James (Jim) S. Wayne, BCD, LCSW
Founder
Jim Wayne (he/him) is a practicing clinical social worker, and the founder of Wayne Corporation, an Employee Assistance Program organization, in Louisville, KY. He earned his MSW from Smith College School for Social Work, having completed internships at Cincinnati Family Service Agency and Dallas Child Guidance Clinic. Jim also holds a M.A. in Theology and M.F.A. in Writing. During his career he has served as director of a rural mental health facility, practiced at the Bingham Child Guidance Clinic in Louisville and participated on the psychiatric consultation team serving Jewish, Kosair-Children’s, Norton and University of Louisville hospitals. Jim is committed to improving his own clinical practice and supporting the development of superior training in psychotherapy for all disciplines within the mental health field.
Dr. Patricia Gianotti, Psy.D.
Academic Director
Dr. Patricia Gianotti (she/her) is a managing partner of Woodland Psychological Services, a private group practice in North Hampton, NH. She received her Doctoral Degree from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and has been in clinical practice for over 30 years. Dr. Gianotti also provides supervisory consultation to individuals and small private practice groups both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Gianotti is published in various professional journals and has co-authored two books with the late Jack Danielian, entitled Listening with Purpose: Entry points into Shame and Narcissistic Vulnerability (Jason Aronson 2012) and Uncovering the Resilient Core: A Workbook on the Treatment of Narcissistic Defenses, Shame, and Emerging Authenticity (Routledge 2017), and her most recent publication, Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: A Guidebook to Integrating the Essentials of Psychodynamic Principles Across Therapeutic Disciplines (Routledge 2022).
Dr. Gianotti is published in various professional journals and has co-authored two books with the late Jack Danielian, entitled Listening with Purpose: Entry points into Shame and Narcissistic Vulnerability (Jason Aronson 2012) and Uncovering the Resilient Core: A Workbook on the Treatment of Narcissistic Defenses, Shame, and Emerging Authenticity (Routledge 2017), and her most recent publication, Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: A Guidebook to Integrating the Essentials of Psychodynamic Principles Across Therapeutic Disciplines (Routledge 2022).
Terry Northcut, PhD, LCSW
Program Liaison
Terry B. Northcut (she/her), Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in the Social Work Department at Loyola University Chicago, teaches in the MSW and PhD programs on social work pedagogy, religion and spirituality in clinical social work, and bridging psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Northcut has been a practicing clinician for over 30 years and continues to offer individual psychotherapy, supervision, and consultation in addition to her academic work. She received her MSW from the University of Tennessee and her Ph.D. from Smith College School for Social Work. Dr. Northcut has also taught at the University of Tennessee, University of Southern California, Smith College and Gondar University in Ethiopia. She has published extensively in the areas of teaching, religion and spirituality, integrating psychodynamic and CBT, and social work in Ethiopia.
Derrick L. Hassert, PhD
Senior Faculty
Dr. Derrick Hassert (he/him) is a Professor of Psychology at Trinity College in Palos Heights, IL., teaching undergraduate courses in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, psychopharmacology and psychopathology, as well as graduate coursework in ethics, research methodology and case conceptualization and treatment planning. He received training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy through the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology (interpersonal psychoanalytic psychotherapy) and the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (transference focused psychotherapy). Dr. Hassert is currently a candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and is a Clinical Fellow of the International Neuropsychoanalytic Society.
Domenica (Donna) Knudsen, Psy.D.
Senior Faculty
Dr. Domenica Knudsen (she/her) earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She specializes in the treatment of trauma across the lifespan, including single PTSD and multiple event PTSD, often referred to as Complex Trauma. Dr. Knudsen is a member of the Trauma Research Foundation and is certified in Traumatic Stress Studies.
For the past 18 years, she has been a member of the training staff of EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), where she facilitates small groups and provides consultation for therapists as part of the regional Basic EMDR training requirements. Dr. Knudsen also provides EMDR training to achieve Certification and/or Consultant levels of advanced proficiency. Dr. Knudsen has been an adjunct faculty in the Graduate School of Psychology at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania, and Penn State Graduate School of Social Work. She is a Certified Daring Greatly™ facilitator, a highly experiential methodology based on Brene Brown’s research on shame, designed to teach behaviors that increase vulnerability and authentic behavior while reducing the effect and impact of shameful emotions.
