Nathan Thompson
Nathan is a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT), an Approved Supervisor with the College of Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick (CCTNB), a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), and a Fellow of the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy. He is also a part-time Graduate Teaching Associate at the University of New Brunswick and has more than 15 years of university teaching and research experience at the University of Toronto, the University of New Brunswick, and St. Thomas University.
Nathan’s doctoral and postgraduate training has focused extensively on psychoanalytic thought and relational psychoanalytic approaches to psychotherapy. He has taught psychotherapy theory to master’s-level counselling students and has facilitated professional workshops focused on relational psychotherapy and clinical practice. He has been in private practice since 2019, where his work is grounded in a relational approach and a deep interest in the ways that relationships, identity, culture, and lived experience shape the therapeutic process.
Nathan is actively involved in the counselling and psychotherapy profession. He serves on the Registration Committee of CCTNB and the Ethics Committee of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), and is particularly interested in supporting the development of thoughtful, reflective, and relationally oriented clinical practice.
Outside of his professional life, Nathan lives in Fredericton with his husband and their two young boys. Much of his time is spent with his family, as he and his husband try (with very little success) to convince time to slow down.
Dr. Debra Wolkenfeld
Debra Wolkenfeld, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of DW Behavioral Health, a private practice based in Connecticut. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University, where she received specialized training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and conducted research in the areas of empathy and mindfulness.
Debra’s clinical and postgraduate training has focused extensively on psychoanalytic and relational approaches to psychotherapy. She completed postgraduate training through the William Alanson White Institute in New York and is a Fellow of the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy. Over the course of her career, she has worked in a range of clinical settings, including Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut. In addition to her psychotherapy practice, Debra has experience in psychological assessment, consultation, and clinical supervision.
Debra is passionate about psychoanalytic thinking and the ways relational theory can deepen and enliven clinical practice. She values opportunities for clinicians to think together with curiosity, openness, and attention to the complexities of the therapeutic relationship.
Debra was raised in New York City and now lives in Connecticut with her husband and their two young children. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys spending time with her family and vacationing along the coast of Maine.
