Althea J. Horner Ph.D. (1926-2013)
Althea Horner brings to her work an abiding belief that, ultimately, we are all masters of our fate -- that we build our own prisons and that only we can free ourselves from them.
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Author of numerous publications over a 40+ year career
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Southern California, 1965
B.S. in Psychology, The University of Chicago, 1952
Private Practice, psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults, 1970-2004, NY and CA
Supervising Psychologist, Dept. of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, 1972-1983
Associate Clinical Professor, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 1977-1991
Clinical Professor of Psychology, UCLA, 1988-1995
Advisory Committee, The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 1991-1996
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AVAILABLE AS E-BOOKS, published by Rowman & Littlefield
Being and Loving
How to Achieve Intimacy With Another Person and Retain One’s Own Identity, 3rd Edition, 2005
Being and Loving is an outgrowth of Dr. Horner's work as a teacher and psychotherapist. To all those who have experienced frustration and despair born of conflict between being and loving, this book says, "Give it another try."
Psychoanalytic Object Relations Therapy, 1991
Althea Horner explores the clinical implications of developmental object relations theory. Eight case presentations demonstrate Horner's theoretical contributions.
Object Relations and the Developing Ego in Therapy (Master Work), 1995
"Perhaps the acid test for any book on psychoanalytic theory is the light it sheds on the complex problems that a therapist faces. This book passes that test with flying colors. I now see my patients in a different light and I have changed my approach with beneficial results."
—Samuel L. Bradshaw, Jr. The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
The Wish for Power and the Fear of Having It, 1989
Using object relations theory, the text portrays man's deep ambivalence about power and uncovers the early sources of our wishes and fears about it. It aims to provide a clarification of the essential differences between destructive and creative power and its position in everyday life.
Dealing With Resistance in Psychotherapy, 2005
Resistance is an unfortunate term for the manifestation of defense mechanisms in the treatment situation. As long as these defenses are in play, the process of exploration and discovery comes to a halt. This book is written for the professional psychotherapist who may be puzzled why work with a particular patient or client is going nowhere.
The Primacy of Structure
Psychotherapy of Underlying Character Pathology, 1990
In evaluating patients, Dr Horner asks herself whether he or she was well integrated and well differentiated before the presenting complaint, or a borderline individual already at risk. These facts are critical for the patient's therapy.
