• E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)

  • Apr 24 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
  • Podcast

E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)

  • Summary

  • Dr Alan Baban is a writer, psychiatrist and BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and he is the Chair of the Art and Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry.

    Today we discuss:

    - What makes psychoanalysis different from other therapies

    - Different unconscious drives people have

    - What a psychoanalytic session looks like

    - The many benefits of free association

    - How art can help people understand the human experience

    - The acclaimed Netflix series Adolescence

    Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

    If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line.

    Alex is not currently taking on new psychotherapy clients, if you are interested in working with Alex for focused behaviour change coaching , you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com with "Coaching" in the subject line.

    Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com -
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