PhD in clinical psychology from Derner Institute at Adelphi University

Postdoctoral fellowship in psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center

Margaret Parish, PhD, is the director of patient care. A clinical psychologist, she provides and supervises psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and group consultation. She is interested in the unconscious dynamics of groups, families, communities, workplaces, and other social systems, and their impact on individual psychology.

Professional Affiliations/Organizational Memberships

A K Rice Institute certified group relations consultant

International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations

American Psychological Association (APA) divisions 39 (Psychoanalysis) 29 (Psychotherapy) and 49 (Group)

Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems former board president and secretary

American Journal of Psychoanalysis editorial board

Leadership

Administrative Staff

Therapy Staff

Margaret Parish, PhD, is the director of patient care at the Austen Riggs Center.

Margaret Parish, PhD

Director of Patient Care

, talks about psychoanalytic psychotherapy at Austen Riggs. Patients and therapists meet four times a week working together to understand the meanings of symptoms and the sources of pain in the context of the patient’s life.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at Austen Riggs

Clinical Perspectives

Director of Patient Care Margaret Parish, PhD, talks about psychoanalytic psychotherapy at Austen Riggs. Patients and therapists meet four times a week working together to understand the meanings of symptoms and the sources of pain in the context of the patient’s life.

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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