Stacy Berlin is a licensed psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in Los Angeles, for over two decades, a faculty member at ICPLA, where she conducts advanced graduate seminars in Relational Theory, and a guest editor for the journal Psychoanalytic Inquiry, where she is editing a journal on sexuality and gender.
With her extensive and broad education, and experience in psychoanalysis, she brings exceptional awareness to her work. She is integrative and works from within a safe relational framework, in a collaborative and interactive manner. She is egalitarian and contextual in her approach to psychoanalytic theory and practice. Dr. Berlin emphasizes developmental relational traumatic self-states, creative openings, play and humor.
traumatic self-states, creative openings, play and humor.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Psy.D. Doctorate in Psychoanalysis
Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles
Accredited by the Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc. (ACPEinc)
Psy.D. Doctorate in Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles
Accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) and (WASC)
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles
Accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) and (WASC)
B.A. in Psychology
California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles
Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Specialty Education
- Certified in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis
- Infancy and Childhood: Los Angeles Institute and Society of Psychoanalytic Studies
- Relational Gestalt Therapy: Pacific Gestalt Institute, Los Angeles
Instructor, Editor, and Supervisor
- Faculty Member at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles: Conduct post-graduate seminars on psychoanalysis for licensed clinicians.
- Adjunct Professor at California School of Professional Psychology: Conduct graduate seminars on psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for graduate students.
- Adjunct Professor at Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, Los Angeles: Conduct seminars on statistics for undergraduate social science majors.
- Assistant Teacher at the California School of Professional Psychology: Statistics seminar for clinical psychology graduate students.
- Guest Editor for Psychoanalytic Inquiry: Editing original papers exploring sex, sexuality, and gender, LGBTQ+ to include multiple themes and perspectives.
- Clinical Supervisor at the Southern California Counseling Center and private practice: Provide clinical supervision to psychologist in training.
- Courses taught: Relational Theory Core Course, Sexuality and Gender in Psychoanalysis, and Binaries, Variability, and Sexuality, Statistics for Social Science Majors.