writings and presentations

My writing and presentations explore emotional development, psychological trauma, and the experience of living with medical conditions, as well as the ways psychoanalytic understanding can inform clinical work and everyday relationships.

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Writing

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• Articles for the Congenital Heart Defects Families Association, Kansas City, MO, published at chdfamilies.org.

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Presentations

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• Adolescent Sexuality
  St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute · St. Louis, MO
  February–March 2019

• Depression & Suicide: Thinking About the TV Series 13 Reasons Why
  Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, Adult Education Program · St. Louis, MO
  January 28, 2018

• When Helpers Hurt: Understanding and Working with Medical Trauma
  Care and Counseling, Fall Seminar · St. Louis, MO
  October 11, 2017

• Building Emotional Muscle: Understanding Emotional and Behavioral Problems with Your Child or Adolescent, Parts 1 & 2
  Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, Adult Education Program · St. Louis, MO
  September 24 and October 1, 2017

• Medical Trauma & PTSD
  Adult Congenital Heart Association, 8th National Conference · Orlando, FL
  June 2017

• The Gift of Therapy: Building Emotional Muscle and Mindfulness
  Adult Congenital Heart Association, 8th National Conference · Orlando, FL
  June 2017

• Medical Trauma: Understanding the Inner World of Children with Chronic Medical Conditions
  Care and Counseling, Board of Directors Meeting · St. Louis, MO
  May 2017

• On Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Case Approach; A Look at the Inner Mental and Emotional World of the Child
  Jewish Family & Children’s Service · St. Louis, MO
  November 2016

• Understanding Psychological Trauma in Natural Disaster and Relocation
  Corporate Housing Providers Association, Midwest Regional Conference · St. Louis, MO
  April 2016