<div class="wp-block-cover alignwide" style="min-height:458px"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim"></span><img class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-21956" alt="" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELQ_0099-scaled.jpg" style="object-position:49% 36%" data-object-fit="cover" data-object-position="49% 36%"/><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow"> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">BGSP Alumni Community</h1> <span class="breadcrumbs"><span><span><a href="https://bgsp.edu/">Home</a></span> » <span class="breadcrumb_last" aria-current="page">BGSP Alumni Community</span></span></span> </div></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Our impact on clinical technique and the number of gifted clinicians among our alumni far exceed our stature.  As a graduate of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, you’ve joined a community of amazing people who are making a difference.</p> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">October 2023 Graduation Live Stream</h2> <p>We would like to invite you to the live stream of our October 8th graduation ceremony. The ceremony and degree conferral begins at 10:00AM and is expected to end at 12:00PM. Join us in celebrating our graduates as well as honoring Dr. Joan White as Professor Emerita.</p> <div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://vimeo.com/event/3686187/embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></div> <div style="height:60px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Stay Connected</h2> <p>Contact Dr. William Sharp to join the BGSP Alumni Google listserv: <a href="mailto:DrWilliamSharp@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DrWilliamSharp@gmail.com</a> </p> <p>Contact Dr. Carol M. Panetta, President, to talk about your alumni experience: <a href="mailto:panettac@bgsp.edu">panettac@bgsp.edu</a></p> <p><a href="https://bgsp.edu/events/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Come to a Continuing Education event</a>.</p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Looking Forward</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://bgsp.edu/internship-and-career-services/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Career Services for Alumni</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-22-Transcript-Request_rev2020.pdf">Request your tra</a><a href="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-22-Transcript-Request_rev2020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">nscript</a></p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p></p> <div style="height:150px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer hide-on-mobile"></div> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top" class="wp-block-buttons aligncenter"> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_s-xclick"> <input name="hosted_button_id" type="hidden" value="2JA3VDEUMNHGJ"> <div class="wp-block-button"> <button class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-white-color has-background has-light-blue-background-color" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif" type="submit" >Donate</button> </div> </form> <p class="has-small-font-size">Your contribution could support scholarships, research efforts, outreach to the community and other meaningful initiatives.  </p> </div> </div> <div style="height:10px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-bgsp-carousel students alignwide" data-max-items="4"> <h3>Alumni Profiles</h3> <div class="glide"> <div class="glide__track" data-glide-el="track"> <ul class="glide__slides"> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/pan-li/" title="Pan Li"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Panli-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Panli-300x200.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Panli-600x400.jpg 600w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Panli-375x250.jpg 375w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Panli-272x182.jpg 272w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Panli.jpg 626w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/pan-li/" title="Pan Li"> <h5>Pan Li<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“Through my experiences studying modern psychoanalysis, I have started to understand what a "transformative experience" really means, and I feel it on a daily basis.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/qingshuang-wu/" title="Qingshuang Wu"> <img width="300" height="213" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu-300x213.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu-300x213.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu-768x546.jpg 768w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu-703x500.jpg 703w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wu.jpg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/qingshuang-wu/" title="Qingshuang Wu"> <h5>Qingshuang Wu<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“When facing the most difficult clinical situations, the theories and techniques of modern psychoanalysis often surprise me by how they resolve my patients’ destructive impulses and leads to constructive progress.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/judith-sanditen/" title="Judith Sanditen"> <img width="300" height="135" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot-300x135.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot-300x135.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot-768x344.jpg 768w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot-750x336.jpg 750w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sanditen-Headshot.jpg 1773w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/judith-sanditen/" title="Judith Sanditen"> <h5>Judith Sanditen<span class="post-nominal">PsyD, PsyaD</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“A colleague directed me to The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis where I discovered supervisors interested in the ability to study and understand the patient’s unconscious motivation and resistances.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/chris-panetta/" title="Chris Panetta"> <img width="300" height="192" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chris-Panetta-300x192.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chris-Panetta-300x192.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chris-Panetta-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chris-Panetta-768x493.jpg 768w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chris-Panetta-750x481.jpg 750w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chris-Panetta.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/chris-panetta/" title="Chris Panetta"> <h5>Chris Panetta<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“I signed up for an introductory course and was fascinated by the unique style of process learning that BGSP implements.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/cyriesse-williams/" title="Cyriesse Williams"> <img width="300" height="169" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Williams-cropped-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Williams-cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Williams-cropped-464x261.jpg 464w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Williams-cropped-232x131.jpg 232w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Williams-cropped.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/cyriesse-williams/" title="Cyriesse Williams"> <h5>Cyriesse Williams<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“…the real benefits of the program manifested once I began working in the field. I noticed I was able to tolerate and manage more difficult emotional experiences with my clients than other practicing clinicians.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/silvia-pomares/" title="Silvia Pomares"> <img width="300" height="169" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped-768x432.jpg 768w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped-750x422.jpg 750w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped-464x261.jpg 464w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped-232x131.jpg 232w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pomares_cropped.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/silvia-pomares/" title="Silvia Pomares"> <h5>Silvia Pomares<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“BGSP provides you with a learning experience that, starting with your own personal development, gives you deep understanding of personality theory and its implications for practice.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/ranjana-mayar/" title="Ranjana Mayar"> <img width="300" height="169" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-768x432.jpg 768w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-750x422.jpg 750w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-464x261.jpg 464w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped-232x131.jpg 232w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RMayar-image-for-BGSP_cropped.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/ranjana-mayar/" title="Ranjana Mayar"> <h5>Ranjana Mayar<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“The journey of maturation and self-awareness has taken me to new understanding of my own emotional and mental states, which I am able to take with me into the therapy room to understand my patients.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/rana-homayouni/" title="Rana Homayouni"> <img width="300" height="169" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Homayouni-Cropped-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Homayouni-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Homayouni-Cropped-232x131.jpg 232w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Homayouni-Cropped.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/rana-homayouni/" title="Rana Homayouni"> <h5>Rana Homayouni<span class="post-nominal">MA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“BGSP has provided me with a space to better understand myself and by extension, understand my patients better.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/mary-massaro/" title="Mary Massaro"> <img width="300" height="201" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MaryMassaro-e1587150518688-300x201.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MaryMassaro-e1587150518688-300x201.png 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MaryMassaro-e1587150518688-375x250.png 375w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MaryMassaro-e1587150518688.png 597w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/mary-massaro/" title="Mary Massaro"> <h5>Mary Massaro<span class="post-nominal">MS, NCPsyA</span></h5> <div class="quote"> <br>“Becoming a part of the BGSP doctoral program has allowed me to continue to contribute to my field.” </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="glide__slide"> <a class="thumb img" href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/frederick-stecker/" title="Frederick Stecker"> <img width="300" height="201" src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Steckerb1-300x201.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Steckerb1-300x201.png 300w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Steckerb1-600x400.png 600w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Steckerb1-375x250.png 375w, https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Steckerb1.png 641w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <div class="info"> <a href="https://bgsp.edu/alumni/frederick-stecker/" title="Frederick Stecker"> <h5>Frederick Stecker<span class="post-nominal">DMin, PsyaD</span></h5> <div class="quote"> </div> <span class="more">Learn More ➞</span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <!-- show pagination here --> </div> <div class="glide__arrows" data-glide-el="controls"> <button class="glide__arrow glide__arrow--left" data-glide-dir="<"><img src="https://bgsp.edu/wp-content/plugins/bgsp-blocks/assets/prev.svg" alt="previous"></button> <button 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