Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute

Faculty

The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is known for global leadership in education, and the Institute faculty includes world-class scholars. Faculty members are passionate and curious individuals who continue their own research while teaching. They come from across the country and all over the world, bringing with them a diverse wealth of knowledge.

James Anderson

PhD

Michael Bader

DMH/PHD

Michael Bader is on the teaching faculty of CPI and PPP and teaches case conferences.

Denia Barrett

LCSW

Denia Barrett teaches in both CPI's adult and child/adolescent Psychoanalytic Education Programs.

Thomas Barrett

PhD

Virginia Barry

MD

Gloriana Bartoli

Harold Bendicsen

LCSW

Alice Bernstein

PhD

Alice Bernstein, Ph.D., is a member of the Psychoanalytic Education Program faculty, currently teaching the Advanced Case Conference for candidates in their fifth year or beyond.

Noel Blackburn

PhD, LCSW

Karen Bloomberg

PhD

Lynn Borenstein

LCSW

Lynn Borenstein is a member of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program faculty,supervising and teaching courses on the clinical impact of separations in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Celia Brickman

PhD, LCPC

David M Brooks

PhD PsyD

dbrooks@chicagoanalysis.org

Thomas Byrne

MD

Thomas Byrne, M.D. is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, a supervising child and adolescent analyst who has taught classes on development and supervised students/candidates.

Cerelia Sifan Chen

J. Dakota Cimo, Ph.D.

Ph.D Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Committed to working with each individual in from a depth perspective in a collaborative manner.

Thetis Cromie

PhD, LCSW

Wendy (Cuiqin) Wen

MS

Scott Davis

MD

David Edelstein

MD

Linda Emanuel

MD, PhD

Laura Esikoff

MA

Robert Fajardo

MD

Stephanie Fariss

JD, LCSW

Elizabeth Feldman

PhD

Elizabeth Feldman, Ph

Sepideh Firouzi

PhD

Dr. Sepideh Firouzi is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist. She integrates clinical practice, teaching, and cross-cultural research, bridging diverse psychoanalytic traditions in her work with individuals and groups.

Steven Flagel

MD

Candace Fleischmann

LCSW

Lucy Freund

PhD

Robert Galatzer-Levy

MD

William Gieseke

PhD, LCPC

William Gieseke, LCPC, is a member of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program who has taught development courses, including the development course in the Fundamentals Year.

Dale Gody

PhD

Dale Gody, Ph.D. is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst who teaches relational and advanced relational theory, case report writing, and feminism and psychoanalysis at CPI.

Diana Goldman de Zocchi

MA, LCPC

Prudence Gourguechon

MD

Prudence Gourguechon MD is a retired member of the Chciago Psychoanalytic Institute Faculty, a past Dean of CPI and a past president of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

James Grabowski

MA, LCPC

Michael Grover

MD

Michael Grover, MD is a member of both,core, psychoanalytic faculties, teaching courses in fantasy and dreams.

Dorothy Grunes

MD

Ruth Hedvat Shorr

MA, LCPC, CCMHC

Adult Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in English and in Hebrew

Paul Holinger, MD, MPH

MD, MPH

Dr. Paul Holinger is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for his work on emotional development, affect theory, and child mental health.

Hao Chung Hsu

Sarah Ping Hu

Ramya B. Iyer

AM, LCSW

Christine Jacobek

PsyD

Charles Jaffe

MD

Eric Jiang

Holly Johnston

PhD

Holly Johnston, PhD, is a training and supervising analyst for both the adult and child analytic training programs and teaches object relations and writing in PEP and PPP.

Gary Kamen

MA, PhD

Gary Kamen, Ph.D. is a faculty member of The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and The Family Institute at Northwestern, teaching and supervising.

Ann Kaplan

PhD

Ann Kaplan Ph.D. is a faculty member of the Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis Programs, teaching courses primarily on Object Relations theories (primarily Freud to Klein) and Child Analysis.

Lisa Karaitis

PsyD

Lisa Karaitis, MA, PsyD is an instructor who enjoys teaching case consultation and techniques of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Adele Kaufman

LCSW, BCD

Leslie Keith

Laurie Kenfield

MD

Lauren Kern

MD

I am a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. I see my patients for psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and prescribe medications when indicated. I graduated from the Institute in 2001.

Norman Kohn

MD

Marshall Kordon

PsyD

Marshall Kordon PsyD is the current dean of the education program and has taught many classes including : colloquium, case conferences, psychoanalytic writing and Clinical Process and Technique.

Margaret Laracy

Psy.D.

Nancy Lawrenz

PsyD, LCSW

Dr Lawrenz is a member of the Core Program’s Faculty

Phil Lebovitz

MD

Dr. Lebovitz is a faculty member, training and supervising analyst at CPI, chairs the Training Analyst Committee and is faculty member of the Board of CPI.

