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Addressing the Shame Workgroup at the 2023 National Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Further details to be announced. DISCUSSION GROUP 25: SHAME DYNAMICS Chair & Discussant: Peter Shabad, Ph.D.* (Chicago, IL) Presenter: Daniel Shaw, LCSW* (New York, NY) This discussion group will discuss the nature of cultic communities and the ways in which shame plays...

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Shame and Self-Alienation 6pm EST, March 24th; 9am in Sydney, AU, March 25th Assumptions therapists make about the value of life are challenged when a patient proclaims the wish or the intention to be dead, or expresses bitter resentment for not having had a choice about being born. Some patients are less overtly suicidal, going...

I will be speaking on Narcissism at 2pm EST, April 1st, 2023. The link for the program is HERE.

The Traumatizing Narcissist's Relational System of Subjugation: Understanding the Theory and Using it Clinically Many people who have experienced the relational trauma of subjugation to a traumatizing narcissist enter therapy confused, ashamed and self-alienated. In this 5 session study group, Daniel Shaw will discuss with the participants specific chapters from his books on traumatic narcissism,...

Press HERE for details. Abstract: The concept of self-alienation is inextricably linked to shame. Working with adult children of traumatizing narcissists, and with others who experience narcissistic abuse, Shaw's way of working with these clients shifted as he began to study and integrate concepts and techniques from some of the contemporary traumatologists. What he has...

October 5th, 2023 - Link HERE  

Drawing on the work of Ferenczi and Clara Thompson, the author reviews their and his own reflections on analytic love. While previously framing his understanding of analytic love around the qualities of the analyst that foster healing and growth, Shaw will describe his current focus on how the analyst helps patients find and use their...

Self-alienation is an expression of deeply internalized shame. The self-alienated individual feels trapped, imprisoned by shame. The author provides illustrations of work with self-alienated individuals integrating psychoanalytic principles with concepts from contemporary traumatology, with a focus on helping patients develop self-compassion as the chief agent of therapeutic healing and growth. To register, click HERE:  

The Role of Shame in Cults, from Recruitment to Recovery Presented to Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) Details To Be Announced