Affairs in the Consulting Room - managing the therapist's judgemental self
When a patient brings betrayal to the clinician we are often the 'third' to know about the relationship, outside the couple. How can we think about affairs in the same way we think about other dilemmas that our patients bring? What do we do with our own 'super-ego' ish feelings about 'cheating' to enable us to meet the patient without preconceptions?
This hour long seminar will explore how we can begin to think about this very common behaviour in a more open way, to understand the roots of infidelity and the often infantile roots that cause people to put themselves - and others in such jeopardy.
Juliet Rosenfeld is a UKCP-accredited psychoanalyst and author living and working in London. Over the last fifteen years she has worked in a variety of settings, both NHS and private practice, treating adult individuals and couples.
Her writing has been published in The Times, The Guardian and The Observer, amongst others, and her new book Affairs: True stories of love, lies, hope and desire (Bluebird, Pan Macmillan) was published in March 2025. In it Juliet brings together personal stories, ground-breaking research and her own expert psychological analysis to lift the lid on this most hidden, yet exceptionally common human behaviour.
