Notes on Contributors

Lena Barth, PhD, obtained a bachelor in psychology and a master's in clinical psychology. She finished her training as a psychotherapist in psychodynamic psychotherapy in 2015. Since 2018 she has headed the psychodynamic training programme at Hafencity Institute for Psychotherapy, Hamburg. Her doctorate was received at the University of Lübeck. She is a board member at the Institute of Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Cultural Studies in Berlin (ippk.de). Her research interests concern the intersection between psychoanalysis, gender, and reproductive justice.

Joanne Brown, PhD, is a couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist and individual psychodynamic therapist. She is a clinical supervisor at Tavistock Relationships and works in private practice on the south coast of England and online. She has masters' degrees in psychoanalytic couple psychotherapy and in infant and young child psychoanalytic observation, and has taught, supervised, and developed BA and MA programmes in applied psychoanalysis and therapeutic practice at the University of East London, the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Southampton over a thirty-year period. She has published in the field of psychosocial studies and mental health.

Stephanie Bushell, BMus, PGDip, MSc, is an integrative counsellor, individual and couples psychotherapist, and psychosexual therapist in training. She currently works in private practice in South East London and online, and has previously worked as a therapist and supervisor in primary schools, universities, and for various charities. She has taught on counselling degrees at Newham University Centre, the Contemporary Institute for Clinical Sexology, and the Metanoia Institute. Previous writings on therapy and mental health have included publications at The Mighty and the Huffington Post.

Krisztina Glausius is a couple and individual psychoanalytic psychotherapist and a visiting lecturer and supervisor at Tavistock Relationships, where sh