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APP Alumni




Mission Statement

The mission of the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Alumni Association is to (1) provide opportunities for the graduates of the APP and CAPP Programs of the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute and the Jewish Hospital Psychotherapy Program to become acquainted; (2) provide a professional forum wherein reports, papers, discussions, and publications on the subject of psychodynamic psychotherapy can be described and/or presented; (3) promote continuing education opportunities in the study of psychodynamic psychotherapy; (4) encourage formation of study groups and peer supervision groups;(5) promote community awareness of psychodynamic psychotherapy; (6) encourage continued standards of excellence among St. Louis psychotherapists; and (7) provide continued professional connections to the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute.

Membership Information

Graduates of the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program and the Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program are invited to join the association.  Those interested in joining need to contact any officer listed below:

Leadership
President: 
Diane Venker, MEd, LCSW 
314-862-2305

President-Elect:
Matt Shatzman, MA, LPC                   
314-397-3775
www.mattshatzman.com

Past President:
Jeff Piper, MSW
www.JeffPiperMSW.com

Treasurer:
Sherie Kaplan, MSW, LCSW
314-367-7470
www.sheriekaplan.com 
   
Secretary:
Kavitha Lakshamanan, MSW, LCSW
314-878-3430 x 2116 or 731-610-2925
www.careandcounseling.org/kavitha-lakshmanan.htm

Education:
Kim Cella, MSW, LCSW
www.kimcella.com 

Education:     
Sarah Boeker, MSW, LCSW
314-605-9635

Newsletter:
Alyssa Person
314-974-2149
        
Public Relations:
Melissa Scolaro, MA, MSW
www.melissascolaro.com

By-laws:
Christine McNaughton, MA
314-647-1771

At Large:
Susan Hubbard, MSW

Alumni Newsletters:

APP Alumni Newsletter May 2012 (pdf, 1.96MB)
APP Alumni Newsletter February 2012 (pdf, 911.34KB)
APP Alumni Newsletter October 2011 (pdf, 388.82KB)
APP Alumni Newsletter October 2011 Insert (pdf, 401.47KB)

APP Alumni Newsletter June 2011 (pdf, 1.73MB)
APP Alumni Newsletter June 2011 Insert (pdf, 1.3MB)
APP Alumni News April 2010 (pdf, 758.65KB)

APP Alumni News April 2010 Insert (pdf, 70.08KB)
APP Alumni News August 2009 (pdf, 388.71KB)

   
APP Alumni News March/April 2009 (pdf, 2.54MB)
APP Alumni News December 2008 Insert (pdf, 393.11KB)
APP Alumni News December 2008 (pdf, 449.97KB)
APP Alumni News September 2008 (pdf, 406.91KB)







 

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