In this paper I review key principles of contemporary Kleinian technique and relate them to their source in the theories of Klein and Bion. I note that the analyst's subjectivity is undertheorized in this approach. I then present a detailed account of my use of technique in work with a patient who was lacking in affect and found it difficult to engage in the process. I describe how she evoked a flat response in me initially and how we worked together to form an engagement. Her vivid dreams are given as examples of shifts in her state.