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Frederick Stecker | DMin, PsyaD

Graduate, Doctor of Psychoanalysis Program

Frederick Stecker is an Episcopal Priest having served over 45 years in parish ministry. A graduate of the University of the South, Dr. Stecker holds a Master of Divinity Degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Bangor Theological Seminary, before receiving a Doctor of Psychoanalysis in the Study of Violence from the BGSP in 2008. He has served on the board of the BGSP for 15 years concluding his last five years service as chair. He is the author of The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate (Santa Barbara: Preager) 2011, 2015 and I Win, We Lose: The New Social Darwinism and the Death of Love and Other Writings by John Hall Snow (Wipf and Stock: Eugene,OR) 2016 as well as 19 other professional articles. He currently serves as Associate at Emmanuel Church, Newbury Street, Boston and resides in New London, NH and in Cambridge, MA.

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.”
Brian T. Jones, MA

“The most gratifying thing about BGSP is the level of strength they give you as a clinician.”
Tracy D. Galloway, MA, Esq

“As a divorce litigator, I am continuously immersed in the profound emotions of clients...”
Robin Rayford, MALLP

“I am currently a doctoral candidate in the Accelerated Doctor of Psychoanalysis Program.”
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.”
Junichi Torigoe, PsyaD, NCPsyA

“In addition to my private practice, I’m working as an associate professor teaching twelve courses per week.”
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.”