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Minjee Park | MA

Current Student, Doctor of Psychoanalysis

Prior to starting my graduate studies at BGSP, I worked with children based on psychodynamic play therapy. I am now in the doctoral program studying psychoanalysis. I have been in personal therapy which used other types of therapeutic methods (CBT, DBT, mindfulness) and this ultimately led me to develop an interest in psychoanalysis. I discovered that BGSP offers a modern psychoanalytic perspective, which I hoped to learn more about in order to have more clinical experiences with patients on a deeper level.

As part of the doctoral program, working in the Therapy Center has given me the chance to work with patients and receive support from clinical supervision every other week.

Of the classes I have taken, I have most enjoyed the “Therapy Center Seminar.” I have enjoyed group discussions about the readings mostly based on theories, but also connecting to individual clinical cases. These discussions help me to understand the basic dynamics of the psyche. I currently meet patients weekly in The Therapy Center and expect to begin an internship at Riverside Community Center. After completing the doctoral program, I hope to build a private practice.

Many people understand psychoanalysis as having a lot of stigma around it (too immersed in psychosexual development, having no structure; rule of thumb etc.) but it really teaches us to understand how the unconscious affects us in our everyday lives.

Alumni Profiles

Michael Birnkrant, PsyaD, LMHC

“I look forward to growing a successful independent private practice as a psychoanalyst and to continuing my journey to learn more about the deepest mysteries of the human condition.”
Tracy D. Galloway, MA, Esq

“As a divorce litigator, I am continuously immersed in the profound emotions of clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, and judges.”
Robin Rayford, MALLP

“I have been active on boards and committees that provide opportunities for applied psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic approaches to mental health awareness and wellness needs.”
Gabriela Pérez-Gil del Valle, MA

“In Mexico City, where I am from, I had been trained as a Humanistic Gestalt and Existential therapist and had been working for quite a while as a psychologist.”
R. Danielle Egan, PsyaD, PhD

“As a professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at St. Lawrence University, I have written about and taught psychoanalytic ideas for a long time.”
Joon ho Lee, PsyaD, Cert. Psya, NCPsyA

“I came to Boston from South Korea in February 2005 to enroll in the Master’s program [...] BGSP offered just what I was looking for.”
Junichi Torigoe, PsyaD, NCPsyA

“In every class, I practice the BGSP approach to education. I have my students sit in a circle in which they discuss the theme of the class based on their experience of it.”
Claudia Sheftel Luiz, PsyaD, Cert. Psya, EdM

“After training at BGSP, while enjoying a successful private practice and raising two daughters with my husband, I started writing an advice column for The Daily News Transcript called 'Claudia Confidentially.'”
Sarah Smith, PsyaD, LMHC

“I graduated from BGSP's Masters in Psychoanalytic Counseling program in 2010 and went on to earn two years of post-masters experience working as an out-patient clinician for Arbour Counseling and the Boston Institute for Psychotherapy.”
Frederick Stecker, DMin, PsyaD

“Frederick Stecker received his Doctor of Psychoanalysis in the Study of Violence from the BGSP in 2008, and has served on the board of the BGSP for 15 years concluding his last five years service as chair.”