Dr. Leon Brenner (Ph.D)
Lacanian psychoanalytic orientation
Psychotherapie nach Heikpraktiker Gesetz
The Lacanian Orientation
The fundamental principle of psychoanalysis lies in speaking freely and saying anything that comes to mind without reservation. Central to Lacanian psychoanalysis is the attention to one’s speech as it unfolds during the analytical session. Lacan insisted that when we speak there is a something that speaks through us. He famously said “It speaks” (ca parle), alluding to the unconscious which, acting as an foreign presence, becomes manifest in our discourse and is articulated in our body. In Lacanian psychoanalysis, one speaks with the aim of transforming symptomatic suffering into a desire or a distinctive form of satisfaction emanating from the same source. The analysand speaks, while the analyst listens. By elaborating on their memories, dreams, fantasies, etc., the analysand endeavors to bring about a significant shift in perspective – a transformation in their subjective position.
I offer psychoanalysis sessions for those interested in the Lacanian orientation. If you are interested in psychoanalysis, in this page you will find basic information that you might find useful.
The Course of the Treatment
Psychoanalysis adheres to a case-by-case perspective, embracing the notion that each subject is unique and necessitates a distinct treatment trajectory. This presupposes that every analysis will differ in its substance, its progression, its frequency, and its duration. A common characteristic across most sessions is that one speaks freely about anything that comes to mind and delve deeply into the issues that arise. This exploration is guided by the one’s free associations and the analyst’s interventions and interpretations. Typically, sessions conclude at a pivotal or significant moment, fostering a period of reflection and association between sessions. This is a distinctive feature of the Lacanian orientation—the variability in session length.
First Sessions
The first few analysis sessions provide an ideal opportunity to start putting things into words. What motivated you to seek psychotherapy? What are the obstacles you hope to work-through? During these initial sessions, we will assess the suitability of a psychoanalytic approach to your needs. Following the preliminary sessions, and contingent upon the decision to proceed, we will establish the frequency and duration of your sessions and start working.
Ethical Code
I warmly welcome individuals of all identities, genders, and affiliations without prejudice. My practice is committed to embracing all forms of otherness and all modes of existence. Confidentiality is a cornerstone of our interaction, ensuring all information disclosed during sessions remains strictly private. Information will only be shared with a third party upon your explicit request or in grave situations threatening life or health. Sessions are supervised by certified members of the New Lacanian School (NLS) and the APPI, and adheres to the ethical guidelines of the Lacanian orientation.
Fees and Health Insurance
Please take note that sessions cannot be covered by the German public health insurance system and can only be paid privately or, in some cases, with private health insurance.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation of sessions is to be made 24 hours in advance. Not arriving to a scheduled session, or cancelling without a 24 hour notification in advance, will require covering the full cost of the session according to our agreement. In any other case, sessions can be rescheduled and will not require extra charge.
Emergencies and Medical Advice
In cases where medical advise is needed or cases of psychological emergency, please contact your local GP or the Berlin Charité emergency clinic: Phone +49 30 450 517 666. Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin.
I provide psychoanalytic sessions for patients under the rubric of the Erlaubnis zur berufsmäßigen Ausübung der Heilkunde ohne Bestallung- beschränkt auf das Gebiet der Psychotherapie. It is important to note that sessions are not a substitute for medical treatment offered by clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and other healthcare professionals. Learn more about Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie in Germany here.
If you are interested in booking a session please fill out the following form or contact me here.
CLIENT INFORMATION ON DATA PROTECTION
The protection of data related to your person is important to me. According to the General Data Protection Regulations, I will inform you below about how my practice collects, saves or passes on data, and what rights you have.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DATA PROCESSING
The person responsible for processing data is: Dr. phil. Leon S. Brenner.
PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING
The processing of your data follows legal requirements in order to fulfil the duties connected to the agreement form between you and your provider.
I process your personal data, especially data related to your health. Such information includes your medical history, diagnoses, therapy suggestions and any findings, which I or other psychotherapists or doctors collect. To this end other doctors or psychotherapists, who are treating you, may make data available to me (e.g. in doctor’s reports), if you waive them of confidentiality.
The collection of information about your health is necessary for your treatment. If the necessary information is not provided, a carefully planned treatment cannot take place.
RECIPIENTS OF YOUR DATA
I only pass your personal data onto third parties if it is legally allowed (e.g. due to acute danger to yourself or others) or if you have consented.
People who receive the data are likely to be other doctors or psychotherapists, health service providers or in the case of unpaid bills also lawyers and legal institutions. When you establish contact between me and your health service provider, this is considered to show your consent to pass on information about your health, which is necessary to establish the necessity and the approval of the therapy or its prolongation.
The information is passed on mainly to clarify medical questions or questions which result from your relationship with your insurance company. In individual cases information is passed on to other valid recipients.
COMMUNICATION VIA INTERNET
When sending and receiving information from you via the internet (i.e. E-Mail) it is important to consider that third parties may be able to read it. In order to protect your data you may choose to use encryption with your email provider for the reception and sending of emails. My measures to encrypt emails only protect the connection between my email account and the server but not the connection between the server and your email account. To offer you the best possible level of security for email, I have an additional email account on Protonmail. On request, we could communicate using this email which, I believe has the best possibility to try to ensure that no one except me is able to read your emails. Should you have opted to receive bills via email, you may revoke this at any time and opt for receiving bills on paper or via Protonmail.
SAVING YOUR DATA I keep your data only as long as it is necessary to do so for the treatment. We are obliged by law to retain the data for at least 10 years beyond the end of treatment. Invoices, according to the requirements of the Finanzamt, are kept for thirteen years.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to information about the collected data which pertains to you. You also have the right to have incorrect data corrected. Beyond this under certain circumstances you have the right to the deletion of your data, the right to limit how the data is processed as well as the right to have data passed on. The processing of your data follows legal requirements. Only under exceptional circumstances do we require your consent. In these cases you have the right to revoke your consent for future processing of your data.
You also have the right to complain to the appropriate Aufsichtsbehörde für den Datenschutz should you believe that the processing of your personal data has not occurred in accordance with the legal requirements. The postal address for the appropriate Aufsichtsbehörde für den Datenschutz in Berlin is:
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Friedrichstr. 219 10969 Berlin
Additional contact details are: Tel.: 030 13889-0 E-Mail: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de Website: https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de
LEGAL BASIS
The legal basis for the processing of your data is Artikel 9 Absatz 2 lit. h) DSGVO in Verbindung mit Paragraf 22 Absatz 1 Nr. 1 lit. b) Bundesdatenschutzgesetz. Should you have any questions about this, please just ask me.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Leon Brenner 