CREDENTIALS

LICENSURE

  • Massachusetts – Licensed Mental Health Counselor (#LMHC9409)

  • Rhode Island – Licensed Mental Health Counselor (#MHC00729)

  • New Hampshire – Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (#5629)

  • California – Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (#LPCC10669)

  • Florida – Licensed Mental Health Counselor (#MH19244)

  • Virginia – Licensed Professional Counselor (#0701008982)

  • Louisiana – Teletherapy Registration License (#TEL1089) 

 

EDUCATION

  • Postgraduate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, Cambridge, MA (2019)

  • M.A. in Counseling Psychology, William James College, Newton, MA (2013)

  • B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (2011)

 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Psychotherapist, Private Practice (2015–Present)

  • Per-Diem Psychotherapist, Rhode Island College Counseling Center (2016)

  • Staff Therapist, South Bay Mental Health Center (2013–2016)

  • Counseling Intern, Anna Maria College Counseling Center (2012–2013)

  • Counseling Practicum, Riverside Community Care (2011–2012)

  • Resident Counselor & Human Rights Officer, Wellmet Project (2010–2011)

 

LECTURING EXPERIENCE

  • Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Wentworth Institute of Technology (2020)

  • Dimensions Course Instructor, Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis (2019)

  • Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Johnson & Wales University (2014–2016)

  • Invited Guest Lecturer in Philosophy of Ethics and Morals, Anna Maria College (2013)

 

PUBLICATIONS

Tummala-Narra, P., Claudius, M., Letendre, P.J., Sarbu, E., Teran, V., & Villalba, W. (2018). Psychoanalytic psychologists’ conceptualizations of cultural competence in psychotherapy. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 35 (1), 46-59. Click here to read the advanced online copy, and here to purchase a PDF copy.

 

LEADERSHIP ROLES

  • Executive Board Member & APA Division 39 Liaison, Rhode Island Association for Psychoanalytic Psychologies (2014-2016)

  • Lead Program Developer, Anti-Bullying Training Initiative, Anna Maria College (2012-2013)

 

AWARDS

2016 Early Career Scholars Award
Awarded April 16, 2016 in Atlanta, GA from the American Psychological Association, Division 39 (The Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology)

 

PUBLIC SPEAKING & MAJOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

February 12, 2024
‘Making Space for Sociocultural Issues in Psychotherapy’
Human Relations Service
Wellesley, MA, USA

February 8, 2020
‘A Theory of Love’
7th International Congress on Couples and Family Psychoanalysis
San Francisco, CA, USA

May 26, 2017
‘The Tyranny of the Binary vs. Phantasy of the Polymorphus’
International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Conference
Sydney, NSW, Australia

April 27, 2017
‘Reconsidering Psychoanalytic Theory in Polyamorous Couple Therapy’
APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) Spring Conference
New York, NY, USA

March 8, 2017
‘The Case of ‘Darcy’: A Psychodynamic Treatment in a Community Mental Health Setting’
Rhode Island Association for Psychoanalytic Psychologies
Providence, RI, USA

May 12, 2016
‘Why Don’t We Talk About It?’
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI, USA

April 7, 2016
‘How Do Psychoanalytic Therapists Approach Cultural Competence?’
APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) Spring Conference
Atlanta, GA, USA

January 14, 2016
‘The Utility of Psychodynamic Theory in Community Mental Health Services’
South Bay Mental Health Center
Swansea, MA, USA

December 17, 2015
‘Contemporary Issues in Sexual Relationships, College, and Young Adulthood’
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI, USA

August 9, 2015
‘Why Psychodynamic Training is Needed in Community Mental Health’
American Psychological Association Convention
Toronto, ON, Canada

January 16, 2015
‘Reconsidering Male Development in Psychoanalytic Theory and Gender Studies’
National Multicultural Conference and Summit
Atlanta, GA, USA

June 1, 2014
‘The Neurobiology of Transference: Affect, Dissociation, and Trauma in Psychotherapy’
South Bay Mental Health Center
Swansea, MA, USA

April 29, 2013
‘The Obscured Voice: An Argument for the Recognition of Complex PTSD in the DSM-5’
William James College
Newton, MA