Hilda Fernandez-Alvarez works as a Lacanian psychoanalyst in private practice in Vancouver, Canada. She has vast clinical experience in public and private settings in Mexico and Canada. She has a Master’s degree in clinical psychology by Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) and a Master’s Degree in literature by University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University (SFU), with a research study on discursive spaces of trauma and healing within the mental health institution. She co-founded the Lacan Salon in 2007 and currently serves as its clinical director. She is an academic associate with the Institute for the Humanities at SFU and leads a Clinical Seminar in Vancouver since the fall 2015. She has published various articles on psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. http://www.hildafernandez.com/

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Film by Katelan Foisy.

Intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast by Carl Abrahamsson. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com

Portrait of Hilda Fernandez-Alvarez