Dr. Knudsen maintains a private practice outside of Philadelphia, PA, working with an adult clientele and continues her involvement in the process of training therapists in EMDR.
For the past 18 years, she has been a member of the training staff of EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), where she facilitates small groups and provides consultation for therapists as part of the regional Basic EMDR training requirements. Dr. Knudsen also provides EMDR training to achieve Certification and/or Consultant levels of advanced proficiency. Dr. Knudsen has been an adjunct faculty in the Graduate School of Psychology at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania, and Penn State Graduate School of Social Work. She is a Certified Daring Greatly™ facilitator, a highly experiential methodology based on Brene Brown’s research on shame, designed to teach behaviors that increase vulnerability and authentic behavior while reducing the effect and impact of shameful emotions.
Dr. Knudsen maintains a private practice outside of Philadelphia, PA, working with an adult clientele and continues her involvement in the process of training therapists in EMDR.
Alana Tappin, Psy.D.
Senior Faculty
Dr. Alana Tappin (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist, and the owner/operator of a private psychology clinic that specializes in psychological support for marginalized and racialized identities. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she conducts psychological assessments, treatment and consultation to children, teens and adults. Dr. Tappin also provides supervision and training to students, pre-licensed and licensed mental health therapists. She has long had an interest in the psychological impact of racism and offers trainings on whiteness, shame and racism, and offers training in diversity, equity and inclusion to community organizations. Dr. Tappin earned her doctorate degree from Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus in 2012, with a specialization in family violence. She served as vice president for an organization connected to her doctoral program called Students for Multicultural Awareness, Research and Training (SMART). During her time in this organization, Dr. Tappin deepened her passion for social justice, and acquired skills necessary to educate and support mental health professionals as they journey toward compassionate and accountable psychological care for people with marginalized identities. She is working on a book chapter aimed at exploring the black female identity and mental health.
Braden Berkey, Psy.D., CSE
Faculty
Dr. Braden Berkey (he/him) completed his doctoral work in clinical psychology at Wright State University. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Clinical Psy.D. program at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology where his coursework has focused on professional ethics, clinical practice, diversity training and human sexuality since 2008. Dr. Berkey is a past chair of the Chicago campus Faculty Council and the Multicultural and Diversity Affairs Committee. He is a recipient of the university’s Distinguished Teaching for Excellence in Multicultural Teaching Award. Prior to his academic appointment, Braden served as the Director of Behavioral Health & Social Services at Howard Brown Health Center, and he created the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Institute at Center on Halsted. He has been a consultant on sexual minority health for the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago and numerous HIV/AIDS organizations. Braden is a member of the American Association of Sex Educator, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and holds a certification as a sexuality educator. He is also the executive director of Projects Advancing Sexual Diversity (PASD) and a director of the Multiplicity of the Erotic Conference. His research lab focuses on sexual, gender and relationship minority issues across the lifespan and their intersections with other marginalized statuses.
Alexander Geiman, LPAT, LCADC, ATR-BC
Faculty
Alex Geiman (he/him) is a practicing art therapist and alcohol and drug counselor in Louisville, KY. He earned his M.Ed. in Counseling and Personnel Services with a concentration in Art Therapy from the University of Louisville in 2018. Throughout his master’s program, he completed internships at the West End School and The Morton Center, both of which are located in Louisville, KY. Throughout his time working in the field, Alex has worked as a counselor, program coordinator, and clinical manager. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings including a middle and elementary school, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and an intensive outpatient facility for adults with substance use disorders. He now works as a therapist providing outpatient services at Bridge Counseling & Wellness, a group practice in Louisville, KY. Alex has a passion for working with adults and adolescents and specializes working with substance use disorders, trauma survivors, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Jacquelyn (Jacqui) Casey, LCSW
Faculty
Jacqui Casey (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years experience. A graduate of Penn State and Loyola-Chicago Universities, she received a certificate in Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from Nashville Psychoanalytic Study Group in 2004, as well as a Certificate in Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from the Wayne Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy in 2017. In addition, Jacqui worked in Hospice of Chattanooga as a bereavement therapist and support group facilitator, from 2001 to 2019. She was awarded a Fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Educators and Counselors (ADEC), and has been a guest lecturer on the topic of death, dying and bereavement in university setting. Jacqui is currently in private practice in Chattanooga, TN.
