Contributors

Beverly Burch, Ph.D., has written two non-fiction books on psychoanalytic theory and women's sexuality: On Intimate Terms and Other Women . Her first poetry book, Sweet to Burn , won the Gival Poetry Prize and a Lambda Literary Award. Dr. Burch has a psychoanalytic psychotherapy practice in Berkeley.

Willow Banks, M.A., is a doctoral candidate at the Wright Institute. She recently completed her internship at Access Institute in the Elder Psychotherapy program. She sees patients in private practice in San Francisco and Oakland. Her dissertation investigates the attitudes, experiences, and cultural influences among geropsychologists.

Rachel Cooke, Psy.D., is a member of the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group, and core faculty for its yearlong couple psychotherapy study program. She has a private practice in Oakland and San Francisco, dividing her time between individuals and couples.

David Cushman, Psy.D., completed his doctorate in clinical psychology at the Wright Institute and has worked in multiple community mental health settings. His clinical interests include integrating sociocultural issues with psychoanalytic psychotherapy, community mental health, severe mental illness and play therapy. He is a staff psychologist at RAMS, Inc., in San Francisco.

Maureen Franey, Ph.D., is a Personal and Supervising Analyst and Past Chair of Admissions at PINC. She has taught and supervised at several Bay Area colleges and currently runs an ongoing consultation/training group. Dr. Franey has written and lectured on the impact of the pregnant therapist and has previously published book and film reviews and papers in fort da. She has a private practice of psychoanalysis and consultation in Albany, California.