Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy

Lindsey Nicholls, PhD, is a lecturer at Brunel University, London, UK. Her doctorial study used psychoanalytic theory to explore the symbolic and relational encounters between occupational therapists and their clients in acute medical settings. Julie Cunningham-Piergrossi is a psychoanalytically trained occupational therapist, Milan, Italy. Carolina de Sena-Gibertoni is a psychoanalytically trained occupational therapist, Milan, Italy. Margaret Daniel is a Clinical Specialist OT in Psychotherapy working in a NHS Psychotherapy Clinic in Glasgow, Scotland and is a senior accredited counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.