talks and publications

publications

Black mirroring and the paranoid-schizoid simulacrum: scrolling as a defense against the depressive position.

The final Version of Record is available here, although it is behind a paywall.

You can access a free version - the Author’s Accepted Manuscript - here.

Cover of a journal titled 'Psychodynamic Practice' with volume and issue number, dated August 2025.

talks

Therapists Talk Therapy Ep. 37: Contracting with Clients as a Therapeutic Frame

In this podcast hosted by Margaret O’Connor, she, Colm Early, and I discuss contracting with our clients and explore what this means in theory and practice. We discuss how a therapist's understanding of, and comfort with, contracting can evolve through their career so that the contract provides a therapeutic frame for the work, as opposed to something which can feel like a block or needs to be gotten out of the way so the real work can begin.

A graphic promoting a PCI college podcast titled 'Therapists Talk Therapy,' featuring purple, teal, and purple-colored speech bubbles with 'T' inside, above a purple sofa.