ISAP Zurich

Seminar

Training + Diploma

Regression and Symptom Formation

Date
23 Oct 2026
Time
13:00–14:45
Location
ISAP Zürich
Lecturer
John Desteian
Semester
Autumn Semester 2026
Category
Seminar

This four-session seminar will examine the phenomena of psychological regression, whether that is a consequence of developmental conflicts that impede developmental progression, or adult regressions in reaction to present-day emotional obstacles. The focus will be on symptom formation, the identification of blockages of psychic energy, and the potential for working through.

About the Speaker

John Desteian
John Desteian

President · JD, DPsy

John A. Desteian, J.D., L.P., diplomate Jungian psychoanalyst, has been in private practice since 1983. He is the author of Coming Together, Coming Apart (1989) and numerous articles and book reviews, appearing in professional journals and anthologies, which concern interpersonal (object) relations, gender, creativity, and politics. He was the founder, …