Anna M. A. Sergent
In-Depth Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in London Stratford (East Village) and West Hampstead
The Importance of Play and Psychoanalysis
Recent calls to appoint a Minister for Play in the UK have sparked mixed reactions, some recognising the urgency of the issue, others responding with mild irony. At the heart of this proposal lies a growing concern: children today are playing less, and the neighbourhoods they grow up in are increasingly shaped by a lack […]
A Psychoanalytic Approach to Therapy: Repetition, Symptom, Change.
Why do we keep having the same arguments with those we love? Why does a small remark from someone linger for days? Why do we sometimes feel inexplicably stuck? This series, Navigating the Unseen: A Psychoanalytic Exploration, takes up questions like these, not with answers or solutions, but with a different kind of attention. Psychoanalysis […]
Why Do I Offer In-Depth Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis- Do They Differ?
A reflection on depth, language, and the kind of therapeutic work I offer Sometimes people ask why I use both terms, in-depth psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, in the title of my website. If my work is rooted in psychoanalysis, why not simply say that? Why include a phrase that seems more open-ended, even a little vague? […]
Psychoanalytic Take on a Night Out.
A night out can become a suspension of the ordinary. It contrasts with the routines that structure daily life: work, study, and other obligations and demands. It offers a space where something other than the ordinary everyday may emerge, something unspoken, perhaps even unconscious. The music, the lights, and the movement of bodies create an […]
Psychoanalysis and the Uncanny Persistence of the Family Line
Franz Kafka’s Odradek, that strange, inexplicable figure from The Cares of a Family Man, offers a compelling way to think about something many of us sense but struggle to name: the persistence of something within a family line, something that endures without clear reason, renewing itself in each generation. Kafka’s creation, a small, lifeless yet […]
Creativity, Uncertainty, and the Psychoanalytic Process
The psychoanalytic process is often imagined as a deeply reflective and interpretative experience, one in which unconscious conflicts come to light, meanings unfold, and the patient gains insight. However, insight alone is not always transformative. Creativity is a crucial element that allows analysis to move beyond repetition. Donald Winnicott, with his seminal ideas on play […]
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