# psychoanalytic (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover psychoanalytic. Page: Feed: --- ## [#31 THERAPYCRAFT: Treating depression, for exasperated therapists (part one)](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/31-therapycraft-treating-depression) _2026-08-17 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ An eclectic psychoanalytic theory of the nature and aetiology of depression. ## [#30 Earning secure attachment.](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/30-earning-secure-attachment) _2026-08-05 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ Hope and real-world remedies for the self-identified insecure. ## [#29 THERAPYCRAFT: Twelve qualities of great therapists (imho).](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/29-twelve-qualities-of-great-therapists) _2026-07-27 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ Some under-acknowledged traits and states brilliant therapists have in common. ## [#28 Great therapists have 10x better outcomes. Or do they?](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/28-great-therapists-have-10x-better) _2026-07-07 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ Interrogating the shaky claims of "supershrink" literature. ## [#27 THERAPYCRAFT: Transference for beginners.](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/27-transference-for-beginners) _2026-06-28 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ What I would say in our first supervision session. ## [#26 The alchemy of bitchiness.](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/26-the-alchemy-of-bitchiness) _2026-06-19 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ Some under-considered risks of being a bitch. ## [#25 THERAPYCRAFT: Integrating mystery into psychoanalytic practice.](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/integrating-mystery-into-psychoanalytic) _2026-03-09 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ Psychotherapy involves an ancient task. Considering a mysterious ancestry that extends far further back than Freud (instead of only our modern 'evidence base') might help us be better at our work. ## [#24 THERAPYCRAFT: What (good) psychoanalytic therapy actually is.](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/24-what-good-psychoanalytic-therapy) _2026-02-21 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ And a note on finding the right kind of help. ## [#23 Field notes from an alchemical life: Calcination](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/24-field-notes-from-an-alchemical) _2026-01-21 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ The black beginning, and escaping psychology's Saturnian shadow. ## [#22 Samhain in the southern hemisphere](https://thepsychoalchemist.substack.com/p/22-samhain-in-the-southern-hemisphere) _2025-11-01 · Kate O'Connor · The Psychoalchemist_ Lighting the hearth in convict country. ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ktdbFeZP4vNv) _2025-11-01 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [Remembering Berlin, or, The Fate of those who Collaborate](https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/remembering-berlin-or-the-fate-of-those-who-collaborate/) _2025-08-12 · David Ferraro · Archives of a Divided Subject_ Parts of the Lacanian field have been forgetful in recent times, so this might be an opportune moment for a brief excursion into psychoanalytic history. By the latter years of his life, Freud had followers in many parts of the Continue reading ## [The Génocidaire’s Imaginary: Liberalism, fascism, and psychoanalysis](https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/the-genocidaires-imaginary-liberalism-fascism-and-psychoanalysis/) _2025-07-27 · David Ferraro · Archives of a Divided Subject_ Let us begin with a couple of prefatory remarks, one from the institutional side of psychoanalysis, and the other from the clinical. There is surely a history waiting to be written of the movement of Lacan’s audience from the militant Continue reading