Kerry L. MalawistaKerry 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 Socity 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. Read More Read Less