Lover, Exorcist, Critic

Understanding Depth Psychology

Dr. Karbelnig draws on his more than 30 years of experience as a psychoanalyst to create a metaphorical cast of characters, illustrated by three case studies, who enact the drama of the psychoanalytic process to give a clear, understandable explanation of the unnecessarily obscure profession.


Coming Soon

Alan Karbelnig’s second book, The Psychoanalyst as Revolutionary, employs provocative analogies as a vehicle for defining clinical psychoanalysis, which, surprisingly, has thus far failed to define itself. Coming in 2026, this new book offers a clear, cross-theoretical definition for the field’s clinical arm as well as well researched analogies and anecdotes that explore the similarities between psychoanalysis and other well known professions.

Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind

This weekly newsletter dives deeply into psychoanalytic psychotherapy, inviting practitioners, patients, and anyone fascinated by the mind into greater understanding.

Top 10 Essays

Ten of Alan’s most popular essays.

Psychoanalyzing Life

Personal blog exploring psychoanalysis.
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