ABSTRACT

This paper reflects on some of the author’s experiences conducting psychoanalytic psychotherapy remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. The author takes E M. Forster’s famous epigraph ‘Only connect’ as a starting point for reflecting on the nature of connecting in therapy when that work is mediated by technology. In particular, the author discusses his uncertainty about the impact of a digital format on the transference relationship. Three vignettes from the author’s clinical work with adolescents are presented to expand upon this theme, before the author concludes that a transference relationship can survive, and sometimes thrive, across a digital distance.

摘要

本文反映了作者在冠状病毒大流行期间远程进行心理分析心理治疗的一些经验。作者将E. Forster着名的题词《 Only connect》作为起点，以反思在技术为媒介的情况下治疗中的连接本质。特别是，作者讨论了他对数字格式对转移关系的影响的不确定性。在作者得出结论，移情关系可以在数字距离上生存下来，有时还可以蓬勃发展之前，提出了作者针对青少年的临床工作中的三个短篇，以扩展这一主题。