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Katrina Taylor, LMFT

President

Katrina Taylor, LMFT, is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice in Austin. She earned a masters in counseling psychology from St. Edwards University. Currently she is in the advanced phase of studies in psychoanalysis through the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston. Katrina is most passionate about psychoanalysis and the growth it can effect in the lives of individuals and their families. Katrina can be reached at katrinataylortherapy@gmail.com

Carrie Barron, MD

President Elect

Carrie Barron, MD is Director of the Creativity for Resilience and Associate Professor of Medical Education at Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas and a board-certified psychiatrist/psychoanalyst. After majoring in English at Princeton University, she received her medical degrees at Tulane and served on the faculty of Columbia for 20 years. In addition to her book The Creativity Cure, Carrie has published in several peer-reviewed journals. She conducts workshops on Human Flourishing, Moral Injury, Character in Medicine, Creativity and Psychological Safety and has participated in many podcasts, radio shows, magazines and newspapers nationally and internationally. Carrie’s blog on Psychology Today has had over four million readers.

Tyson Davis, PsyD

Past President

Tyson Davis, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Austin, TX. Tyson works from a contemporary relational psychoanalytic perspective. He is the co-owner of Glen Forest Psychological Services, a practice focusing on psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals and couples and psychodynamic training/consultation for clinicians. Tyson maintains active interests in philosophy and relational thinking and conducts regular reading groups and clinical consultation groups. He completed his doctorate at Biola University and completed a certificate in Adult Psychoanalysis from the Institute of Relational Psychoanalysis of Philadelphia (IRPP).

Tiana Anderson, PsyD

Secretary

A graduate of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, currently working as a Provisionally Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Austin. She works with children, adolescents, and adults using a trauma-informed relational approach and integrates strengths-based, psychodynamic, attachment, client-centered, and emotion-focused concepts into the therapeutic space. She views the therapeutic relationship itself as paramount in providing a space for exploration, change, and healing. Her doctoral research focused on exploring secondary traumatic stress in mental health professionals providing care to juvenile-justice-involved youth and she is passionate about social justice and working with individuals involved with legal and correctional systems. Her primary areas of interest include trauma, adversity, and resilience, crisis intervention, and forensic work.

Shay Zimmer, LCSW

Treasurer

Shay is a psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals in Austin, Texas, Flagstaff, Arizona and Chicago, Illinois. Shay is a first year candidate in training towards becoming a psychoanalyst at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. Prior to Shay's eight years in private practice, she excelled in the field of social work for over ten years, working in psychiatric hospitals and emergency departments in Texas and Vermont. The “belly” of Shay’s practice works through a Modern/Relational Analytic- informed lens, applied to develop a richer and deeper understanding of the clients’ interpersonal world; the client- therapist relationship; and the therapist’s own evolution as a person.

Jody Miller, LPC

Member-at-Large

Jody Miller is a psychotherapist based in Austin, Texas, who specializes in integrating relational psychoanalysis to treat dissociative disorders. She is also passionate about investigating the psychological dimensions of exceptional or transpersonal human experiences, such as Near-Death Experiences. Jody earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she had the privilege of studying under renowned researcher, Bruce Wampold. Jody continues to research the intersection of philosophy of mind, the hard problem of consciousness, and the evolving impact of Artificial Intelligence on human development. Anchored in the belief that the individual human psyche is inextricably linked to its relational context and qualia of “human,” she posits that relational psychoanalysis is not only uniquely equipped to treat profound dissociative experiences, but also the ontological anxiety that may amplify as rapid technological advancements challenge humanity's self-perception.

David Cho, MD

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

David Cho is a Consultation Liaison Psychiatry fellow at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, where he also completed his general psychiatry residency. He received his M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He received focused psychotherapy training in multiple modalities during his residency training through his institution's psychotherapy track, which has shaped his clinical practice. Psychoanalytic theory and psychodynamic psychotherapy training has been foundational in developing his framework for understanding patients and providing holistic care.

Zach Ossefort, LMSW, LCDC

Member-at-Large, Division 39 Representative

Zach is an Austin-born psychodynamic psychotherapist who has spent the last 2 years working in a residential addiction treatment center, dedicated to making psychoanalytic treatments accessible to adults from diverse backgrounds in a time-limited setting. Zach is currently in supervision toward LCSW and CGP credentials, and is a member of a weekly modern psychoanalytic process group. Before becoming a therapist, Zach spent 3 years living in farm-based intentional communities in New York and Pennsylvania, where he provided direct care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Zach earned his BA from Bennington College in 2013, and his MSSW from UT Austin in 2022.

Ben Long, MDiv

Member-at-Large

Taylor Brady, MD

Member-at-Large