Listening, Understanding
and Teaching the Art of
Psychotherapy
David I. Joseph, MD is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, educator, and author whose work explores the intersection of science, ethics, and the deeply human experience of psychotherapy.
Listening for a Lifetime: The Artful Science of Psychotherapy |
Listening for a Lifetime: The Artful Science of Psychotherapy |
David I. Joseph, M.D., is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst with more than 50 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and author of Listening for a Lifetime: The Artful Science of Psychotherapy. His work centers on the power of listening and the doctor-patient relationship, with a strong emphasis on respect for patient autonomy and emotional suffering. He has played a major role in psychiatric education, including serving as Director of Psychiatry Residency Training at St. Elizabeths Hospital and in leadership roles at the Washington-Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Dr. Joseph is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University and has served as an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He also serves as an emeritus training and supervising analyst. Dr. Joseph currently lives in Washington, DC.
The Art of Listening
Effective psychotherapy requires more than diagnosis and treatment. It requires listening with curiosity, empathy, discipline, and respect for the complexity of human experience.
Throughout his career, Dr. Joseph has explored how psychotherapy helps individuals understand themselves, navigate change, and build more meaningful lives.
Listening for a Lifetime:
The Artful Science of Psychotherapy
Drawing on more than five decades of clinical practice, teaching, and psychoanalytic inquiry, Dr. Joseph examines psychotherapy as both a disciplined science and a profound human art.
-Loring J. Ingraham, PhD, Professor of clinical psychology, The George Washington University
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"...Dr. Joseph shares aphorisms and compelling therapeutic vignettes gained from years of professional practice, successfully blending theory, fresh insight, and practical advice for students and experienced practitioners alike."
Career Highlights
Clinical Practice
50+ YEARS
Residency Training, St. Elizabeths Hospital
FORMER DIRECTOR
Washington Psychoanalytic Society & Institute
FACULTY & TRAINING ANALYST
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. George Washington University
CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Listening for a Lifetime: The Artful Science of Psychotherapy
AUTHOR
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Host Doug Dorda chats with psychoanalyst and author David Joseph about his book Listening for a Lifetime: The Art of Psychotherapy.