My undergraduate and graduate education exposed me to ideas which are still with me to this day. I have been particularly interested in the philosophical work of Immanuel Kant and those who came after him; Hegel, Heidegger, and Derrida are amongst my favourites. Derrida’s work holds a special place for me; his was some of the first philosophical work I read in my native tongue of French. I continue to think he remarkably frames some of the large philosophical questions which have shaped both philosophical and public discourse. I have been lucky enough to study under some of his most avid contemporary readers, including Martin Hägglund of Yale University.

My interest in philosophy shapes how I approach my clinical practice, which makes sense given the considerable overlap between twentieth century philosophy and psychoanalysis. Since entering psychotherapeutic training, I have become an avid reader of psychoanalytic literature. My interests obviously start with Sigmund Freud, whose work is central to the first two years of training at the training institute I attended, but more recently, I have written about Melanie Klein, Heinz Kohut and Jean Laplanche.

I am currently undertaking research considering the influence of psychoanalysis and object relations theorists on the development of feminist philosophy and philosophy in the United States.