Contributors

Shari Appollon, LCSW-R, is a Haitian American psychoanalytic candidate at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, a private practice clinician based in Brooklyn, New York, and the associate director of clinical services at NYC Affirmative Psychotherapy, a remote group practice that provides affordable long-term therapy for LGBTQ+ adults with an emphasis on the BIPOC community. Shari is the recipient of NIP's 2020 Educators' Award for her paper “The Triple Entendre,” which was later published in Psychoanalytic Dialogues, and she was runner-up for Division 39's 2020 Candidate Essay Contest for her paper “The Parable of the Sower.” Shari's favorite pastimes include playing and coaching lacrosse and engaging in herbalism.

Ann T. Augustine, LICSW, MSW, MPP, has been a practicing psychotherapist for more than twenty-five years. She is a graduate of Smith College School for Social Work, where she has taught both policy and practice courses. Ann specializes in the treatment of trauma and loss in her private practice and clinical supervision. Additionally, she works as an organizational consultant with a focus on nonprofit DEIA work. For more information, please see .

David Bloch was born in Warsaw. His life journey took him to Siberia, Uzbekistan, back to Poland, to Israel, the Netherlands, and finally the United States. He graduated from the Royal Academy in The Hague and lives and works in New York City.

Aaron Bourne, LPC, NCC, maintains a private practice serving the greater Washington, DC, area. He has taught psychodynamic and humanistic psychotherapy at numerous universities and institutes over his twenty-year career. He is currently a faculty member of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis's Couples Therapy Training Program. He is a Gulf War veteran and a retired Air Force officer.

Karim G. Dajani, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice with a specialization in treating bicultural indivi