Estela V. Welldon, MD, is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

 in Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

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 at the Portman and Tavistock Clinic.

Born in Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...

, she studied Medicine at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. She founded (and has been elected Honorary President for Life) of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy in 1991.

She works privately as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist and organizational consultant. She is a Member of the British Association for Psychotherapy, the British Psychoanalytic Council

British Psychoanalytic Council

The British Psychoanalytic Council is an association of training institutions, professional associations and accrediting bodies which have their roots in established psychoanalysis and analytical psychology...

, the Institute of Group Analysis

Institute of Group Analysis

The Institute of Group Analysis is a training organisation for group psychotherapists in the analytical tradition, based on the groundwork begun by S. H...

, the American Group Psychotherapy Association

American Group Psychotherapy Association

The American Group Psychotherapy Association is a not-for-profit multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to enhancing the practice, theory and research of Group Psychotherapy.-Membership:...

 and the International Association of Group Psychotherapy.

Welldon is the author of Mother Madonna Whore, the Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood (Free Association Books

Free Association Books

Free Association Books is an innovative project started in 1980s London. It arose as the brainchild of Bob Young and colleagues, who, disillusioned by the decline of the liberatory movement, began a search using psychoanalysis to understand the problems of liberation...

, 1988, ISBN 189274662X) and Sadomasochism (2002, ISBN 1840463783). Welldon was the primary editor of A Practical Guide to Forensic Psychotherapy (1997, ISBN 1853023892).

Awards

In 1997, Welldon was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Sciences from Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...

 in recognition of work developing and promoting forensic psychotherapy

Forensic psychotherapy

Forensic Psychotherapy is the application of psychological knowledge to the treatment of mentally disordered or mentally ill patients who commit violent or destructive acts against others or themselves. Commonly applied diagnoses would include personality disorder and psychosis...

.

External links

• Official Website
• Welldon, E. V. (2009), Dancing with Death. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 25: 149–182.