Kerry L Malawista Author & Editor

Kerry L. Malawista, MSW, PhD, is a training and supervising analyst at the Contemporary Freudian Society and co-chair of New Directions in Writing at the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis. She is permanent faculty at the Contemporary Freudian Society and has taught at George Washington University Psychology Doctoral Program, Virginia Commonwealth University and Smith College School of Social Work. She is the co-author of 'Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories' and co-editor of 'The Therapist in Mourning: From the Faraway Nearby'. Her essays have appeared nationally in newspapers, magazines, and literary journals including 'The New York Times', 'The Washington Post', 'Zone 3', 'Washingtonian Magazine', 'Voice', and 'The Account Magazine' alongside many professional chapters and articles. She is a regular contributor to 'The Huffington Post', and I scurrently in private practice in Potomac, MD, and McLean, VA. Robert Winer, MD, is a teaching analyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, where he is chair of the faculty. He is co-founder and co-chair of the following training programs - 'New Directions: Writing with a Psychoanalytic Edge', 'Close Attention', and 'The Psychoanalytic Studies Program' at the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis. He has taught at various Washington area universities, professional training programs, and mental health facilities. Dr Winer is the author of 'Close Encounter: A Relational View of the Therapeutic Process', and has written and presented extensively on film, the family, and other subjects of psychoanalytic interest. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of 'Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes'. Dr Winer is in private practice in Bethesda, MD.