profound and enduring psychological and emotional pain.

Author Biography

Scott Baum

Scott Baum, PhD, ABPP, is a member of the IIBA Faulty and a clinical psychologist living and practicing in New York City, USA.
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Published

2021-05-18

How to Cite

Baum, S. (2021). A Memoir of Psychotherapy. Bioenergetic Analysis, 31(1), 79–94. https://doi.org/10.30820/0743-4804-2021-31-79

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2021 Scott Baum

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