Doris Brothers, PhD, is a psychologist/psychoanalyst with private practices
on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and in Oslo, Norway. She works with
individual adolescents and adults as well as couples, families, and groups.
She is a cofounder of the Training and Research in Intersubjective Self
Psychology Foundation (TRISP) in New York City where she has taught a
wide variety of courses. She has published five books and numerous
articles. A recent book written with Jon Sletvold is titled A New Vision of
Psychoanalytic Theory Practice, and Supervision: TALKING BODIES was
published by Routledge in 2023. Her latest book, also written with Jon
Sletvold is entitled, A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Embodied Relational
Knowing (Routledge, 2026).
She co-leads many supervision/study groups, presents papers, and
teaches about embodiment with Jon Sletvold. Widely traveled, she has
presented her work in many parts of the world.
Dr. Brothers’ approach to treatment combines elements of self psychology,
intersubjectivity, and relational systems theory. Believing that experience is
embodied, she attends to her own bodily reactions and to those of her
patients. She views her patients as relational partners in a therapeutic
process that relies on empathy, trust, and compassion. Since many
psychological issues originate in trauma and its devastating aftermath, she
strives to provide a safe and dependable environment for the working
through of traumatic experiences.