I am a psychoanalyst and medical doctor who has a private practice in Sacramento, CA.
I completed an undergraduate degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Davis and then continued at Davis Medical School till I graduated with a medical degree and received my California Medical License in 2001. I then specialized my training in the field of Psychiatry and spent an additional four years learning how to treat mental illness in clinic and hospital settings from a psychiatric perspective. During that time I also worked independently in several community clinics, the Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center and as the Assistant Medical Director of a clinic targeting those with a combination of substance dependence and mental illness. I worked as an in-patient Psychiatrist at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in 2006. I was the Medical Director of Project Redirection, a community clinic serving an underserved population in Sacramento County between 2004 and 2009. I have had my current private practice since 2005 where I initially focused on treating individuals with a combination of psychiatric and psychodynamic treatments, but have become increasingly involved in the study and treatment of psychic distress using psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adjunctive medication use when necessary.
I completed my psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in 2014 and am a member of the International Psychoanalytic Society. In 2019 I became a personal and supervising analyst for the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (which means I am actively involved in the training of other psychoanalysts).
I was clinical faculty at the University of California, Davis Department of Psychiatry being the instructor of record for several of the psychodynamic courses that are taught to psychiatric residents. I have a specific interest in the integration of psychiatry and neuroscience with the psychoanalytic theories of Wilfred Bion, Donald Winnicott and contemporary field theorists.
I specialize in treating those who are experiencing a pattern of serious psychic distress within their lives. This may include problems with moods, disturbing responses to trauma, dissatisfaction in relationships, problematic ways of relating to others, distressing or dysfunction ways of thinking or a long-term process of distressing but seemingly inescapable thoughts. I also explore phase of life issues related to early, mid-life, or latter-life crises. Some of my patients carry diagnoses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, or psychotic disorders. However, carrying a categorized diagnosis is not required for treatment.
While I regularly refer to other specialists when I think it is helpful or necessary, I personally treat my patients with a combination of psychoanalysis and judicious use of medications. I no longer see individuals who wish to be treated with medications alone.
I completed an undergraduate degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Davis and then continued at Davis Medical School till I graduated with a medical degree and received my California Medical License in 2001. I then specialized my training in the field of Psychiatry and spent an additional four years learning how to treat mental illness in clinic and hospital settings from a psychiatric perspective. During that time I also worked independently in several community clinics, the Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center and as the Assistant Medical Director of a clinic targeting those with a combination of substance dependence and mental illness. I worked as an in-patient Psychiatrist at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in 2006. I was the Medical Director of Project Redirection, a community clinic serving an underserved population in Sacramento County between 2004 and 2009. I have had my current private practice since 2005 where I initially focused on treating individuals with a combination of psychiatric and psychodynamic treatments, but have become increasingly involved in the study and treatment of psychic distress using psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adjunctive medication use when necessary.
I completed my psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in 2014 and am a member of the International Psychoanalytic Society. In 2019 I became a personal and supervising analyst for the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (which means I am actively involved in the training of other psychoanalysts).
I was clinical faculty at the University of California, Davis Department of Psychiatry being the instructor of record for several of the psychodynamic courses that are taught to psychiatric residents. I have a specific interest in the integration of psychiatry and neuroscience with the psychoanalytic theories of Wilfred Bion, Donald Winnicott and contemporary field theorists.
I specialize in treating those who are experiencing a pattern of serious psychic distress within their lives. This may include problems with moods, disturbing responses to trauma, dissatisfaction in relationships, problematic ways of relating to others, distressing or dysfunction ways of thinking or a long-term process of distressing but seemingly inescapable thoughts. I also explore phase of life issues related to early, mid-life, or latter-life crises. Some of my patients carry diagnoses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, or psychotic disorders. However, carrying a categorized diagnosis is not required for treatment.
While I regularly refer to other specialists when I think it is helpful or necessary, I personally treat my patients with a combination of psychoanalysis and judicious use of medications. I no longer see individuals who wish to be treated with medications alone.
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Publications
Cornelius, J. T. (2016). The hippocampus facilitates integration within a symbolic field. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis. doi:10.1111/1745-8315.12617 I was invited to contribute a video introduction to the article by the editors of the journal. See right. |
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Barsness, R. E. (Ed.). (2017). Core competencies of relational psychoanalysis: a guide to practice, study, and research. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Chapter 2: The Case for Psychoanalysis, Exploring the Scientific Evidence