Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic Exchange

Saturday, September 27th, 2025
Online from 12 Noon-2:00pm/Eastern

Can the narratives that organize psychoanalytic exchanges be conducted without words? The answer according to the presenters in this conversation is a resounding “yes!” They offer different perspectives on how both verbal and nonverbal communication in psychoanalysis takes narrative form. Together they demonstrate the crucial importance of understanding the embodiment of narratives in therapeutic relationships.

The Wilheim Reich Center for the Study of Embodiment
in collaboration with The William Alanson White Institute annouces our first new season’s first event of

THE EMBODIMENT SERIES OF 2024-2025

WITH MODERATOR-HOSTS
DORIS BROTHERS, PhD, and JON SLETVOLD, PsyD

Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic Exchange

With panelists:
JACK FOEHL, PhD
MARK FREEMAN, PhD
DANIEL GOLDIN, MFT, PsyD
LYNN PRESTON, MA, MS, LP

Visit our faculty page for more information about our speakers and moderators/hosts. Information about this event is also available from The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology. This is the first event of the season.

PRESENTED BY 
The Wilhelm Reich Center for the Study of Embodiment
IN COLLABORATION WITH
William Alanson White Institute