Publications & Presentations
Here is a sampling of my publications and presentations. For a complete listing check out my Vitae.
Online Articles
Psychoanalysis Conducted at Reduced Frequencies
Psychoanalysis as Talking Cure: Problem of the Patient’s Reality
Reflections on Psychoanalysis as a Talking Cure
Publications
(2009) Psychoanalysis Conducted at Reduced Frequencies. Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychology (in press).
(2008) Reflections on psychoanalysis conducted as a talking cure. Contemporary Psychoanalysis
(2001) [Review of Power of Feelings by Nancy J. Chodorow]. fort da: Journal of the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology.
(1992) The problem of the patient's reality: Psychoanalysis as a talking cure. Modern Psychoanalysis.
(1989) Psychology of tragedy: A phenomenological approach. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology.
Professional Presentations
March, 2009 Psychoanalysis of Addictive Practices. Center for Somatic Psychotherapy, San Francisco.
September, 2008 Countertransference Dread and Engaging Psychosis. California Pacific Medical Center Ground Rounds. San Francisco.
July, 2008 Grief and Anger: Resolving the Manic Defense. Wellness Centers Staff , RAMS, Inc., San Francisco.
April 8, 2008 Psychoanalysis Conducted at Reduced Frequencies. American Psychological Association Division 39 Spring Conference. New York.
July, 2007 Psychoanalysis of Addictive Practices. Center for Somatic Psychotherapy, San Francisco.
July, 2007 Maintaining a Psychoanalytic Frame in Non-Traditional Settings. RAMS, Inc., San Francisco.
February, 2006. The Therapeutics of Working with Destructive Aggression. RAMS, Inc., San Francisco.
July 27, 2005 Bias in the Psychotherapy of Gays, Bisexuals, & Lesbians. RAMS, Inc., San Francisco.
April, 2005 The Therapeutic Function of Aggression in Patient & Therapist. RAMS, Inc., San Francisco.
November, 2003 Ruptures in Primary Maternal Preoccupation and the Antisocial Tendency: The Case of John. Counseling Department, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
November, 2003 Relational Perspectives on Homosexual Development. St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center: McAuley Behavioral Health Services, San Francisco, CA.
March, 2003 Psychoanalytic Therapeutics of Treating Chemical Dependency: An Interpersonal/Object Relations Perspective. Half-day Presentation, Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA.
May, 2002 Mystification in the Development & Treatment of a Chinese Pre-adolescent Male. Children, Youth, and Family Services of RAMS, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
March, 2002 Psychoanalysis of Addictive Disorders: An Interpersonal/Object Relations Perspective. Half-day Presentation, Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA.
August, 2001 Psychological Development of Gay Men. RAMS, Inc., San Francisco.
Psychoanalysis of Addictions. Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, Forum Series, San Francisco, CA.
April, 2001 Psychoanalytic Approach to Chemical Dependency: Case Conference. Psychological Services Center of California School of Professional Psychology. Alameda, CA.
August, 1992 Psychodrama in the treatment of eating disorders. Invited address to Eating Disorder Patients Also Affected by Alcohol Addiction, the South Oaks Institute of Alcohol and Addictive Behavior Studies, South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY.
March, 1990 Clinical impasses with bulimic patients. Presentation to An in-depth view of bulimia nervosa. A one-day conference for mental health professionals, South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY.
Workshops
January - April, 2008 Winnicott’s Contribution to Understanding Development & Psychoanalytic Therapeutics. Private Practice.
Oct-Dec., 2007 Psychoanalytic Approach to Substance Abuse/Addiciton Treatment. Access Institute. San Franciso,CA.
July - August, 2007 Transference-Countertransference Matrix: An Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Approach. Private Practice.
Presentations for the Public
1995, December When the workplace is in pain: The tragic impact of downsizing. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
1995, December Traumatic stress, substance abuse, and suicide. Floral Park Memorial High School, Long Island, NY.
1993, November Team building: The first step in conflict resolution. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.
1992, November Sexuality and intimacy. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.
1992, November The human face of AIDS. Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA.
1991, November Suicide. Tragedy and post-traumatic stress. Stress Management. Three interviews for public radio conducted by Sheila Blume, M.D. Long Island, NY.
1990, April Understanding Suicide: When feelings of hopelessness are life threatening. Public lecture at South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY.
1990, January Growing up in a substance-abusing family: How to stop destructive patterning. Panelist for half-day conference for educators. South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY.
1989, November The distressed student: The role of hospitalization in education. Long Island Counselors' Annual Conference, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY.
1989, November Working with desperate students: Substance abuse and suicide. Presentation to faculty and staff of the Nassau Board of Cooperative Education Services, Division of Occupational Education, Westbury, NY.
1988, March Everything you always wanted to know about psychology but were afraid to ask. Lecture to the New York Society for the Deaf, Roslyn, NY.