Tara Chivukula
About Me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Supervisor (LCSW-S), Certified Psychoanalyst and Certified Imago Couples Therapist. I work with individuals and couples in Austin, Texas and New York City.
As a seasoned psychoanalyst, I've worked for many years in community mental health prior to entering private practice. This experience continues to shape how I think about care and access to mental health services.
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A graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work and the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis (MIP) my work is grounded primarily in contemporary relational psychoanalysis.
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Alongside my clinical work, I teach and supervise in psychoanalytic training programs, including the One-Year Certificate Program in Psychoanalysis & the Sociopolitical World at MIP, the Trauma Training Program at MIP and the Fellowship Program at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis (ICP & P). Finally, I am a mentor to early-career clinicians through the Austin Psychoanalytic mentoring program.
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​Education
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Bachelor of Arts, Sarah Lawrence College, NY (1999)
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Master of Science in Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work, NYC (2003)
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Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, Inc. NYC (2009)
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Certificate in Psychoanalysis, Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, Inc. NYC (2014)
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Part I Trauma Treatment Training, Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, Inc. NYC
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Certified Imago Couples Therapist
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York & Texas
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Licensed Clinical Social Work Supervisor in Texas
Specializations
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Individuals
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Couples
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Clinical Supervision
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Intergenerational trauma
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Life transitions
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Multicultural/Cross-cultural Issues
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“Third-culture kids”
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Caregiving
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Adoption
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Fertility Issues/IVF
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Family dynamics
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Dissatisfaction with work
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Feeling "stuck"
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Shame & guilt
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Grief & Loss