EDUCATION
Postgraduate Fellowship Program
Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis
2019
Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology
William James College
2013
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Psychology
University of Massachusetts
2011
LICENSURE
Massachusetts
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
License #9409
California
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
License #LPCC10669
Virginia
Licensed Professional Counselor
License #0701008982
Florida
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
License #MH19244
Rhode Island
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
License #MHC00729
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Wentworth Institute of Technology
2020
Dimensions Course Instructor
Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis
2019
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Johnson and Wales University
2014-2016
PUBLICATION
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
Past Executive Board Member and APA Division 39 Liaison for the Rhode Island Association for Psychoanalytic Psychologies
Lead Program Developer, Anti-Bullying Training Initiative, Anna Maria College
AWARDS
2016 Scholars Award, American Psychological Association (Division 39 – Psychoanalysis)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
American Counseling Association
Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis
CONFERENCE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS
February 8, 2020
7th International Congress on Couples and Family Psychoanalysis
San Francisco, CA, USA
May 26, 2017
International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Conference
Sydney, NSW, Australia
April 27, 2017
APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) Spring Conference
New York, NY, USA
March 8, 2017
Rhode Island Association for Psychoanalytic Psychologies
Providence, RI, USA
May 12, 2016
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI, USA
April 7, 2016
APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) Spring Conference
Atlanta, GA, USA
January 14, 2016
South Bay Mental Health Center
Swansea, MA, USA
December 17, 2015
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI, USA
August 9, 2015
American Psychological Association Convention
Toronto, ON, Canada
January 16, 2015
National Multicultural Conference and Summit
Atlanta, GA, USA
June 1, 2014
South Bay Mental Health Center
Swansea, MA, USA
September 14, 2012
The 4th Virtual Conference on Counseling
USA
June 23, 2012
Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Conference
Virginia Beach, VA, USA