Urgency and Hope in Couple and Family Psychoanalysis

Urgency and Hope in Couple and Family Psychoanalysis is a profound exploration of how psychoanalysis can address the emotional realities and challenges faced by couples and families in today’s complex world.

This volume, born from the 8th International Congress on Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, brings together contributions from psychoanalysts across the globe to examine themes such as the psychic legacy of war, transgenerational trauma, evolving family configurations, and the impact of gender and sexual diversity on relational dynamics. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of thinkers like Isidoro Berenstein and Janine Puget, the book highlights the transformative potential of psychoanalysis in moments of rupture, loss, and change. Through clinical material, theoretical insights, and cross-cultural dialogue, the chapters explore how trauma, displacement, gender transformations, and social instability reshape psychic life and relationships. It demonstrates how psychoanalytic thinking continues to evolve, offering tools to understand, contain, and transform suffering in contemporary couples and families.

This volume is intended for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, clinicians working with couples and families, and colleagues in psychoanalytic training. It will also be of interest to scholars and mental health professionals concerned with trauma, social violence, gender, and the dynamics of human links in contemporary societies.