Meet our guest speakers
Professor Glen Gabbard - USA
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Glen O. Gabbard, MD is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston, Texas. He is the author or editor of 29 books and 365 scientific papers. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to psychiatry and psychoanalysis. In 2000 he won the prestigious Sigourney Award for his contributions to psychoanalysis and he was the youngest awardee to ever receive that award. In 2021 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Sapienza University in Rome. He was formerly the Director of the Menninger Clinic when it was in Topeka. He also served in the role of Joint Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis from 2001-2007. For his teaching at Baylor College of Medicine, he received the Teaching Award on 7 different occasions. His book, Psychodynamic Psychiatry, is a best seller now in its fifth edition.
Kate Kendall
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Dr Kate Kendall is a clinical psychologist and a training analyst of the Australian Psychoanalytic Society. Currently she works with children, adolescents and adults in private practice in Melbourne.
Ken Israelstam
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Ken Israestam is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (In Psychiatry), and a senior training and supervising analyst with the Australian Psychoanalytical Society. He is a Member of the International Psychoanalytical Association, and a Member of the European Psychoanalytical Federation. He has a special interest in analytical couples therapy, candidate education and the theories of transformation, with publications on these subjects in international journals.
Pam Shein
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Pam Shein is an adult and child psychoanalyst and a training analyst of the Australian Psychoanalytic Society. She works with children, adolescents and adults in private practice in Sydney.