Maxine Nelson

Maxine Nelson, LICSW, has been a psychotherapist for 25 years since completing her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) at the University of Washington in 1986. Her approach in the clinical relationship reflects her training in psychoanalysis, psychodrama, and group psychotherapy and is informed by the theories of post-Freudian British Object Relations, including the ideas of Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, Francis Tustin, and Donald Meltzer. She became a psychotherapist after a long career as a visual artist and has worked in various media, including painting, photography, video, installation art, and, most recently, ceramic sculpture. She also has a long-standing interest in film and co-developed the psychoanalytic film series “Luminous Psyche: Selected Films of Max Ophuls” (2003) and produced a second series, “Luminous Psyche 2005: Selected Films of Bernardo Bertolucci.” This article is based on a paper presented at the 2009 International Psychoanalytical Studies Organization (IPSO) Congress in Chicago. Maxine Nelson practices psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in Bellevue, WA. Her Web site is at www.maxinenelson.com and she may be contacted at maxinenelson1@gmail.com.