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Not Yet: When Interpretation Becomes Intrusion in Adolescent Therapy
Not every interpretation lands. Some come too soon. Learn how to recognise when a symbol isn’t ready—and why that matters in OCD work.

marcuslewton
Apr 102 min read
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How to Tell If Your Child Is Symbolising or Just Repeating
Is your child expressing something—or just repeating it? Learn how to tell if a ritual is symbolising, or if it’s stuck in survival mode.

marcuslewton
Apr 82 min read
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Understanding Symbolic Breakdown in Adolescent Obsessionality
When a young person stops symbolising, rituals remain—but meaning drains out. Symbolic collapse is quiet, but devastating. (Lecture 2).

marcuslewton
Apr 85 min read
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The Institutional Defence Against Meaning: Why Clinics Abandon Symbolic Work
To abandon symbolic work is to leave the child un-met, and the therapist untouched. We must reclaim meaning, or risk becoming procedural.

marcuslewton
Apr 83 min read
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Don’t Tell Me What They’re Doing — Tell Me What It’s For
OCD rituals aren’t just behaviours — they’re attempts at meaning. Stop listing actions. Start listening for what the act is doing.

marcuslewton
Apr 62 min read
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The Shape of the Thought: Listening for Structure in Unwanted Intrusive Presentations
Learn to hear beyond content. This seminar explores how intrusive thoughts reveal psychic structure, using Bion and Meltzer as our guide.

marcuslewton
Mar 3052 min read
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“Why Can’t They Just Stop?” Understanding the Hidden Logic Behind Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts aren’t nonsense—they’re protection. This post helps parents understand the hidden logic behind loops, rituals, and fear.

marcuslewton
Mar 292 min read
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