Abstract
This article aims to discuss, from a methodological perspective, the place of the researcher in relation to his research object in the field of psychoanalytic research. Donald Woods’s concept of transitional phenomena is proposed as a methodological tool to analyze the research process, supporting the dimension of the singular encounter between researcher and object as knowledge production that happens precisely in this space between positions. We understand the importance of studying the method in psychoanalytic research and discussing the relations between researcher and object, recognizing the strength of research as a joint production that, at the same time, is built in the encounter and preserves the differences of both positions and materialities involved.
Keywords:
psychoanalytic research; methodology; transitional phenomena; Winnicott