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 adults from a psychoanalytic / Lacanian perspective. A Bachelor’s degree in Psychology was completed at International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia, followed by a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Vizja University, Warsaw, Poland. Currently pursuing a full-time PhD at the University of Barcelona, with doctoral studies conducted within the Psychopathology, Personality, and Psychotherapeutic Interventions research line at the Departament de Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona.
During undergraduate studies, participation took place in the Erasmus+ exchange programme at the University of New York Tirana, Albania, alongside clinical and research-based placements in Spain and Türkiye through Erasmus+ traineeship programmes. During the Master’s programme, research assistance was provided at the Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, with active involvement in EEG and tDCS studies, including data collection and preprocessing. This experience further developed 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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