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Thanks for taking a look at my practice.  I am a licensed clinical psychologist and work with adults, children, teens, couples, and families in my office in Oakland, California.  I graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA.  In addition to my private practice, I am a core faculty member at the Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program at CIIS.  I previously was staff clinician and supervisor at RAMS Inc., a community mental health clinic in San Francisco. I have taught at various programs in the Bay Area, and am a former board member of the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology.  I write on a variety of subjects related to the field of psychology, including very infrequently on the intersection of psychoanalysis and professional basketball.

Affiliations:

Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology

Alameda County Psychological Association

American Psychological Association, Division 39 (Psychoanalysis)

Professional writings:

Cushman, D. (2019). Hiding in plain sight: An examination of electronic medical records in community mental health. Fort Da, 25(1), 27-42.

Cushman, D. (2014). Case management and the analytic frame: A new paradigm. Fort Da, 20(2), 65-80.

Cushman, D. (2013). Towards a new understanding of countertransference: An inquiry into countertransference reactions in community mental health compared to private practice. (Doctoral dissertation). The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA.

License #: PSY28312

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