Inside the therapy room | with Dr. Claire Ciliotta

Claire Ciliotta, PhD, has been a practicing psychotherapist since she was 37, and she is now 75.  Prior to that, she worked in a bank (very, very briefly!), worked for Pan American Airlines, Louise Wise Teen-age Unwed Mother residence, Sheltering Arms Children’s Service Group Homes, and ran a Child Life Program at Bellevue Hospital Inpatient Pediatrics. "All of which," she says, "made me a much more effective therapist."

She holds an MA in Learning Disabilities and Reading, and she later pursued a Ph.D in Applied Psychology from NYU. 

In this live event from December 2020, we talked about:

• what it means to be a witness
• what Claire learned about life and human nature through working with children facing their mortality
• why Claire listens to what is not being said in the therapy room as much as what is
• how to not carry things home with you
• the role of intuition in the therapy room
• and so much more. 

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Music by: Adam Fine