Biographical Information
Robert Waska MFT, PhD, is a 1999 graduate of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies, an International Psychoanalytical Association affiliate organization and CIPS member. He conducts a full-time private psychoanalytic practice for individuals and couples in San Francisco and Marin County, California. In addition, he has taught classes and supervised therapists in the Bay Area as well as presented papers in the US and internationally.
Dr. Waska is the author of ten published textbooks on Kleinian psychoanalytic theory and technique, is a contributing author for two psychology texts, and has published over ninety articles in professional journals. He also serves on the review committee for several journals and book publishers.
Dr. Waska's work focuses on contemporary Kleinian topics including projective identification, loss, borderline and psychotic states, the practical realities of psychoanalytic practice in the modern world, and the establishment of analytic contact with difficult, hard to reach patients. He emphasizes the moment-to-moment understanding of transference and phantasy as the vehicle for gradual integration and mastery of unconscious conflict between self and other.
Correspondence:
Dr. Waska
P.O. Box 2769
San Anselmo, CA 94979 USA
Phone: 415-883-4235
E-mail:
Website: drwaska.com
Fax: 415-472-3634
Professional Vita
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1990-current
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Private Practice: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis |
| 2011-current | Contributing Editor, New Therapist Magazine |
| 2011-current | Editorial Board, American Journal of Psychoanalysis |
| 2010-current | Professional Advisory Council, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine |
| 2010-current | Staff Member of W. Kahn Institute of Theoretical Psychiatry and Neuroscience |
| 2009-current | Manuscript Review Committee, Current Psychiatry Reviews Journal |
| 2009-current | Manuscript Review Committee, European Journal of Psychiatry |
| 2008-current | Visiting Faculty, Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis |
| 2008-2010 | Teaching Faculty, Community Institute for Psychotherapy |
| 2008-current | Manuscript Review Committee, American Journal of Psychoanalysis |
| 2007-current | International Advisory Board Member, Psychodynamic Practice Journal |
| 2004-current | New Book Proposal Review Committee, Brunner/Routledge Publishers |
| 2000-current | Manuscript Review Committee, American Journal of Psychotherapy |
| 2002-current | Manuscript Review Committee, Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis |
| 2002-current | Manuscript and Book Review Committee, Psychodynamic Practice: Journal of Individuals, Groups, and Organizations |
| 2000-2009 | Adjunct Faculty; Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies |
| 1998-2000 | Supervising/Training Therapist, Community Institute for Psychotherapy |
| 1990-1992 | Chief of Research, Family Advocacy Program, Catholic Charities of Marin |
| 1988-1991 | Outpatient Psychotherapist, Catholic Charities of Marin |
| 1985-1988 | Outpatient Psychotherapist, Marin Grief Therapy Center |
| 1985-1988 | Outpatient Psychotherapist, training staff, Marin Suicide Prevention Center |
| 1985-1988 | Psychotherapist, Center Point Recovery Program (in-patient drug and alcohol treatment center) |
| 1976-1982 | In-house Counselor, foster homes for developmentally challenged children |
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Titles
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| 2010-current | Professional Diplomat in Counseling and Psychotherapy, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine |
| 1991-current | Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist; Board of Behavioral Sciences |
| 1994-1999 | Certified in Psychoanalysis; Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies |
| 1994-1999 | Certified in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy; Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies |
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Education
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| 1993-1999 | Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Center for Psychological Studies; Albany, CA |
| 1987-1989 | M.S., Counseling, San Francisco State University |
| 1984-1987 | B.A., Psychology, San Francisco State University |
| 1982-1984 | A.A., Behavioral Science, College of Marin |
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Affiliations
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| 2008-current | Clinical member, International Psychoanalytic Association |
| 1997-2009 | Divison 39, American Psychological Association |
| 1998-2005 | Associate member, American Psychoanalytic Association |
| 1997-2002 | Associate member, American Psychological Association |
| 1993-2009 | Clinical member, Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology |
| 1991-current | Clinical member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists |
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Awards
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| 1992 | CAMFT Educational Foundation research award |
| 1991 | CAMFT Educational Foundation research award |
| 1989 | Phi Beta Kappa, San Francisco State University |
| 1987 | Magna Cum Laude, San Francisco State University |