Dr. Mazzella is deeply invested in his profession, as a private therapist, an instructor, a researcher, a supervisor, and a mentor to those who are seeking personal and professional growth. He is an active member of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR), a professional association of psychoanalysts formed to promote the advancement of psychoanalysis as a practice and a profession.
Educational Background
Fordham University
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, 2005 – 2010
Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR)
Training in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 1997 – 2006
Fordham University
Graduate School of Social Services, dual concentration in Research & Clinical Social Work, 1994 – 1997
Teaching Experience
Transference and Countertransference in Working with the Borderline Patient Rotating Case Seminar
The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, 2018 – present
Psychopathology II
Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2015 – present
Psychoanalytic Theories of Development IIÂ
Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2011 – present
Advanced Technique with Children & Adolescents
Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2011 – 2016
Psychoanalytic Theories of Development III
The Contemporary Freudian Society, 2012
Generalist Social Work Practice I & II
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services – Adjunct Professor, 2010
Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services – Adjunct Professor, 2008
Social Work Research II
New York University School of Social Work, 2008
Social Work Research I
New York University School of Social Work – Adjunct Professor, 2007 – 2011
Social Work Practice in Research I
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services – Adjunct Professor, 2007
Neurosis
The New York Guidance and Counseling Center, 2005
IPTAR Positions
Member, Scholarship Committee, 2019 – present
Member, Management Committee, 2018 – present
Member, Executive Committee, 2012 – present
Chair, Operations Committee, 2016 – present
Treasurer, 2016 – present
Member, Board of Directors, 2011 – present
Director, Clinical Center, 2012 – 2016
Associate Director, Clinical Center Board of Administrators, 2011 – 2012
Liaison, Child Research Committee, 2002 – 2005
Liaison, Candidates Organization, 2001-2002