The present study aims to investigate the legacy of Sándor Ferenczi in the works of Michael Balint and Donald Winnicott. It begins by presenting a broad view of the discussion about object relations in psychoanalysis, stressing the perspective of the so called Middle Group. It throws a brief look into the history of British Psychoanalytical Society and into the controversial discussions between Anna Freud and Melanie Klein. In the debate about Freuds heritage, that group name (Middle Group) was coined for the position it took in those discussions between the perspectives of Anna Freud and Melanie Klein. Two of its greatest exponents, Michael Balint and Donald Winnicott, are the main object of the present work. This paper approaches Ferenczis contributions to theory and practice regarding the matter of trauma, trying to demonstrate his influence on the thinking of Balint and Winnicott. Therefore, it gives a short outlook of Freud s shift from trauma to phantasy. In Balint, it emphasizes the concepts of primary love and basic fault and its approach through the idea of a new beginning. In Winnicott, it points out his contributions about the primitive emotional development, especially in what concerns the role of the environment and agressiveness. Furthermore, it examines the pathology of false self and the concept of regression.