The Voice of Couples Therapy:
Common Conflicts and Complaints
New
Center for Psychoanalytic Studies
Saturday,
October 11, 2014
9 AM - Noon
Joan Jutta Lachkar, Ph.D.
Every couple complains. Sometimes a
complaint is a complaint, and sometimes it is used for evacuation. This course
draws from many theoretical perspectives including classical psychoanalysis,
self-psychology, ego psychology, object relations, attachment theory, and
others. The first part of the workshop describes various kinds of complainers
and how to “listen” to the complaints as they link to various personality
disorders. It also has applicability to multicultural and cross-cultural
couples. Time is allowed for role-play, case presentations and discussion.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
• Understand the eight different types of “complainers”
and their corresponding personality disorders.
• Explore couples’ mutual projections.
• Discover various listening approaches
and their applicability to cross-cultural complains.
Joan Lachkar, Ph.D. is a licensed MFT in private practice in Sherman Oaks, CA,
as well as an affiliate member of the New Center for Psychoanalysis. She has
authored several books including The Narcissistic/Borderline Couple: Psychoanalytic Perspective on Marital
Treatment, The Many Faces of Abuse: Treating the Emotional Abuse of
High-Functioning Women, The V-Spot, How to Talk to a Narcissist,
How to Talk to a Borderline, The Disappearing Male, New Approach to Marital
Therapy, and her new book, Common Complaints that Bring Couples into
Therapy. She also writes as a psycho-historian and has been widely
published in journals on the subject of marital and political conflict in the Journal
of Psychohistory, Frontpage, Family Security Matters, and published her
paper, "The Psychopathology of Terrorism," at the Rand
Corporation.To sign up for this workshop, please call (818) 290-3390 or email jlachkar@aol.com.
