BAs in psychology and criminal justice from Virginia Commonwealth University

PsyD in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Two-year fellowship with the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis

Fellowship in psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center

Student in the International Psychotherapy Institute Combined Child Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Training Program

Megan Kolano, PsyD, is a staff psychologist, assistant team leader, and faculty member at the Austen Riggs Center.

Dr. Kolano has worked clinically in a variety of contexts including correctional centers, community-based residential settings, psychiatric hospitals, psychoanalytic institutes, and outpatient private practices.

Dr. Kolano enjoys writing, teaching and has taught courses related to psychological testing and psychoanalytic theory and practice. She has presented professionally on subjects such as schizophrenia, psychosis and spiritual experiences, object-relating and subject-relating in adolescent texting, working psychoanalytically with individuals with developmental disabilities, and humor and horror in teaching the Rorschach. She also maintains a private practice where she treats adults, adolescents, and children.

Professional Affiliations/Organizational Memberships

Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems (CSGSS)

A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (AKRI)

American Psychoanalytic Association (APSaA)

AKRI Training and Certification in group consultancy

Certified in psychoanalysis by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABAPsa)

Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education (ACPEinc) Board of Trustees member

Therapy Staff

Megan Kolano, PsyD, is an assistant team leader and staff psychologist at the Austen Riggs Center.

Megan Kolano, PsyD

Psychology

Assistant Team Leader/Staff Psychologist

Assistant team leader and staff psychologist Megan Kolano, PsyD, gives an overview of the Fellowship Program at the Austen Riggs Center. Kolano was completing her postdoctoral Fellowship at the time of this interview.

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Megan Kolano, PsyD, gives an overview of the Fellowship Program at the Austen Riggs Center.

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