Daniel Knauss, PsyD, ABPP
Director of Training/Staff Psychologist/Grand Rounds Coordinator
Daniel Knauss, PsyD, ABPP
Director of Training/Staff Psychologist/Grand Rounds Coordinator
Education
- MS in counseling psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from California Lutheran University
- PsyD in clinical psychology from California Lutheran University
- Fellowship in Infant-Parent Mental Health at the University of Massachusetts Boston
- Fellowship in psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center
Dan Knauss, PsyD, ABPP, is the director of training, a staff psychologist, and vice-chair of the Institutional Review Board at the Austen Riggs Center.
He holds interests in infant mental health, epistemic trust in systems of care, and mentalization informed approaches to treatment. Dr. Knauss is board certified in psychoanalysis and is active in organizations promoting psychoanalytic thinking and approaches to treatment. He serves on the boards of the Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc., the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychology, and as a Member at Large on the board for The Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Division 39, of the American Psychological Association.
In addition, he serves on the Editorial Board for Psychoanalytic Psychology and formerly served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He is passionate about psychoanalytic education and supervision.
Certifications/Appointments
- Board Certified by the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis
- Member at large on the Board of The Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (SPPP), Division 39, The American Psychological Association
- Editorial Board member for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Research/Clinical Interests
- Mentalization-informed approaches to treatment, infant and early-childhood mental health, and working with expectant parents.