Intersubjective self psychology as a new paradigm for clinical practice: The leading edge as the generative edge

In this paper, I provide a synopsis of the core concepts of Intersubjective Self Psychology or ISP, and seek to demonstrate how ISP, with its focus on the leading edge, represents a new paradigm for clinical practice. I want to highlight the difference the ISP perspective makes on how we think about the therapeutic process and therefore, how we work. My introduction to the theory will provide the reader with the theoretical foundation for how to listen to the clinical presentations that my colleagues, Aviva Rohde and Harry Paul, will present in the two subsequent papers.