221-223]. Here we see the humanity of a therapist whose best efforts of “empathy, responsibility, and genuine benevolent curiosity” (p. 3) may end in therapeutic impasse or failure. With all of the therapies available in today’s world the consumer deserves to have enough information to make wise choices. This is a contemplation on the very nature of exploration in psychoanalytic psychotherapy—even after it is “over.” I, for one, am still haunted by the case of Mr. M. However, this is a book about roadblocks, and, as the author tells us, it is “the need to hold on to internalized sadomasochistic object relationships … [that is] the most difficult roadblock of all” (p. 213). As in her earlier work, Deepening the Treatment, we also hear the voice of a teacher orienting her student: patients are trapped in enduring patterns of relating to self and others, patterns that are repeated within the therapy. Love, Loss: Creating A Meaningful Life, AAPCSW, 2010. – Marcel Proust. Jane Hall is an Australian comedian, actor, voice artist and presenter. My goal is to demystify psychoanalytic work so that more people can have an idea about what to expect from the psychoanalyst and psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist. It is helpful for all of us—young or old—to know that we are not alone in such disappointment and self-questioning. The therapist had to ask herself why she kept persevering, and she thought that it was some combination of not wanting to give up, pity, hatred, her own masochism, and on some level, her horror at the story of this man’s childhood. Jane Hall’s emphasis is on preventing treatment from remaining superficial. Work with masochistic patients almost always evokes the therapist’s anger and sadism. A: I'm a psychoanalyst. Click here to see this selected list of presentations in a pdf downloadable file. Jane Hall Ecommerce Specialist at Tata Consultancy Services. Almost everyone who crosses the therapist’s threshold is looking for a second chance — a shot at living a richer, less restricted life. Southeast Florida Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (SEFIPP). Jane Hall’s new book is a fine introduction to psychotherapeutic process by a clear writer … And beyond this focus, the text provides a broad base of understanding about the psychotherapeutic situation that cannot be described within this limited space, such as discussions of the evolution of key analytic concepts and sensible counsel for the beginning therapist about setting up an office, self-disclosure, receiving gifts, the impact of the therapist’s illness, and boundaries. Hall’s initial approach for the beginner is her discussion, in the first chapter, of transference—“both the motor and the main roadblock in psychoanalytic work” (p. 12). Hall was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.