Darren Haber

Psychoanalyst, Los Angeles

Darren Haber, PsyD, MFT, is a psychoanalyst practising in west Los Angeles. His first book is Addiction, Accommodation, and Vulnerability in Psychoanalysis: Circles without a Center (2022). He specialises in treating childhood trauma, addiction and anxiety/depression. He has been published online at the Los Angeles Review of Books and the APA blog site. He has appeared numerous times in the journal Psychoanalysis, Self and Context. He blogs regularly on GoodTherapy.org and Psychology Today. His website is www.therapistinlosangeles.com.

Written by Darren Haber

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PSYCHOTHERAPY

What does it mean to be an expert in psychodynamic therapy?

In a field with no easy answers or quick fixes, what does it mean to say that you have the expertise your patients need?

by Darren Haber

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THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Either/or questions are part of psychotherapy’s language games

When a patient poses a binary question, it’s tempting to give a straight answer, but they are often seeking so much more

by Darren Haber