I was first introduced to the concept of creating a Curriculum Vitae by an amazing professor. The late Martin Gipson PhD taught applied behavior analysis at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where I completed my Master’s Degree. My dissertation advisor, John/Juan Ramirez PhD, at the University of Northern Colorado, played a huge role in my beginning to not only present but to also publish my research. Finally, the late Albert Ellis PhD mentored me with grace and style, and wrote a book with me. I will be forever grateful.
Full-time Psychology Private Practice
Faculty: Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Trauma Affiliate, Trauma Treatment Clinic, National Institute For The Psychotherapies,
New York New York, 2012-2015
B.A. in Psychology, 1974, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
M.A. in Psychology, 1977, University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology, 1985, University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
Postdoctoral Fellow: 1987, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy
New York, New York
Postdoctoral Certificate: 1998, Psychoanalysis
Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis
New York, New York
Postdoctoral Certificate: 2007, Advanced Specialization in Couples and Family Therapy,
Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, New York University
New York, New York
Licensed Psychologist: New York State
Licensed Psychologist: Idaho
Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship, Bethany College
Bethany, WV 1970
Psi Chi National Psychology Honorary, West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 1972
Academic Fellowship Award, University of the Pacific
Stockton, California 1975
Academic Fellowship Award, University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado 1982-83
Faculty and Supervisor: Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis
2018-Present
Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Suffolk, NewYork - 2004 to Present
Active Exploration: Private Practice specializing in trauma transformation
Mt. Kisco
New York - 1988-1993 & New York, New York - 1988 to Present
Consultant: Individual and Group Psychotherapy, The Fortune Society
New York, New York - 2000 to 2005
Clinical Supervisor: Fifth Avenue Center for Counseling
New York, New York - 1994 to 2001
Staff Psychologist, Northern Westchester Guidance Clinic
Mount Kisco New York, 1986 to 1992
Psychology Intern: The Children’s Village
Dobbs Ferry, New York - 1984 to 85
Teaching Assistant: Psychology Department
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado - 1982 to 84
Weight Counselor:
Nutri System Weight Control Center
Boulder, Colorado - 1980 to 81
Children’s Coordinator: Re-Ed West Residential Center for Children
Sacramento, California - 1979 to 80
Behavior Therapist: The Schick Center for Smoking and Weight Control
Sacramento, California - 1977 to 79
Graduate Externship: Stockton State Hospital
Stockton, California - 1977 to 78
Undergraduate Psychology Internship: Weston State Hospital
Weston, West Virginia - 1973 to 1974
Hunter, P. (Summer, 2004) Review of R. M. Billow Relational group psychotherapy: From basic assumptions to passion, Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, Official Publication of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, Volume XXIV , No. 3, p.63.
Hunter, P.(Summer 2004) Transforming trauma into something better: my work with female ex-offenders, Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXIV(3),p.53.
Hunter, P. (Spring 2003) Trauma, transformation and remembering: A short story. The Participant Observer: The Newsletter of the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, 3, 3, p.1-3.
Hunter, P. Hirst, B, Klamka,K., Masters,C., McCorkle,B. & Nowell, M.(1992) Teens and abuse: what you don’t know can hurt you. Booklet made possible by a grant from the Pepsi Cola Company.
Masters,C.,Hunter,P.,McCorkle,B. & Henderson,G.(1992). You don’t have to be afraid: children talk with children about abuse. Booklet made possible by a grant from the Pepsi Cola Company.
Ellis, A. & Hunter, P. (1991). Why am I always broke: How to be sane about money. New York: A Lyle Stuart Book of Carol Publishing Group Chinese translation, Harcourt Brace Intermational Division, New York, 1993. German translation, Mvg-verlag, Munchen?Landsberg am lech, 1993, Spanish translation: Selector Acualidad Editorial, 1992.
Hunter, P. (1991). Psychotherapy with a patient with borderline features, Book chapter, C. Silverstein (Ed.) Gays, Lesbians, and their Therapists. New York: Norton.
Hunter, P. (1987). Review of M. Bernard and A. Ellis, Rational-emotive approaches to the problems of childhood. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 4, (1), 63.
Ramirez, J. & Hunter, P. (1983). Assertiveness training through the use of goal attainment scaling. Colorado Personnel and Guidance Journal, 11, 7-11.
Hunter, P., Hanon, R. & Marchi, D. (1982). Alcohol consumption in natural settings as a function of sex, age and income level. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 43, 3, 387-392.
Hunter, P. (2018). "EMDR: An Integrative Psychotherapy Process." Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) Conference, New York, New York, May31-June 2.
Hunter, P. (2017). "Psychoanalysis and Trauma: Room for Improvement." Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) Conference, Denver, Colorado, May 18-21.
Hunter, P. (2016). "Magical Free Association: EMDR, Psychoanalysis and Trauma." Presented at the Second Annual Washington Conference on 'Listening to Trauma: Insights and Actions,' Washington.D.C,, October 20-22, 2016.
