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  • The past, present and future of ISTDP
    No. 1 (2024)

    Life as an ISTDP therapist can be lonely. Most of us only have colleagues who work in other treatment modalities and see therapy differently – or no colleagues at all. The treatment we do makes high demands of us: every defense should be addressed, every manifestation of anxiety noted, every feeling experienced. This, too, can also contribute to a sense of loneliness. The Journal of Contemporary ISTDP is dedicated to replacing the loneliness of the ISTDP therapist’s journey with a sense of community, inspiration, and passion.

  • ISSUE #2: The End (and our journey there)
    No. 2 (2024)

    The theme of this issue is ‘The End (and our journey there).’ The ancient Stoics meditated on endings to focus their present lives: only by recognizing our mortality can we fully live. Memento mori. Similarly, in ISTDP, we invoke the future end of treatment – termination – as a strategy to engage patients with the here and now. As Davanloo states: “I can walk out when we say good-bye to each other, and accept that I failed. I can afford to be a failure – what can I do? I can do my best and say, okay I failed, what can I do further? But can you afford to be a failure?“ 

  • In press

    These are articles awaiting final assignment to specific issues.