Life Within Hidden Worlds: Psychotherapy in Prisons

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy as a practice is the antithesis of a prison regime. Prisons are hard- psychotherapy is porous, permeable. Echoed throughout this book is the obvious paradox that is being worked when practicing psychotherapy in prison.MorePsychoanalytic psychotherapy as a practice is the antithesis of a prison regime. Prisons are hard- psychotherapy is porous, permeable. Echoed throughout this book is the obvious paradox that is being worked when practicing psychotherapy in prison. The two are worlds apart, yet each can creatively serve the other.