Hunter, P. (June 2015). Relational Psychoanalysis to the Rescue: My Work in a Trauma Treatment Clinic. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Hunter, P. (May 2015). Magical Free Association: EMDR , Psychoanalysis and Trauma. Presented at the Saturday Seminar meeting of the National Institute for Psychotherapies Trauma Treatment Clinic, New York, New York.
Hunter, P. (January 2011) “In Therapy: A Psychological Analysis”. Presented at the Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Film Colloquia, Melville, New York.
Hunter, P. (February 2005) What makes therapy effective? Presented at the Psychoanalytic Society Meeting of Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Suffolk, New York.
Hunter, P.(March,2004) Transforming trauma into something better: My work with female ex-offenders. Presented at the 24th Annual Spring Meeting of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39), Miami, Florida
Hunter,P., Bloland,S.,Damron,E.,Schindler,R. (October,2002). Trauma, transformation and remembering, presented at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis Colloquia Series, New York, New York. Also presented (April. 2002), at the 22nd Annual spring Meeting of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39), New York, New York.
Hunter, P. (April, 2001) Artistic reflections of traumatic grief. Presented at the 21sstAnnual Spring Meeting of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39), Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Hunter, P. (January, 2001) The psychoanalyst behind the mask: Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis 20th Anniversary Conference, Chaired key historical & clinical issues, New York, New York.
Hunter, P. (November, 1995), The voice behind the perversion: Finding the self again. Presented at the Colloquium Series, Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, New York, New York.
Hunter, P.(1986). Cognitive Behavior Therapy with aggressive male children in residential treatment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Chicago, Illinois.
Ramirez, J. & Hunter, P. (1983, March). Social skills training for adolescents: a means for preventing interpersonally induced stress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Colorado Personnel and Guidance Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ramirez, J, Hunter, P. & Kelso, E. (1982, November). Behavioral counseling: implications for use with minorities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Los Angeles, California.
Kelso, E. & Hunter, P. (1982, November). Feminist behavior therapy: proposal for a therapeutic specialty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Los Angeles, California.
Hunter,P. & Katz, R. (1979, April). A comparison of three behavioral techniques for the treatment of shyness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Diego, California.
Hunter, P. & Hannon,R. (1977, August). The measurement of psychological androgyny in female alcoholics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.
Hunter,P. & Boggs, S. (1979, April). The community living skills scale: implementation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.
Hunter, P. & Tucci, V. (1976, April). The community re-entry project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.
Integration of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Psychoanalysis,(Spring, 2015), Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Advanced Dream Processes, (Fall, 2008), Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.
Interpersonal Psychoanalysis (Fall, 2006) Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Psychoanalysis (Fall, 2005) Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
American Psychological Association, Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) Division 56 (Trauma)
New York State Psychological Association, Division 39 (Psychoanalysis)
International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
International Association for Child Abuse and Neglect
EMDR International Association
Traumatic Narcissism: Coercive Subjectivity, Subjugation and the Destruction of Intersubjectivity (February 2016) presented by Daniel Shaw, LCSW at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, New York, New York.
Reasoning with Unreasonable People: Focus on Disorders of Emotional Regulation (November 2015) presented by Mark Schneider, PhD for the Institute for Brain Potential, Los Banos, CA, New York, New York.
The Bitter Pill of Hypochondriasis (October, 2015) presented by Kelli Novak at the National Institute for psychotherapies, New York, New York.
The Relational Pulse: Controversies, Caricatures and Clinical Wisdom (June 25-28, 2015,) Conference of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Toronto, Canada.
The Center for Self Leadership (September 2014 through June 2015) - The Internal Family Systems Model – Level I - presented by Richard Schwartz, PhD, Pamela Krause, MSW and Steven Krantz, DSW, White Plain, NY.
Transforming Trauma with EMDR: Advanced Clinical Workshop & Refresher Course, ( July 28-August 2, 2013) led by Laurel Parnell, PhD. Omega, Rhinebeck, New York.
Trauma and the Internal Family Systems Model: Releasing Personal and Legacy Burdens, (March 11-12, 2014) Presented by Richard Schwartz PhD, Watertown, Massachusetts.
Conflict Reconsidered and Recontextualized. Division of Psychoanalysis (30) of the American Psychological Association, 24th Annual Spring Meeting (April 2014) New York New York.
Brain Injury: Stroke, Alzheimer’s and Head Trauma, (December 11, 2013) Queens, New York.
Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis Spring Conference- God at an Analytic Impasse: Poverty, Devotion, and the Elusive Self, (March 2012) Sue Grand PhD with Lewis Aron, PhD, Jeffry Wells, MDiv, Melville, New York.
EMDR Level I Training, (October 2011) Led by Laurel Parnell, PhD, The Open Center, New York, New York
Annual Meeting of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Meeting, (June 2009) Tel Aviv, Israel
Annual Meeting of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Meeting (June 2007) Athens, Greece
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