ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors describe a way of working therapeutically with infants which was developed at The Royal Children’s Hospital by Dr. Ann Morgan. It continues to inform the clinical work there and is an important part of the teaching of the University of Melbourne Masters in infant and parent mental health which developed out of that work. The authors present several interviews with Morgan and quote from them. Morgan shares D. W. Winnicott’s compassion and wisdom in believing that love and hate are inextricably intertwined in all relationships. Her approach to infant–parent psychotherapy is that when there is a problem between the mother and the infant the therapist works with both the mother and the infant, and that means not just having the infant present in sessions but actively working with the infant. For Morgan, the core principle in infant–parent psychotherapy is to “be with the baby”, as well as with the mother or parents.
