Dr Carol Munschauer

Education

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  Private Supervision from the Scholars in Self Psychology for 30 years all over the Country

  1974 - 2015

  Deepening learning as invited Founder of International Assoc of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology Research on Infancy, Child development, Contemporary Psychoanalysis Supervision with the Hightest National Scholars

  Activities and Societies: Founder and Council Member of International Society of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology We learn about how we all have engrams, core beliefs, organizing patterns that act as templates ( or lenses in glasses) that organize how we filter the bombardment of experiences that happen to us.

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  I was the psychologist on the Adolescent Unit, Harvard Medical School, at Boston Children's Hospital

  1978 - 1982

  Phin Clinical Psychology other "Degree" is Psychoanalyst from 2 Certified Psychoanalytic Ins studying contemporary psychoanalysis and MISSION to teach Empathic Listening to Upstate NY PhD in Clinical Psych and Trained in Psychoanalysis in two Certified Institutes

  Activities and Societies: I feel my mission in life is to educate interested people on the perspective of EMPATHIC LISTENING as opposed to judging or having to be right. I use the motto:"Two people can each think something different and , they can EACH BE RIGHT." I use optical illusion pictures to illustrate this principle: "Look at this picture, is it the profile faces of two ladies looking at eachother, or is it a vase?Clearly both are correct.This is how I work with groups and couples and how I raise my child. We all see the world differently. Until we are in a self psychology treatment, we often are not aware that we are all looking through glasses with lenses ground by the real expereinces we had during our childhood. This causes us to magnify experiences that match our previous ones and minimize or maybe even not see experiences that do not match experiences we have lived before. Hence we confirm and re confirm what we have always been led to believe. And we can't help it.

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  Fellow at McLean Hospital Belmont Mass

  1974 - 1976

  Research Fellow, post PhD Wrote dissertation on thougth disorder in different diagnostic groups The Highest Level of Empathic Understanding

  Activities and Societies: The Analyst helps us see patterns. Slowly we question if these repetitive perceptions can all be so exactly the same. Slowly the analyst helps the patient experiment with tipping "the glasses" up and taking the chance of looking at what happened to them a different way. The patient's reality is always respected. Maybe the trauma that just occurred WAS the same as the hurt from earlier in life or maybe it was a little bit different. Maybe the person who hurt the patient had the same intent as the person who hurt the patient in childhood or maybe his or her motivation might have been a bit different. We learn about how we all have engrams, core beliefs, organizing patterns that act as templates ( or lenses in glasses) that organize how we filter the… Show more The patient's reality is always respected. Maybe the trauma that just occurred WAS the same as the hurt from earlier in life or maybe it was a little bit different. Maybe the person who hurt the patient had the same intent as the person who hurt the patient in childhood or maybe his or her motivation might have been a bit different. We learn about how we all have engrams, core beliefs, organizing patterns that act as templates ( or lenses in glasses) that organize how we filter the bombardment of experiences that happen to us. The patient's reality is always respected. Maybe the trauma that just occurred WAS the same as the hurt from earlier in life or maybe it was a little bit different. Maybe the person who hurt the patient had the same intent as the person who hurt the patient in childhood or maybe his or her motivation might have been a bit different. Show less

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  State University of New York at Buffalo

  1970 - 1974

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) PhD Clinical Psychology PhD Clinical Psychology

  Activities and Societies: Also studying contemporary psychoanalysis and beginning a new Society for the study of Self and Relational Psychology, open to all disciplines. Please e mail to receive a brochure. CMunschauerphd@aol.com All disciplines welcomed and all members at the same level no matter what education or degree. Will be seminars on couples therapy, False self vs True Self, and open to suggestions. Present your own work! www.drcarolonline.com I was heading toward my main interest, to study at a Certified Psychoanalytic Institute and be part of the American Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytic Society and a founder of the Institute Psychoanalytic Self Psychology.I was Pres of the WNY Chapter of the American Psychoanalytic Society for about 15 years where I grew the society from a mailing list of 8 Members to about 700 Members, Friends, and Affiliates.I also became interested in why people do… Show more I was heading toward my main interest, to study at a Certified Psychoanalytic Institute and be part of the American Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytic Society and a founder of the Institute Psychoanalytic Self Psychology.I was Pres of the WNY Chapter of the American Psychoanalytic Society for about 15 years where I grew the society from a mailing list of 8 Members to about 700 Members, Friends, and Affiliates.I also became interested in why people do dumb things ( see my book on my website www.drcarolonline.com), especially sexual acting out which I find is usually to cover feelings of shame of which the person is unaware. Show less