Anne-Marie Sandler obituary
by Susie Orbach from on (#3WFQW)
Psychoanalyst who influenced generations of practitioners and had a deep understanding of the mind of a child
The analyst Anne-Marie Sandler, who has died aged 92, was the clinician's clinician. Technically adept and unafraid of the difficult states of mind and feelings psychoanalysis can uncover, she influenced several generations of practitioners, returning them to the interest in minds, hearts and longings that had led them to train in the first place.
Her passion was how people worked. Her curiosity, her genuine interest in the other person, the excitement of seeing an individual come to life after suffering, was infectious. It helped move many a trainee and experienced analyst away from the reductionism, constraining theory and cold analysis that had gripped some training institutes.
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