About Austin Psychoanalytic

We are an interdisciplinary organization of mental health professionals – psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatrists – devoted to keeping psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theories and practice thriving in Central Texas. Austin Psychoanalytic seeks to engage with mental health professionals, students, non-clinical scholars, and our colleagues in all other fields of arts and sciences at any level of interest in psychoanalytic thought, and invite all to join our study and to contribute their unique experience and wisdom to the enhancement of this dynamic field. Through support, information, education and training, we aim to provide all who have an interest and motivation to expand their experiences with psychoanalytic thinking and techniques a place to interact with other like-minded individuals. We invite those who are not familiar with contemporary theory and practice to participate in our activities and learn more about the exciting developments in psychoanalytic thought over the past 110 years. Founded in 1988, Austin Psychoanalytic is a local chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (Division 39) of the American Psychological Association.

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2025-2026 Austin Psychoanalytic Board of Directors
Jaclyn Davis, PhD

Jaclyn Davis, PhD

President

Jaclyn Davis, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Austin, TX. She is authorized through PSYPACT to provide telehealth therapy to clients in over 40 participating states. Dr. Davis works with adults from a psychodynamic framework, integrating principles of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help clients explore the roots of their distress and build more satisfying lives.

She has a particular interest in women’s mental health, including infertility, perinatal and postpartum concerns, parenting, and life transitions. Her dissertation explored the experiences of recipients of embryo donation, deepening her commitment to supporting individuals navigating infertility.

Dr. Davis is passionate about ongoing learning in psychodynamic therapy. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Biola University, completed the Foundation Series in psychoanalysis at the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, and will begin training in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) at Columbia University in the fall.

Garrett Tanner, PhD

President Elect

Garrett Tanner has a private practice in Austin, Texas where he provides psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. He is currently a candidate analyst at The Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis where he also serves as Treasurer of the Board. He has written on many topics including Lacanian psychoanalysis, implications of Foucaldian thought on psychoanalysis, socioeconomic dynamics in therapy sessions, and psychological reactions to Texas firearm laws.

Tiana Anderson, PsyD

Tiana Anderson, PsyD

Secretary

Dr. Tiana Anderson is a licensed psychologist and the founder of White Willow Psychological Services, PLLC. She earned her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice from St. Joseph's College in New York and attended graduate school at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Anderson's doctoral research focused on exploring secondary traumatic stress in mental health professionals providing care to juvenile-justice-involved youth and she is passionate about social justice and working with individuals involved with legal and correctional systems. In 2020, Dr. Anderson founded White Willow Psychological Services to foster increased access to quality, comprehensive, compassionate mental health supports in Central Texas. She is passionate about connecting individuals seeking services with clinicians who are truly the best fit to support them on their path toward well-being and healing. Dr. Anderson loves supporting new and seasoned clinicians in the White Willow community and connecting like minded professionals in and out of the mental health space with one another to provide truly holistic, integrative supports to clients. She also works as the Lead Psychologist in the IDD Psychological Services Division at Integral Care supporting clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in accessing evaluations and services. In her clinical work, Dr. Anderson has provided individual, group, and family therapy as well as crisis intervention and psychological assessment services in forensic, inpatient hospital, nonprofit, private practice, and correctional/juvenile justice settings, working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She is passionate about integrating psychodynamic thinking into both, individual and systems work. Dr. Anderson’s primary areas of interest include trauma, adversity and resilience, animal assisted therapy, crisis intervention, chronic pain and chronic health conditions, women’s health, and juvenile justice.

Shay Zimmer, LCSW

Shay Zimmer, LCSW

Treasurer

Shay is a psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals in Austin, Texas, and Flagstaff, Arizona. Shay has been in training with the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute for two years. Prior to Shay's ten years in private practice, she excelled in the field of social work for over ten years, working in psychiatric hospitals and emergency departments in Texas and Vermont. The roots of Shay’s approach to therapy is viewed through a Modern/Relational Psychoanalytic- informed lens, applied to develop a richer and deeper understanding of the clients’ interpersonal and intrapersonal worlds; the client- therapist relationship; and the therapist’s own evolution as a person.

Tyson Davis, PsyD

Tyson Davis, PsyD

Education Chair, Member-at-Large

Tyson Davis, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Austin, TX. Tyson works from a contemporary relational psychoanalytic perspective. He is the co-owner of Glen Forest Psychological Services, a practice focusing on psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals and couples. He offers individual and group psychodynamic training/consultation for clinicians. Tyson maintains active interests in the integration of object relations and relational thinking and serves on the teaching faculty of Newport Psychoanalytic Institute. He completed his doctorate at Biola University, his Certificate in Adult Psychoanalysis from the Institute of Relational Psychoanalysis of Philadelphia (IRPP), and a Certificate in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy from Columbia University.

Zach Ossefort, LMSW, LCDC

Member-at-Large, Division 39 Representative

Zach is an Austin-born psychodynamic psychotherapist currently practicing at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy, where he applies a relational psychoanalytic approach to complex cases involving trauma, substance use, personality disorders, and psychosis. Before Deep Eddy, Zach spent 2 years at a residential addiction treatment center working with adults of all ages and backgrounds. Before becoming a therapist, Zach spent 3 years living in farm-based intentional communities providing 24/7 care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Zach earned his BA from Bennington College, and his MSSW from UT Austin.

Kevin Grabski, MD

Member-at-Large

Kevin Grabski, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist based in Austin, Texas. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed his psychiatry residency at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Grabski has pursued a range of diverse clinical experiences both in the U.S. and abroad.
Following residency, he worked in a locum tenens role at a Kaiser Permanente outpatient clinic in Washington. He then spent time in New Zealand, serving as a psychiatrist at an inpatient hospital in the Wellington region, where he also supervised psychiatric trainees. He later returned to Washington to work briefly on a forensic unit in a state hospital before settling back in Austin.
In Austin, Dr. Grabski previously worked with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the Austin State Supported Living Center. Currently, he divides his time between his private practice and a community psychiatry role with Central Health, where he provides care for underinsured residents of Travis County within a multispecialty clinic. He is also participating in a two-year psychodynamic psychotherapy reading course through the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies (CFPS).

Lauren Katzell, MD

member-at-large

Dr. Katzell is a psychiatry resident at the University of Texas at Austin with a particular interest in psychotherapy. She completed her undergraduate and medical school training at the University of Florida, as part of an accelerated honors undergraduate and medical school program. She has varied experience serving psychiatric patients experiencing homelessness and hopes to integrate psychotherapy into treatment of patients with severe mental illness. Her experiences with national organizations include serving as Regional Director and subsequently President of the pre-medical division of the American Medical Women's Association and founding and serving as the Executive Director of a collaborative organization of student-run free clinics in Florida, which has been utilized as a model to create several other statewide free clinic collaboratives. She served on an advisory board mentoring subsequent leadership and research efforts in this area. The primary focuses of her research publications and national and international presentations have included electroconvulsive therapy, deep brain stimulation, jail diversion program implementation for patients with severe mental illness, and recommendations for program optimization in free clinics. She has enjoyed attending Austin Psychoanalytic's programming events and continuing to pursue additional therapeutic training outside of residency.

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