Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: The Basics and Beyond

Psychodynamic psychotherapy remains an important, evidence-based psychotherapy modality for a wide range of individuals seeking treatment.  The first part of this presentation will focus on how change occurs from a psychodynamic perspective, the unique aspects of a psychodynamic orientation relative to other theoretical orientations and how to apply psychodynamic ideas clinically. The second part of this presentation will be interactive and include application of these concepts to a clinical case for group discussion.

Dr. Katz is an adult and child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Lexington, KY. She is a faculty associate at the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UK College of Medicine. She completed residencies and is board certified in Pediatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her longstanding interest in intensive psychotherapy led her to complete training as a psychoanalyst at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute where she is currently a Training and Supervising Analyst. She has an active clinical practice focusing on long-term psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic work with adults and children. Dr. Katz has published in the areas of trauma, child development, psychiatric education and psychoanalysis, and she serves on a number of national committees and editorial boards.

Dr. Tuttle is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Lexington, KY.  He is faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, faculty in the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute and an Associate on the UK Healthcare Bioethics Committee.  He completed medical school and residency in adult psychiatry at the University of Kentucky and he completed his psychoanalytic training at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.

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