Garrick Duckler is a psychoanalyst who trained at the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, the Wright Institute, the Psychotherapy Institute and McAuley Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. Before going into mental health, he was a former professor of English Literature, having received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in English Language and Literature. He likes to draw but has no formal training in art, and likes to make films but has no formal training in film, and likes to take photos but has no training in photography. So he has much to learn and much to un-learn. He currently has an private practice in Portland, Oregon.