Psychologist/Psychoanalyst, Dr. Howard Covitz - What is Mental Health? & SXSW

We’ll be joined by Howard Covitz, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA.  Dr. Covitz is a psychologist-psychoanalyst.  For many years, he was the Director and on the Training Faculty of They Psychoanalytic Studies Institute (PSI/IPP) in Philadelphia.  He was a member of the Board of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and has taught mathematics, psychology, statistics, and post-professional seminars.  With his book nominated for the Gradiva Psychoanalytic Book of the Year, Dr. Covitz has also contributed his writing to books and blogs related to his passion of exercising his civic duty of staying aware and active in our country’s political process.  His passions also include his roles of Father, Grandfather, Citizen, and Therapist. 

Dr. Covitz joins us to discuss Mental Health, what is it?  How does each of our answers to that question relate to our goals for Psychotherapy?  And … what’s ethics got to do with it? 

Dr. Mara with more on getting through the rough spots to live the Passionate Life.

And Art Mendoza producer will talk more about The Backstage during SXSW