My writings on film show how I think when I work in my office. At charactersonthecouch.com, I write on film and TV, applying my psychoanalytic thoughts to your favorite movie and TV characters. Each time I see a movie or watch a TV series, I can’t help but think about the characters in the same ways I understand my patients. My blog pieces reveal how film and TV characters depict real human problems with startling accuracy. Do you wonder why?

Writers bring their experiences to fictional characters as they write. And, when we watch a film or TV series, these characters become even more convincing by what we bring emotionally to the experience as we watch. Our unconscious minds unite with the characters, as our past and present resonate. We relate. The unconscious struggles of these characters show us what we can’t so easily identify about other people or ourselves. Do you want to know more?