This paper focuses on autistic women who received 1-18 months of psychodynamic psychotherapy in the NHS. Using neuro-psychoanalytic insights from Mark Solms’ work, it explores why autistic people experience exhaustion after tasks, the necessity of stimming, and how understanding concepts like homeostasis and free energy can inform therapeutic approaches. The work bridges genetics, psychology, and psychoanalytic theory to offer new perspectives on autism.

This paper applies psychodynamic thinking to understand the Qur’an from a psychoanalytic perspective, exploring object relations theory within Islamic scripture and examining the psychological dimensions of religious text through a contemporary therapeutic lens.

This essay explores Islamic meanings through psychoanalysis as a translation tool, examining how Quranic concepts resonate with structural models of the psyche. The work investigates points of resonance and dissonance between Islamic texts and psychoanalytic theory, drawing on classical psychoanalytic theorists and Islamic scholarship to understand the Islamic psyche and propose a meta-psychology informed by Quranic narratives.

This article offers seven individual reflections on psychotherapy in the context of the genocide in Gaza, discussing silence, colonisation, decolonising psychotherapy, dissociation, and power. The work explores the field’s practice and practitioners while reflecting on allyship and transactional analysis approaches.

Written by a Jungian analyst of Palestinian descent, this chapter examines the Gaza assault through analytical psychology, questioning war definitions applicable to the Palestine-Israel conflict. Drawing on Jung’s understanding of opposites, it explores the psychological dynamics of catastrophic conflict and calls for recognition rather than denial in the face of fratricidal genocide.

This chapter examines how prejudice may be embedded within passionately held beliefs and discusses the unsettling de-personalizing effects of Jungian training and practice on practitioners from non-Western cultures. It explores the intersection of analytical psychology with cultural identity and questions how the discipline addresses its own prejudices and cultural assumptions.

This chapter opens a window on women’s experience in war zones, bearing witness to their fractured lives and the ways they struggle and survive. It explores sexual violence and rape as weapons of war used to ethnically cleanse populations, examines the film “Where Do We Go Now?” as a re-visioning of war narratives, and highlights women’s resourceful methods to balance destructive drives and sidetrack men from war.

This article explores the Jungian concept of amplification – a technique for understanding dream images and unconscious material by expanding their meaning through cultural, mythological, and symbolic parallels. The work bridges personal psychological experience with collective archetypal understanding, demonstrating how amplification serves as a therapeutic tool that connects the individual to universal patterns of human experience.

This comprehensive guide explores premarital counseling as a proactive approach to building strong foundations for marriage. The article covers the benefits of pre-marriage therapy, what couples can expect during sessions, and practical guidance for finding qualified counselors. It addresses common relationship concerns and provides evidence-based insights into strengthening communication, conflict resolution, and long-term relationship success.