Dr. Moritz Senarclens de Grancy

My work is grounded in classical psychoanalysis and shaped by Freud’s and Lacan’s insights. I listen to how problems speak in a person’s words, silences, dreams, slips, and bodily states. We follow free association and attend to transference, the ways in which past relationships organise the present encounter. Lacan’s idea that the unconscious is structured like a language guides my focus on your signifiers and the particular logic of your symptom. Rather than aiming for quick advice, we work toward a steadier capacity to think, to desire, and to take responsibility for one’s choices. In the first meetings we clarify what brings you and consider a suitable frame. Frequency and length are agreed together and may change over time. I offer interpretations sparingly and at moments when they can open space rather than close it. The aim is not adaptation to an external norm but the relief that comes from finding one’s own voice and position. With couples I help slow escalation, make room for difference, and trace the patterns that keep conflicts repeating, so that each partner can speak and be heard. Sessions are available in German and English, in person in Berlin and online. Confidentiality, clear boundaries, and a stable setting provide the conditions for honest work.

Private practice psychoanalyst, supervisor, and couples therapist in Berlin. I work with adults and couples in German and English, in person and online. Board Director, International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations. Responsibility for knowledge development and editorial initiatives. Staff and director roles in group relations conferences in the Tavistock tradition in Germany and internationally. Design and delivery of Social Dreaming Matrix and experiential learning events. Teaching and supervision in psychoanalytic and organisational settings. Lectures and workshops on Freud and Lacan for clinicians and consultants. Publications: Der heißeste Wunsch der Menschheit (Matthes & Seitz Berlin, 2021), Social Dreaming: Einführung in die Arbeit mit der Sozialen Traummatrix für Organisationsentwicklung, Supervision und Gruppentherapie (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2023, mit Ullrich Beumer), Arbeitsplätze sind Beziehungsplätze (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2025).

Doctorate in Cultural Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin. Dissertation on Sigmund Freud’s work and clinical method. Postgraduate training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy with ongoing supervision, grounded in Freud and Lacan. Training in group relations and organisational consultancy in the Tavistock tradition, with regular staff and director roles at conferences. Author of Arbeitsplätze sind Beziehungsplätze (Springer Gabler, 2025). Board Director, International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations.