Cate Desjardins, PhD
Christina Peters, PhD, maintains a full-time private practice where she works with adults, children, couples and families. She also provides clinical consultation and supervision. Dr. Peters has taught methodology and theory at ICSW and in the CAPA program. She has presented at international conferences and published on the topics of subjective experience and the impact of neurodevelopmental differences.
AREAS OF INTEREST & APPROACHES TO PRACTICE
Subjectivity and individual, neurodevelopmental differences, especially as related to clinical work. Gender, sexuality, and culture in psychoanalytic thinking and clinical work. Child therapy and working with parents and families. The culture of the psychoanalytic field and its impact on training and clinical process.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations:
American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW)
International Association for Psychoanalytic Self-Psychology (IAPSP)
Neuropsychoanalysis Association (NPSA)
The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP)
EDUCATION
BA, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
MA, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
PhD, Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, IL
LICENSES
L.C.S.W., Illinois
EMAIL: cpeters@icsw.edu
PHONE: (248) 890-3047