Consulting the Patient: The Art of Being Together: Perspectives on Technique and Therapeutic Field*

Psychoanalyst practicing in Livingston, NJ and NYC, is a Director of the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) in Livingston, NJ, its Trauma and Resilience Programs, and Applied Psychoanalysis Division. She has written, spoken widely, and appeared as a guest expert on radio and TV about her work with children, families, and couples. Dr. Bratt's work in Applied Psychoanalysis has included staff development seminars and professional presentations for groups such as the Division of Youth and Family Services, the Child Life Specialists Association, NJ Crisis Negotiators Association, Jewish Family Services, and the International Neuropsychoanalytic Society. She is faculty and training supervisor at several psychoanalytic institutes, and has been graduate faculty at Drew University, Centenary College, and Union College. Her publications include, “The Impact of Strategic Emotional Communication on Memory & Identity Development,” “Nurturing Emotionally Resilient Children,” and “Loneliness, Longing and Love: Why Some People Never Find the Love They Need.”