ABSTRACT
The internet is playing an ever increasing role in society, and not surprisingly in psychoanalytic practice as well. Yet it remains a controversial endeavour. In this chapter, I examine some issues that emerge for patient and analyst when using internet videoconferencing for treatment. My main focus is on establishing and maintaining a psychoanalytic frame within which an analytic process can develop. Then I examine some objections to psychoanalysis in cyberspace, pose questions raised for current psychoanalytic understandings of time and space, and suggest areas for future exploration.
