Book & Practice Discussion Group: Colonization & Its Discontents
Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ET
October 15th- December 17th
Can psychoanalytic psychotherapy liberate the patient and if so, from what? How can we distinguish between the acts of civilizing and colonizing? When and how do we recognize violence in the treatment room, and is it an inevitable part of healing? And how can we learn to witness and harness holy rage rather than repress it? Juxtaposing Freud’s Civilization & Its Discontents with Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, we will explore these provocative questions in ways both textual and contextual. The group will meet for an hour & a half, via Zoom & is open to licensed clinicians. Each week we will discuss a portion of the books with a brief intro by the consultant. Group members will take turns presenting cases & getting input from each other. Particular attention will be paid to role of play in decolonizing both intrapsychic and interpersonal oppression (e.g., racism, gender, ability) in the 21st Century. Group limited to 9 members. Fee is $550. Please email mike@mikelanglois.com questions & for enrollment.*
*Depending on your state and licensure this course may be eligible for up to 8 CEs. Please inquire if interested.
Book & Practice Discussion Group: Social Class, Money, & Psychodynamic Practice
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET
October 16nd– November 20th
Psychoanalytic theory is a conflicted tree with roots in Capitalism, Socialism and Marxism, and modern-day treatment is often riddled with socioeconomic class anxieties and ambivalences for both patient and therapist. Beginning with Freud’s Ambulatorium and his writing on money and class, and moving onto the work of modern thinkers such as Corpt, Dimen, Ehrenreich, and Layton, we will set out to trouble the unconscious beliefs held by ourselves and our patients about greed, value, and other rich and taboo aspects of “earning a living” as therapists. The group will meet for an hour & a half, via Zoom & is open to licensed clinicians. Each week we will discuss a portion of the books with a brief intro by the consultant. Group members will take turns presenting cases or clinical dilemmas & getting input from each other.
Fee for the group is $500. Please email mike@mikelanglois.com for questions & enrollment. *
*Depending on your state and licensure this course may be eligible for up to 8 CEs. Please inquire if interested.
Biweekly Group Supervision
Alternating Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET
Six to eight members. Focus of supervision will be on psychodynamic theory and practice. Open to all clinical disciplines. Hours can be used in partial completion towards licensure in CA, DC, MA, NY and OR for LCSWs & LICSWs.
Consultant Bio: Mike Langlois, LICSW received his BA from Connecticut College in 1991, and his MSW from Smith College School for Social Work in 1994. He has over 30 years of experience counseling children, adolescents & adults. He is currently a teaching associate in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Mike is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. MA Lic: 1027261 CA Lic: 61390 OR Lic: L5785 NY Lic: 089194 DC Lic: LC200002900
Paying It Forward
If you have financial need please contact me for options. If you have significant financial privilege, and you want to support early career therapists from a variety of racial and class backgrounds, you are welcome to fund a full or partial scholarship for one of the above courses.