“To know another person you know is to know what you want you can't predict and can't control...and that's the greatest fear that all of us have in our narcissistic side."
What You’ll Learn
06 KEY DISCIPLINES
Healthy & Pathological Narcissism
Distinguishing between necessary self-regard and the defensive structures of pathology.
Shame & False Self
Uncovering the profound vulnerability hidden beneath the mask of perfection.
The Object Relationships
How the inability to see the other as a whole person impacts intimacy.
Grandiosity & Emptiness
The cyclic oscillation between omnipotence and a sense of internal deadness.
Therapeutic Action
Practical techniques for working with the intense countertransference of narcissistic patients.
Rage & Withdrawal
The defensive use of anger and isolation when the self-esteem is threatened.
Sheldon Bach
"The fear is not of being alone, but of being dead while alive."
Focusing on the experience of deadness and the quest for vitality in the narcissistic struggle.
Nancy McWilliams
"Narcissism is fundamentally a disorder of self-esteem regulation."
Examining the structural organization of the personality and the role of pervasive shame.
Jay Greenberg
"Vulnerability is the price we pay for genuine connection."
Exploring the relational dynamics and the conflict between safety and attachment.
Preview Narcissism Trailer
Watch a brief preview of the conversations, insights,
and clinical perspectives explored throughout the Narcissism masterclass.
THE DEFENSIVE SYSTEM
The architecture of the psyche is designed to protect a fragile heart.
MISTRUST SHAME DEPENDENCY
GRANDIOSITY EMPTINESS ISOLATION
ENVY
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
Psychotherapists
Deepen your clinical skills and manage the complex transference/countertransference dynamics inherent in treating narcissism.
Couple therapists
Establish a foundational understanding of psychoanalytic theory through the lens of character organization.
Graduate Students & Trainees
Gain new frameworks for helping trainees navigate the 'impasse' and technical challenges of difficult cases.
Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Therapists
Explore the intersection of traditional psychoanalysis and contemporary object relations theory.
A rare opportunity to study narcissism beyond diagnosis.
Join three of the most influential thinkers of our time in a definitive exploration of the narcissistic self.
