The analyst’s room is a mysterious and fascinating place: rigorously protected from prying eyes and ears, it is a secret refuge where ghosts, memories, and anticipations take shape. One can imagine endlessly what happens within these walls, how one prepares to enter, and how one takes leave.

Pietro Roberto Goisis, moving between the art of clinical practice and the art of storytelling, takes us behind the scenes of the sessions, gives voice to his patients, and transports the reader into their minds.