Miriam Steele

Dr. Miriam Steele, researcher, psychotherapist, and psychoanalyst known for early work on reflective functioning and attachment research. She defines reflective functioning and contrasts it with empathy. They cover origins in the London Parent-Child Project, RF’s role in predicting attachment, mentalization-based treatments for BPD and eating disorders, therapist RF’s impact on outcomes, body representations, and smartphone effects on parenting.