Elizabeth Lennihan

LCSW

Mark Levey

MD

Mark is a faculty member teaching in the Psychoanalytic Educaiton Program and in the Psychoanalytic Therapy Program.

Elizabeth Levey

MD

Charlotte Mallon

Aldona Marchese

LCPC

Psychotherapist

Joanne Marengo

PhD

Joanne Marengo PhD ABPP is a member of the Psychoanalytic Education Program and is on the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

Donald McDevitt

LCPC

Donald McDevitt, LCPC is Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst and. currently convening the Termination Seminar in the Psychoanalytic Education Program.

Sara Menna

Marielle Mershart

MSW, LCSW

Sidney Miller

PhD, LCSW

Sidney Miller Phd is a member of the Psychoanalytic Education faculty at CPI, a member of the board, and faculty representative.

Gavin Mullen

PsyD

Judith Newman

MSW

Arthur Nielsen, MD

Arthur Nielsen, MD has taught many courses over the years and now continues to teach his subspecialty: Integrative Psychodynamic Couple Therapy.

Kathleen O’Connor

MSW, LCSW

Heather Patay

MA

Evelina Pereira-Webber

MA, LCPC

Colin Pereira-Webber

AM, LCSW

Caryle Perlman

LCSW

M. Theo Pintzuk

LCSW

Katharine Porter

MD

Scott Pytluk

PhD, ABPP

Jane Reid

LCSW

Jane Reid, Ph.D., MSW-LCSW is a member of the faculty teaching courses on self psychology.

Peter Reiner

PhD, LMFT

Gail Richman

LCPC

Gail Richman, LCPC is on the Psychoanalytic Education faculty where she teaches both clinical and theoretical courses.

Christopher Rigling

Psy.D.

I am a clinical psychologist and graduate psychoanalyst with over thirty years of experince, currently in private preactice in Chicago

Gregory Rizzolo

PhD, LCPC

Jennifer Robin

MA, LCPC

Suzanne Rosenfeld

MD

Suzanne Rosenfeld MD has long experience as a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist in private practice with patients who are in classic psychoanalytic treatment multiple times per week or weekly psychotherapy.

Timothy Sawyier

LCPC

Tim Sawyier LCPC is on the faculty of CPI's Psychoanalytic Education Program, where he teaches courses on Freud and advanced psychoanalytic theory.

Kate Schechter

PhD

Judith Schiffman

LCSW

Anne Schlachter

MA

Emeritus faculty member and training and supervising analyst on the core program.

Gretchen Schmutz

PsyD

Jorge Schneider

MD

Training and Supervising Analyst - Senior Faculty Member

Wendy Selene

PhD, LCSW

Peter Shabad

PhD

Peter Shabad Ph.D. is a member of the Teaching Faculty, and teaches courses on loss, shame, and mourning

R. Dennis Shelby

PhD

Dennis is a member of the faculty teaching case conferences, Freud and Genders and Sexualities courses. He is deeply interested in the complexities and promises of international analysis and supervision.

Mark Solms

PhD

Brenda Rae Clorfene Solomon

MD

Brenda Solomon, MD, Training Analyst at Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute now retired from clinical practice continues to teach and supervise. Her previous teaching career focused on Ethics.

David Solomon

MD

Neal Spira

MD

Neal Spira is a training and supervising analyst and former Dean of the Chicago Institute

Bhaskar Sripada

MD

Christine Sterkel

DR, MD

Adolescent and Adult Psychoanalyst and Psychiatrist intrested in talk therapy, narrative, meaning-making, and psychosomatic medicine.

Jeffrey Stern

PhD

Frank Summers

PhD, ABPP

Rita Sussman

PhD

Maranda Yee Tak Sze, PHD

PhD

David Terman

MD

Jesse Viner

MD

Dr. Viner has over four decades of experience applying the clinical and research knowledge of neuroscience, psychiatry and psychoanalysis to the challenge of creating meaningful and pragmatically effective treatment programs.

Leo S. Weinstein

MD

Leo teaches multiple courses in the various programs of the Institute, and also serves on the Board of Trustees.

Sidney Weissman

MD

I have spent the past 55 years in medical education and in clinical services in medical schools..

Neurine Wiggin

PsyD

Neurine Wiggin, faculty of Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, has been in practice for 30 years, focusing on relational, self-psychological, long-term treatment of adults.

Molly Witten

PhD

A licensed clinical PhD psychologist and Adult & Child Psychoanalyst, I am a TA/SA for adults & children as well as a member of the teaching faculty of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

Ruth Yanagi

MD

Ying Ban

Senior Psychotherapist

Ban Ying is a member of Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. She is a full-practice analyst, working with both adults and adolescents. Teaching at Supervision Program of CAPA in China.