THE EMBODIMENT SERIES of 2026-2027

WITH MODERATOR-HOSTS

DORIS BROTHERS, PhD, and JON SLETVOLD, PsyD

Embodied Approaches to Supervision: What are They? How are they conducted?

A Panel Presentation and Conversation with

Heather Demeter, PsyD,  Ruella Frank, PhD,  Lynne Jacobs, PhD,  Vincent Stephen

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5th 2026

Online from 12 Noon-2:00pm/Eastern

This series is presented in collaboration with The Wilhelm Reich Center for the Study of Embodiment

ABOUT THIS EVENT

As the turn to embodiment in clinical theory and practice has gained ground in our field, the idea that supervision should focus on bodily experience has become increasingly relevant.

In this conversation, four experienced clinicians discuss several perspectives on embodied supervision. They explain the development of the approaches they employ, what they believe makes them beneficial to supervisees and patients, and how they are conducted.

EVENT COSTS

Professionals $50

Candidates and Students $30

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THE GUEST PANELISTS

Heather Demeter, PsyD,

Ruella Frank, PhD,

Lynne Jacobs, PhD,

Vincent Stephen

SERIES MODERATORS, THE CO-DIRECTORS OF THE WILHELM REICH CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF EMBODIMENT

Doris Brothers, PhD,  is a co-founder and faculty member of the Training and Research in Intersubjective Self Psychology Foundation (TRISP). She was co-editor with Roger Frie of Psychoanalysis, Self and Context from 2015-2019 and is an associate editor of Psychoanalytic Inquiry. She has served on the executive and advisory boards and council of the International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP).  Dr. Brothers has published many journal articles and book chapters as well as five books. Her forthcoming book, written with Jon Sletvold is entitled, Psychoanalytic Explorations of Embodied Relational Knowing. Earlier books include, A New Vision of Psychoanalytic Theory, Practice and Supervision: TALKING BODIES written with Jon Sletvold, Toward a Psychology of Uncertainty: Trauma-Centered Psychoanalysis (2008), Falling Backwards: An Exploration of Trust and Self-Experience (1995), and with Richard Ulman, The Shattered Self: A Psychoanalytic Study of Trauma (1988). She has presented her work internationally and leads supervision/study groups with Jon Sletvold. She sees patients in private practice in New York and Oslo.

Jon Sletvold, PsyD, is founding board director and faculty member of the Norwegian Character Analytic Institute. He has written articles and book chapters on embodiment in psychoanalytic theory, practice, and training. He is the editor of four books and the authorof The Embodied Analyst: From Freud and Reich to Relationality, which won the Gradiva Award in 2015.  In 2019 he wrote, From Muscular Armor to Bodies in Dialogue with Per Harbitz. His forthcoming book, written with Doris Brothers, is Psychoanalytic Explorations of Embodied Relational Knowing. His last book, also written with Doris Brothers, is A New Vision of Psychoanalytic Theory, Practice and Supervision: TALKING BODIES. Dr. Sletvold has presented his work internationally and he co-leads online supervision/study groups on embodiment in Europe, North America and China with Doris Brothers. He practices in Oslo and New York.

ABOUT THE WILHELM REICH CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF EMBODIMENT

Inspired by the pioneering work of Wilhelm Reich and encouraged by the recent surge of interest in embodiment among clinicians, co-Directors Drs. Doris Brothers and Jon Sletvold have founded the Center. With it, they are introducing an online forum for dialogues about the ways in which embodiment affects the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

A wide range of approaches to embodiment have emerged in the last two decades that have led them to believe that a “turn toward embodiment” is underway. In the interest of furthering this turn they are offering a format that differs from the usual at psychoanalytic meetings. Rather than featuring a paper presenting a specific theorist or clinician followed by discussions, they intend that each event will center around a specific topic. Speakers from around the world, each of whom employs a different perspective on embodiment, will be invited to participate in a roundtable conversation of the topic. Afterward, online participants will be encouraged to join the conversation.

Learn more about The Wilhelm Reich Center for the Study of Embodiment