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Anne-Marie Sandler 1925-2018) was a training analyst in adult, adolescent and child analysis and a Distinguished Fellow at the British Psychoanalytical Society. She was the Director of the Anna Freud Centre from 1993 to 1996. She was also a former President of the British Psychoanalytical Society (1990 – 1993), and of the European Psychoanalytic Federation (1983 – 1987) as well as Vice-President of the International Psychoanalytical Association (1993 – 1997). In 1998 she was awarded the prestigious Sigourney Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Psychoanalysis.
Anne-Marie published a number of seminal papers with Joseph Sandler in which they reviewed basic psychoanalytic concepts. She had a unique capacity to establish bridges between people and traditions, and she has been an influential teacher and supervisor. With her compassion for her patients, her sharp intellect, and her clarity of thinking, she was one of the most popular supervisors for the training and fellowship of the British Psychoanalytical Society.