Dr. David Levit, PhD, ABPP
Faculty
Dr. David Levit (he/him) is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst in private practice in Amherst, MA. He is a Faculty Member and Supervising Psychoanalyst at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis (MIP). He is also Co-founder, Chair, and Faculty in the MIP Postgraduate Fellowship Program-West. In addition, he teaches in the Psychiatry Residency Program at University of Massachusetts Medical School. He earned his PhD at Boston University and did his Internship and Fellowship training at Harvard Medical School. He formerly taught in the MSW and PhD programs at the Smith College School for Social Work. He is a Diplomate in Psychoanalysis and in Clinical Psychology.
In addition to his background in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy, Dr. Levit is also a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. He has written about the interweaving of somatically focused perspectives and approaches into psychodynamic treatment and has presented extensively on this subject regionally, nationally and internationally.
In addition to his background in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy, Dr. Levit is also a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. He has written about the interweaving of somatically focused perspectives and approaches into psychodynamic treatment and has presented extensively on this subject regionally, nationally and internationally.
Maria Scharfenberger, LMFT, MSSW
Faculty
Maria Scharfenberger (she/her) has more than 25 years of experience working with the Latinx community in Louisville, KY. Her work in prevention, coalition building and community organizing led her to become a passionate advocate, therapist and activist with the immigrant community. She is co-founder of the Hispanic/Latino Coalition, La Casita Center, and the Casa Latina Catholic Worker House of Hospitality. Maria is a graduate of the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work, as well as an Advanced Psychotherapy certificate recipient from the Institute. Currently, she works as a marriage and family therapist with asylum seekers, domestic abuse and trafficking survivors, U and VAWA visa applicants, hardship waiver seekers (for family members of U.S. citizens), and Latinx clients seeking relief from trauma.
Guy du Plessis, MA, PhD Candidate
Adjunct Faculty
Guy du Plessis (he/him) has worked in the mental health field for over 20 years as an addiction counselor, program and clinical director, program developer, trainer, academic and researcher. He holds a B.A. in Psychological Counseling, B.A. Honors in Psychology and M.A. in Psychology from the University of South Africa, and is a PhD Candidate at Stellenbosch University. Guy is the author of An Integral Guide to Recovery: Twelve Steps and Beyond, Integral Publishers; An Integral Foundation for Addiction Treatment: Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model, Integral Publishers; co-author of the Mind-Body Workbook for Addiction: Effective Tools for Relapse Prevention and Recovery, New Harbinger; Social Unrest: Resolving the Dichotomies Between You/Me and Us/Them, Utah State University, and Resilient Mind Skills Workbook, Utah State University, and a contributing author to Opioids in South Africa: Towards a Policy of Harm Reduction, Human Sciences Research Council Press. He is currently working on a two-book contract for Cambridge University Press.
Laura M. Frey, PhD, LMFT
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Laura Frey (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professor in the Couple & Family Therapy Program in the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville. She has extensive clinical experience providing suicide risk assessments and crisis intervention with individuals and their families. Dr. Frey has also received funding from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to research the role of family dynamics in addressing adolescent suicide risk. Since moving to Louisville, KY, in 2015, Dr. Frey has trained hundreds of practitioners throughout the state on suicide risk assessment. She serves as a certified trainer for Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) for university campuses and the Louisville Metro area, through which she provides bystander and gatekeeper trainings on how to approach and respond to a suicidal person. Dr. Frey also designed the NAVIGATE curriculum, which provides tools for clinicians to navigate six common issues that arise when working with suicidal individuals and their families. She has more than 30 peer-reviewed publications specifically on the topic of suicide.