THE PSYCHOANALYTIC CENTER OF CALIFORNIA



  Administration

The Education Committee

The training activities of the Psychoanalytic Center of California are the responsibility of the Education Committee, the chair of which is the Dean of the Institute. The Education Committee is composed of the Dean, the Assistant to the Dean, the Chairs of the Admissions, Faculty, Curriculum, Infant/Child/Adolescent, Research, Research Psychoanalyst and Candidate Progression and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy subcommittee, one Candidate representative, and one member-at-large. All training is carried out in accordance with guidelines established by the International Psychoanalytical Association, the Medical Board of California, and the State of California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education [BPPVE], Department of Consumer Affairs.

Dean of the Institute: Malcom Cunningham, M.D.
Assistant Dean: John Lundgren, M.D.

Chair Admissions Committe:

Bonnie Engdahl, Ph.D.
Co-Chairs, Candidate Progression Commiittee:

Asher Keren-Zvi, Ph.D., Linda Lasater, Ph.D.

Chair, Curriculum Committee: Elizabeth Trawick, M.D.
Chair, Faculty/Training Analyst Committee:

Diane Garcia, Ph.D.

Chair, Research Committee: Avedis Panajian, Ph.D.
Chair Research Psychoanalyst Committee: Nancy Hollander, Ph.D.
Chair, Clinical Affiliates: Robert Byer, Ph.D.
At-Large Member, Education Committee: Donald Freeman, M.D.
Chair, Infant/Child/Adolescent Committee: Shirley Gooch, R.N., Ph.D.
Chair, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Committee:

Andrea Kahn, Ph.D.

Faculty of the Training Institute

Members of the Faculty are not paid for teaching or for administrative activities performed for the Psychoanalytic Center of California. This policy is in accordance with the practice of most psychoanalytic training programs and societies. By tradition it is considered a privilege to be selected to teach, as well as a responsibility to the profession and the community at large.

Training and Supervising Analysts

Joseph Aguayo, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Richard Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.
Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute

Christopher Burr, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Dodd Cohen, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies

Robert Cummings, M.D., Ph.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: the American Psychoanalytic Association

Bonnie Engdahl, Ph.D.
University of California at Los Angeles; Research Psychoanalyst Certification:
California Graduate Institute/IPAEquivalency Approved

Jeanette Gadt, Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles
Research Psychoanalyst Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Diane Garcia, Ph.D.
Reiss-Davis Child Study Center;
Psychoanalytic Certification: IPA Equivalency Approved

James Gooch, M.D., Ph.D.
Loma Linda University School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute

Shirley A. Gooch, R.N., Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute;
Psychoanalytic Certification, California Graduate Institute/IPA Equivalency Approved

Gregory Gorski, M.D.
University of Southern California School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: British Psychoanalytic Institute

James Grotstein, M.D.
Western Reserve University School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute

Yvonne Hansen, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology;
Psychoanalytic Training: Swiss Psychoanalytic Institute/IPAEquivalency Approved

Mark Hassan, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Joan Hellinger, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute;
Psychoanalytic Certification: California Graduate Institute and
Psychoanalytic Center of California

Asher Keren-Zvi, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Linda Lasater, Ph.D.
Wright Institute Los Angeles
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Barbara Levin, Ph.D.
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

John Lundgren, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Barnet Malin, M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Donald Marcus, M.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Psychoanalytic Certification: Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute

Albert Mason, M.B., B.S.
Guy's Hospital Medical School, University of London;
Psychoanalytic Certification: British Psychoanalytic Institute

Julie McCaig, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Chris Minnick, M.D.
University of Southern California School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute

Judith Mitrani, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Theodore Mitrani, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Erna Osterweil, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Avedis Panajian, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, United States International University;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Newport Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies
IPA Equivalency Approved

Michael Paul, M.D.
University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles, Psychoanalytic School and Institute

Desy Safan-Gerard, Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanlytic Center of California

Jon Tabakin, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Sonia Thomas, Ph.D.
William Lyon University, San Diego
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Jane Van Buren, Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles:
Research Psychoanalyst Certification; California Graduate Institute/IPA Equivalency
Approved

Frederick Vaquer, M.D.
Seton Hall School of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Murray Weiler, M.D.
University of California, California College of Medicine;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute



Senior and Assistant Faculty

Carolyn Baum, Ph.D.
UCLA School of Social Welfare;
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Ann Clothier, Ph.D.
Psychoanalytic Center of California
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Malcom Cunningham, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Beatrice Daccardi, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Gabriela David Lando, Ph.D.
California Stat University, Los Angeles; International University, San Diego; Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Sandra Fenster, Ph.D.
University of California and CSPP
Psychoanalytic Certification: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Susan Flynn, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Janis V. Goldman, Ph.D., Psy.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Roberta Green, Ph.D.
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Nancy Hollander, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Judith Hyman, Ph.D.
California Coast University
Psychoanalytic Certification: LAISPS

Asher Keren-Zvi, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Katina Kostoulas, Ph.D
University of Chicago
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Jennifer Langham, Ph.D.
Psychoanalytic Center of California
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Diane Laughrun, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Denise Ostermann, Ph.D.
Fordham University
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Edward Rounds, Psy.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Margaret Rubin, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Stephen Rush, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Gayle Scott, Ph.D.
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Victoria Stevens, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Naomi Thorpe, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Elizabeth Toole, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Elizabeth Trawick, M.D.
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Psychoanalytic Certification: LAPSI

Nancy E. Wade, Ph.D.
California Graduate Institute
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Callae Walcott-Rounds, Ph.D.
California School of Professional Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California

Sharen Westin, M.D.
University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School
Psychoanalytic Certification: LAPSI

Rose Woo, Ph.D.
Fuller Theological Seminary; Graduate School of Psychology
Psychoanalytic Certification: Psychoanalytic Center of California



The Psychoanalytic Center of California
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Los Angeles, Ca. 90025
Phone: (310) 478-4347
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