Contributors

Barbara F. Artson, Ph.D., is an emeritus personal and supervising analyst and faculty member at PINC. Over the years, she has served on several committees and continues to serve on the Ethics Committee. Dr. Artson formerly served as the Book and Film Editor of fort da and frequently contributes film and book reviews. She recently retired from her clinical practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

Leora Benioff, Ph.D., member and faculty at SFCP, is a founding member of the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group (PCPG). She currently teaches at Access Institute, the PCPG intensive study program in psychoanalytic couples therapy, and in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program at SFCP. Dr. Benioff sees individuals and couples, as well as offers professional consultation, with offices in Berkeley and San Francisco.

Reyna Cowan, Psy.D., LCSW, is a personal and supervising analyst at PINC. She is faculty at PINC and SFCP and teaches widely around the Bay Area, including classes on film, psychoanalytic thinkers, supervision, writing, using countertransference and intuition, and child and adolescent issues. She has a private practice as a psychoanalyst and child therapist in Oakland.

Eric Essman, MA, is Co-Chair of the NCSPP Intensive Study Group Committee, a board member of PINC, and has frequently contributed film and book reviews to fort da.

Dawn Farber, Psy.D., MFT, is a personal and supervising analyst and faculty at PINC. She teaches at NCSPP and widely in the community. She practices psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Oakland with individuals and couples.