Anna Freud: Theory & Contributions To Psychology

Today marks our founder Anna Freud’s 130th birthday! She believed every child deserves care, understanding and the chance to flourish. In 1941 she set up the Hampstead War Nurseries, offering refuge for hundreds of children made homeless by bombing. The Nurseries allowed her to run observational research into child development and the impact of the war on children. 1952 saw her open her first therapeutic clinic, and it trained the first generation of child psychotherapists to work in the newly-e

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to Anna Freud! Anna Freud (1895–1982) was a pioneering child psychoanalyst. Her father, Sigmund Freud, was the founder of psychoanalysis – but Anna is not just remembered for being Freud’s daughter. She was a key figure in the psychoanalytic movement, making important theoretical and technical innovations, and she brought about huge changes to how children are seen, understood, and cared for. 🎥 Watch this home movie – part of the Freud Museum London archive – and see persona

Anna Freud & Heinz Hartmann's Contributions to Psychology