About Us

Dr David Ferraro received his degrees at the University of Melbourne, and Australian Catholic University. A registered clinical psychologist, he was President of the Lacan Circle of Melbourne from 2015-2017 and is the current Vice-President. He principally provides psychoanalytic treatment. David’s doctoral thesis was on depression and language. His experience includes working with adults, adolescents and groups, the terminally ill, those in chronic pain, psychiatric inpatients, and victims of child abuse and trauma. He has published and presented on a range of topics concerning contemporary psychoanalysis and critical psychology in Arena, Overland, and numerous academic journals, and is an editor and contributor to the journal Psychoanalysis Lacan.

Tascha Derera earned her tertiary qualifications at the University of Sydney, including an undergraduate degree majoring in Psychology and a postgraduate degree in Science (Psychology). Between 1999 and 2002, Tascha completed her psychological internship at the Cairnmillar Institute of Melbourne, specialising in psychodynamic psychotherapy, and she has been a registered psychologist since 2003. Tascha has worked in the government, non government (NGO), philanthropic and private sectors, and undertook a four-year training program with the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis. She has worked with victims of child abuse and trauma, couples, children with challenging behaviour, and long-term psychotherapy clients.