Melanie Suchet is a New York City based psychoanalyst, clinical practitioner, writer and teacher who builds bridges across the disciplines of psychoanalysis, queer theory,critical race theory and contemplative practices.
She is faculty member of New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.
Faculty member of the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies.
Associate Editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues.
Contributing Editor of Studies in Gender and Sexuality.
My training in the sciences, arts, psychology, and a variety of contemplative practices, has allowed me to weave together an integrative, holistic approach.
I endeavor to create an open, inviting space within which to explore, create, invent and journey together.
AWARDS
2016 Scholarship Award for her significant contributions in advancing psychoanalytic theory and practice. American Psychological Association, Division of Psychoanalysis.
2014 SGI Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of sexualities and gender identities in psychoanalysis. American Psychological Association, Division of Psychoanalysis.
SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Coda: Widening the scope of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 32: 497-504. 2022.
Circling death. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 30: 643-644. 2020.
Reclaiming a mind. Discussion of Yvette Esprey. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 27: 47-51. 2017.
Surrender, transformation and transcendence. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 26: 747-760. 2016.
Impasse-able. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 25: 405-419. 2015.
Moving towards the unbearable: Reply to commentaries. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 25: 426430. 2015.
Crossing Over. The International Journal of Relational Perspectives, 21: 172-191. 2011.
Face to Face. The International Journal of Relational Perspectives, 20: 158-171. 2010.
Searching for the ethical. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 20: 191-195. 2010.
The 21st Century Body. Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 10: 113-118. 2009.
Unraveling Whiteness. The International Journal of Relational Perspectives, 17: 867-886. 2007.
I have loved: Reply to Commentaries. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 17(6): 903-908. 2007.
Laying ghosts to rest: Reply to commentaries. Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 5: 485-488. 2004.
Whiteness revisited: Reply to commentary. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 14: 453-456. 2004.
Whose mind is it anyway? Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 5: 259-287. 2004.
BOOKS
Relational Psychoanalysis: Volume 3
Editors: Melanie Suchet Ph.D., Adrienne Harris Ph.D., Lewis Aron Ph.D.
The contributors to Relational Psychoanalysis: New Voices are boldly unconventional – in their topics, in their modes of discourse, and in their innovative and often courageous uses of self to illuminate heretofore neglected dimensions of cultural experience, of trauma, and of clinical stalemate. A host of authors apply relational thinking to aspects of race, class, and politics as they emerge in the clinical situation. More…
Psyche and Soul book series
Series Editors: Jill Salberg Ph.D., Melanie Suchet Ph.D., Marie T. Hoffman Ph.D.
The Psyche and Soul book series explores the intersection of psychoanalysis, spirituality and religion. By promoting dialogue, it provides a platform for the vast and expanding interconnections, mutual influences and points of divergence amongst these disciplines. More…
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Exploring Trans Subjectivities. Keynote Address. Gender 2020: Psychoanalysis Adjusts its Vision. March 7, 2020. Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, Chicago.
Institutional Racism. Presentation with A.Woods. Changing the Conversation: Political and Clinical Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Psychoanalytic Institutes. March 23. The Willaim Alanson White Institute, New York City. 2019.
Challenges of Subjectivity in Facing the Other. Guest Speaker Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study, February 24, 2018, Seattle, WA.
Relational Views on Impasse. Guest Speaker Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Studies, March 4, 2017, Dallas, TX.
Graduation Speaker, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, May 21, 2017, New York, NY.
Impasse and Subjectivity. Guest Speaker San Antonio society for Psychoanalytic Studies, November 4, 2017, San Antonio, TX.
More workshops and presentations…
