Clínica psicanalítica online: reflexões sobre as expectativas e a prática

Abstract

This article aims to encourage reflections on the psychoanalytic clinic done remotely, especially current practices developed through digital technologies online. Therefore, bibliographic research is used to review the background of this type of clinic, going through definitions, principles and discussions about the most recent practice, to considerations about its intense use due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Ranges, benefits, challenges and resistances in relation to this practice are discussed, seeking to contribute with a theoretical-methodological construction that supports it. The authors' impressions and experiences during the supervised internship experience helped to illustrate it's potentials and limits. Without intending to exhaust the discussion about the legitimacy or effectiveness of this modality of psychological care, it seeks to promote critical reflection on the referred clinic, not only during this pandemic moment, but beyond it, given the changes and technological advances that are being presented.