Paris, the clinic
Psychology degree in Bucharest; clinical seminars at Pitié-Salpêtrière and Sainte-Anne, Paris.
01 Panorama
East and West,
one practice.
I trained in psychoanalysis in Paris and in Bucharest, and for almost three decades I have been listening to what lies beneath the surface: in my practice, in the university seminar room and in hundreds of televised conversations with thinkers, artists and spiritual teachers.
My work brings together the rigour of Western psychoanalysis and the lived wisdom of Eastern traditions, so that what is fragmented can be seen, heard and, slowly, made whole.
In numbers
Doctorate2004Fundamental psychopathology and psychoanalysis, Université Paris 7
In practice since1997Clinical work and university teaching
Books11As author, published in Bucharest and New York
Television260Interviews on the inner life
YouTube3.5MViews of the televised conversations
02 Writings
Books, dialogues, translations.
Eleven books as author, seven volumes of dialogues and more than twenty scientific articles, published in Romania, France and the United States.
- 2017Shame. Listening to What Cannot Be SaidLa Honte. Écouter l'impossible à direPresses Universitaires de France, Paris · coauthor
- 2016Introduction to PsychoanalysisIntroducere în psihanalizăEditura Fundației România de Mâine, Bucharest
- 2014Mind and Reality: Phenomenological Confluences of PsychoanalysisAddleton Academic Publishers, New York
- 2014Walk the Talk in EducationSeven volumes of dialogues with figures of scientific and spiritual lifeEditura Fundației România de Mâine · editor
- 2010Neither Zen nor PsychoanalysisNici zen, nici psihanalizăCartea Daath, Bucharest
- 2010I Think, Therefore I Am NotGândesc, deci nu existCartea Daath, Bucharest
- 2006The Perfect Psychoanalyst's GuideGhidul psihanalistului perfectOscar Print, Bucharest
- 2003Faces of Death in a Time of DesireIpostaze ale morții într-un timp al dorințeiPaideia, Bucharest
Translations
The Dictionary of Psychoanalysis (2001) and the Larousse Great Dictionary of Psychology (2006), Editura Trei, as cotranslator.
The journal
Chief editor, then director of the Romanian Journal of Psychoanalysis, from 2007 to 2018.
Research
More than twenty articles in international journals and proceedings, indexed in Scopus, EBSCO and ProQuest.
03 The path
Three decades, one question.
The doctorate
Doctor in fundamental psychopathology and psychoanalysis at Université Paris 7, with the highest distinction.
The journal
Chief editor, then director of the Romanian Journal of Psychoanalysis, until 2018.
The conversations
260 televised interviews with psychoanalysts, spiritual teachers, actors and directors.
Recognition
APTR Award for the best interview show in Romania. Mind and Reality is published in New York.
Shame
Coauthor of La Honte, a book on shame and on listening to what cannot be said, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris.
One-to-one work
Individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy, online, in English and Romanian.
04 Topics
What we can explore.
The questions people bring are rarely simple. These are some of the territories we can explore together, at your own pace.
Shame and vulnerability
What we hide in order to be accepted, and what it costs us.
Fear and uncertainty
Living with what cannot be controlled.
Loss and identity
Who we become after something ends.
Narcissism and humility
The fragile self behind the need to be seen.
The inner child
Old wounds that still shape our choices.
Life, death and meaning
The questions that return at every stage of life.
In conversation with
Luigi ZojaKaisa PuhakkaVenerable Robina CourtinGonsar Tulku RinpocheJure BiechonskiMenis YousryGeorges ColleuilVasile Dem. ZamfirescuLeon DănăilăDumitru Constantin-DulcanMihaela Minulescu
Ani Choying DrolmaMaster Tanpai RinpocheKhentrul RinpocheElias CaprilesMarcel IureșMaia MorgensternDorel VișanFlorin ZamfirescuValentin UritescuDoru AnaAndrian Titieni
05 Podcast
Conversations on the inner life.
APTR Award
Best interview show in Romania, awarded by the Association of Television Professionals.
YouTube channel ↗
Episodes recorded with Ștefan Mandachi. Each one carries an English audio track next to the Romanian original: pick the language from the player.
How to heal from shame and fear
A long conversation about shame, about the fear that keeps us hidden and about what changes when we let ourselves be seen.
06 Questions
Before we begin.
If your question is not answered here, you can write it in the questionnaire.
Where do the sessions take place?
Online. You can join from wherever you are, from a quiet place where you can speak freely.
In which languages can we work?
In English or in Romanian.
What happens after I send the questionnaire?
I read each questionnaire personally. If I can help, you will receive a reply with a proposed time for a first session.
Is what I share confidential?
Yes. Your answers are treated confidentially and used only to respond to your request.
How do I know if this approach is right for me?
If the same questions keep returning in your life, a first conversation can help clarify what you are looking for. The questionnaire is a simple first step.
Is this an emergency service?
No. If you are in crisis, please call 112 or your local emergency number right away.
07 Work with me
Individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
A space to slow down and listen to what keeps returning: the patterns, the silences, the questions without an easy answer. Sessions take place online, in English or Romanian.
i.
Nine questions
A short, confidential questionnaire about what brings you here.
ii.
A personal reply
If we can work together, you receive a reply and a proposed time.
iii.
The first session
Online, wherever you are, in English or Romanian.