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Hello, I'm Dr. Derrick Hassert, currently a candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. As a therapist I seek to build a collaborative bond with patients in order to work together to achieve better mental health. I have previous training in interpersonal psychoanalytic psychotherapy through the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, and training in transference focused psychotherapy through Columbia University's Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research.
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I've been in clinical practice now for about 10 years, and in that time I have gained experience in addressing issues related to strong emotions (such as anger, stress, anxiety and depression--what is now often referred to as "affect regulation"), interpersonal and developmental trauma, the application of effective parenting techniques, couples counseling, and helping clients through life transitions such as career change, divorce, and retirement.
Representative Publications:
Hassert D. L. (2023). Self and others: Empirical and neuropsychoanalytic considerations of superego and conscience. The Psychoanalytic Review, 110(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1521/prev.2023.110.1.1
Hassert, D.L. (2019). “Why does my brain hate me?” Resistance as relearning. The Neuropsychotherapist, 7 (1), 5-13.
Hassert, D.L. (2019). A neuropsychological analysis of self-injurious behavior. The Neuropsychotherapist, 7 (3), 29-39.
Hassert, D.L. (2011). Between mind and brain: Final and efficient causation in relation to neuroplasticity. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 13 (3), 194-208.
Education and Professional Training:
Candidate Mentoring Fellowship,
Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology
Certificate, Transference Focused Psychotherapy,
Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York, NY.
Certificate, Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy,
William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology, New York, NY.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Behavioral Neuroscience,
The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Ph.D., Psychology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.
M.A., Psychology, Clinical Psychology,
Governors State University, University Park, IL.
M.A., Psychology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.
B.A., Psychology, Cum Laude,
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.
Professional Affiliations:
Clinical Fellow, International Neuropsychoanalysis Society
Clinical Member, American Mental Health Counselors Association
Member, Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology
Member, Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis
Member, Chicago Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Member, International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy