#758 Psychotherapy as A Performing Art with Mark O’Connell and Robin Weigert
Mark O’Connell LCSW
Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, is a New York City-based psychotherapist in private practice. He is author of the books "The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians" (Routledge) and "Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other Nontraditional 21st Century Weddings" (Skyhorse). Mark's popular writing has also appeared in The Psychotherapy Networker, Huffington Post, Out Magazine, and Truthdig among others. His clinical writing has been published in The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and The Journal of Lesbian and Gay Mental Health. He speaks publicly on issues related to mental health, identity, and relationships.
Mr. O'Connell graduated with Honors from Hunter College School of Social Work, and has been mentored in relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy by Ken Corbett and Lewis Aron among others. He has an MFA in acting from Trinity Rep Conservatory (associated with Brown University...
Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, is a New York City-based psychotherapist in private practice. He is author of the books "The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians" (Routledge) and "Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other Nontraditional 21st Century Weddings" (Skyhorse). Mark's popular writing has also appeared in The Psychotherapy Networker, Huffington Post, Out Magazine, and Truthdig among others. His clinical writing has been published in The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and The Journal of Lesbian and Gay Mental Health. He speaks publicly on issues related to mental health, identity, and relationships.
Mr. O'Connell graduated with Honors from Hunter College School of Social Work, and has been mentored in relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy by Ken Corbett and Lewis Aron among others. He has an MFA in acting from Trinity Rep Conservatory (associated with Brown University), and is co-founder of the NYC-based theater company Lynx Ensemble Theater; creating performances that promote empathy and expand concepts of identity. He is also a proud alum of Bard College at Simon's Rock.
Mark practices psychodynamic psychotherapy in Manhattan's Gramercy district, working with a wide variety of individual adults, adolescents, and couples, including actors, artists, and the LGBT communities. His website is www.markoconnelltherapist.com.
Robin Weigert (from Wikipedia)
Weigert was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Dionne Laufman and Berlin-born Wolfgang Oscar Weigert, a psychiatrist.[1] She is Jewish.[2][3] After graduating from Brandeis University in 1991, Weigert attended New York University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[4] After a decade as a stage actress based in New York City, she moved to Los Angeles and has appeared in various films, television shows and mini-series.
Weigert is best known for her much-lauded portrayal of the unkempt, cantankerous and foul-mouthed drunkard Calamity Jane in the HBO television series Deadwood, which ran from 2004 to 2006.[5] In 2004, Weigert was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the role. In 2006, she won Hollywood Life magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year" award.[3]
Mark O'connor Video for Psychotherapy Networker