4-Week Self-Study Course — 12 Months Access
Melanie Klein Course
Join this 4-week self-study course for therapists who want to understand Klein’s core ideas (and how to use them!) without having to become Kleinians.
Aaaaaall the content we’ll cover 👀
What You’ll Learn
Week 1: Foundations
I want to start off by giving you the best balance of a solid but beginner-friendly foundation I can muster. We will cover the ever-elusive idea of the “life and death instinct” and how it underlines all of Klein’s theory. How she got into trouble assuming an early ego but her idea of internal objects still lives on. Then there is phantasy (with a ph!), symbol formation and how all that becomes thinking.
Watch time: about 60 minutes
Week 2: Paranoid-Schizoid Position
This will be the hardest module… We’ll ignore everything Klein ever said about a timeline and only take what is actually useful: Thinking of her positions as modes of experience. You’ll learn to recognize the paranoid-schizoid mode based on the kind of anxiety, defences, object relations, phantasy, and symbols. Plus, helpful post-Kleinian advice on how to tailor interpretations better when someone operates in this mode.
Watch time: about 75 minutes
Week 3: Depressive Position
We’ll do the same for the depressive mode and compare the two. Plus, we’ll look at why patients can feel subjectively worse in the course of therapy, and how Klein helps us make sense of that. And a case study for you to practice.
Watch time: about 45 minutes
Week 4: Projective Identification + Envy
Klein has two more big topics up her sleeve. We’ll elicit the help of other (post-)Kleinians to understand the difference between projection and projective identification, the dynamics behind envy, and how all of that can show up in the consulting room.
Watch time: about 45 minutes
How You’ll Learn
This is a 4-week self-study course.
From the moment you purchase, a new module will drop every week. This way, you’ll take on Klein bit by bit. With structure, without the overwhelm.
Every module consists of videos, downloadable slides, and a workbook.
You can watch the videos on your own schedule. No live meetings you need to fit into your day. Rewatch as many times as you need within 12 months.
What is it like to learn from me?
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Some facts and guarantees 🛟
Good to Know
I put a lot of work into this course and I want you to feel safe trying it.
14-day money-back guarantee: If you’re unsatisfied with the first two modules, let me know within 14 days of purchase and I’ll refund you.
12 months of access: You’ve got a whole year to watch all the videos and download the slides and workbooks.
About Me
I’m Alina, a German psychologist, psychodynamic psychotherapist-in-training, psychoanalyst-in-training and not a Kleinian (some will be disappointed while others let out a sigh of relief). To me, that’s a good thing.
I want to teach Melanie Klein without the dogma, focusing on what I personally actually found interesting and helpful.
I value clarity and pragmatism. I strive to bring fun and enthusiasm into our field. And I still know that there are limits to making Klein understandable.
This course will – most likely – not turn you into a Kleinian either. But it will help you understand (and use!) the ideas of one of psychoanalysis’ most disliked, loved, bold, and revolutionary thinkers.
Because in all her crazy, there is some real gold.
Don’t Buy If…
…You look for supervision or psychotherapy. This course is for education and entertainment purposes only and does not replace supervision or psychotherapy.
…You want to learn about Melanie Klein’s approach to child analysis. I don’t resonate with her approach at all and won’t be teaching the technique she used with children.
…You already read plenty of Klein and have no trouble making sense of it → invest your money in more books!
…You cannot easily afford the price. If money is scarce but you want to become a better psychotherapist → invest your hard-earned money in supervision.