Credentials
EDUCATION
2011 to 2022: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS, LOS ANGELES
Psy.D. degree in Psychoanalysis
1996 to 1998: CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, LOS ANGELES
Psy.D. degree in Clinical Psychology
1994 to 1996: CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, LOS ANGELES
M.A. degree in Psychology
1978 to 1994: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
B.A. degree in Psychology
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION
2000 to present: CALIFORNIA BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY
Licensed Psychologist Number PSY16878
2011 to 2022: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS, LOS ANGELES
Certified in Psychoanalysis
2005 to 2008: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS, LOS ANGELES
Certified in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
1996 to present: PRIVATE PRACTICE, STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES
Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, Psychotherapist, and Faculty, Training and Supervising Analyst at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles
2027 to present: TEXTURE(S) IN CREATIVITY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS: AESTHETICS OF EXPERIENCE (Routledge: Taylor and Francis)
Book Co-Editor (with Estelle Shane and Sarah Mendelsohn)
2027 to present: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS, LOS ANGELES
Founder and Chair, Arts and Entertainment Committee
2024 to present: INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION
Member, Board of Directors
2024 to present: PSYCHOANALYSIS, SELF AND CONTEXT (Routledge: Taylor and Francis)
Associate Editor
2024 to present: PSYCHOANALYTIC INQUIRY (Routledge: Taylor and Francis)
Issue Co-Editor (with Estelle Shane)
2022 to present: PSYCHOANALYTIC INQUIRY DECENTRALIZED LEARNING
Founder and Leader, Adam Phillips Book Group
2022 to 2026: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS, LOS ANGELES
Founder and Chair, Gender and Sexuality Essay Award Committee
2009 to 2011: PACIFIC GESTALT INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES
Relational Gestalt Therapy Training
2005: INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE, SAN DIEGO
Seminar on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (Sue Johnson)
2000 to 2001: LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE AND SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES
Seminar on Infancy and Childhood Development
1997 to 1999: THE SATURDAY CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY, SANTA MONICA
Doctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology
1996 to 1997: PRAIRIE MEDICAL GROUP INC, SANTA MONICA
Pre-Doctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology
1995 to 1997: LOS ANGELES GAY AND LESBIAN CENTER, MENTAL HEALTH
Pre-Doctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology
FACULTY MEMBER / DISCUSSANT / PRESENTER
Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles, San Diego Psychoanalytic Center, William Alanson White Embodiment Series, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Valley College, and at International Psychoanalytic Conferences and Institutions
COURSES TAUGHT
Relational Theory Core Course, Psychoanalytic Theories, Developing and Presenting a Conference Paper, Complexity Theory, Contemplative Theories, Human Sexuality, and Statistics