亞曆山德拉?拉瑪教授 是塔維斯托剋（Tavistock）和波特曼（Portman）NHS 基金會的心理治療發展部主任和波特曼診所的成人心理治療師。她是英國精神分析學會會員，倫敦大學精神分析中心客座教授，埃塞剋斯大學健康與人文科學學院心理治療榮譽教授，羅馬薩皮恩紮大學和羅馬溫尼科特中心的客座教授，倫敦大學心理乾預研究中心臨床主任。她還是“新精神分析文庫”係列叢書的編輯，也是國際精神分析雜誌的區域編輯之一，在精神分析以及身體和創傷方麵發錶瞭大量文章。

A clear and thorough introduction to techniques and practice issues, as well as basic theoretical frameworks, for beginners. Psychoanalysis is not so much skill-based, as dependent upon the development of the analytic attitude, guided by principles of technique that are used in the clinical situation. Alessandra Lemma's accessible guide has been based on her long experience of teaching trainee practitioners. It includes discussion of interventions and the possible dynamics associated with the different stages of therapy: assessment, beginnings, middle and end phases of therapy. It exposes the rationale underlying a range of interventions and discusses research evidence where relevant and available. Written by a well known author with plenty of practical experience Introductory and aimed at trainees Uniquely, it combines practical advice with theoretical explanation