Putting the Psychoanalytic Frame to Work

Psychoanalysis is not just about what happens in the room – it is also about the structure that holds it all together. In Putting the Psychoanalytic Frame to Work, Allannah Furlong rethinks one of the traditional approaches to the analytic frame, arguing that disruptions – missed sessions, consent complexities, and third-party demands – are not necessarily obstacles but can be essential moments for deepening therapeutic insight. The book argues for a benevolent expectation of "trouble" as an inh