Cate Desjardins, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Madonna University, where they are also the BSW Field Placement Director. Additionally, they maintain a small private practice doing individual and group psychotherapy, consultation, and supervision. Dr. Desjardins is an instructor at ICSW. They serve on the Master’s comprehensive exam committee, sit on Master’s case presentation panels, and contribute to ICSW’s continuing education programming. 

AREAS OF INTEREST & APPROACHES TO PRACTICE 

Relational psychoanalysis; gender diversity; psychoanalytic gender theory; clinical ethics; the interplay between intrapsychic phenomena and the external world. 

Professional Memberships and Affiliations:  

• American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW) 

• Michigan Council for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (MCPP) 

EDUCATION

• BSW, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 

• MSW, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 

• PhD, Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, IL 

LICENSES

• Licensed Master Social Worker, Clinical, Michigan 

ADDITIONAL FACULTY ROLES

• Comprehensive Exam Committee 

Dissertation

EMAIL: cdesjardins@icsw.edu

PHONE: (248) 890-3047