La vérité ne peut se dire que mi-dire.
Truth can only be half-told (mi-dire).
— Jacques Lacan, Seminer XVII (L’envers de la psychanalyse)
About Me
Clinical Psychologist Hatice Balkan works with adult analizens from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective. Undergraduate studies in Psychology were completed at International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia, followed by a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Vizja University, Warsaw, Poland. Academic and clinical training across multiple countries provided exposure to diverse practices, fostering a multi-layered and cross-cultural approach to psychoanalytic work.
During undergraduate studies, participation in the Erasmus+ exchange program at the University of New York Tirana, Albania, and Erasmus+ internships in Spain and Turkey offered experience in both clinical and research-based work. During the master’s program, engagement as a research assistant at the Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, included active involvement in EEG and tDCS studies, as well as data collection and preprocessing, further developing expertise in scientific research and neuropsychological methods.
Psychoanalysis
Lacanian psychoanalysis is a process focused on understanding the subject’s inner world, speech, and desire. The aim is not to simply uncover the influences of past experiences or unconscious processes, but for the subject to hear their own speech and confront their own desire. During the analytic process, the analizen becomes aware of their narrative, repetitions, and gaps, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of their relationship with themselves and the world.
The analytic work is typically conducted in regular sessions, in which the analizen, accompanied by the analyst, brings their own speech to the surface. The analyst does not occupy a position of providing solutions, but preserves the space that allows the subject to find their own meaning. Language serves as the carrier of the unconscious, and each word carries traces of meaning.
Writings and Translations
“The Double Secret” Üzerine Lacanyen Bir Okuma
Psikanaliz Nedir? Freud’dan Lacan’a Bir Okuma
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