Ryan Allison, MA is a Nationally Certified Psychoanalyst, accredited by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP), and a member in good standing. He received his intensive post-graduate clinical training (9 years) at the New England Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies (NEIPS). He is a member of the Board of Consultants of the New England Academy of Psychoanalytic Studies (Clinical and Applied), and a board member of the Kansas City Psychoanalytic Foundation. In addition to his clinical work, he is also an adjunct Professor at Johnson County Community College, and is active in the local business community.

Ryan Allison is currently the secretary of the local Kansas City Divison (39) of the American Psychological Association (KCAPP) and is listed as an Associate Psychoanalyst in the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) registry.

Volunteering his knowledge, Ryan Allison has been actively involved in the community providing classes and workshops to professionals, parents, schools, universities and hospitals.

Ryan Allison is also a faculty member with the Kentucky Psychoanalytic Institute.

Publications and Lectures

Allison, R.D. (2012 February 11) "Good Client, Bad Client: A Psychoanalytic Discussion of Model Rule 2.1" Kansas City Legal Secretaries Association Winter Meeting. Kansas City, MO

Allison, R.D. (2007 August 21) "Touching the Unconscious" [Review of the book Screen, Cinema, Psyche: A Post-Jungian Approach to Working with The Audience] PsyCritiques -- Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books

Allison, R.D. (2008 -- in press) "A Review of Nancy McWilliams APA Instructional Video -- Psychoanalytic Installlment", PsyCritiques --- Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.

Allison, R.D. "Ambien or Ritalin: An Evening with Jacques Lacan", presentation for the Kansas City Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology, a local division (39) of the American Psychological Association, Kansas City, Missouri, May 2007.

Allison, R.D. "Art and Dynamic Psychiatry -- An Interface", presentation for the Kansas City Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology, a local division (39) of the American Psychological Association, Kansas City, Missouri, August 2006. Delivered at Menorrah Medical Center.

Allison, R.D. "Repetition as a Means of Regulation". New England Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies, reviewed by Dr. William Moore, PhD., NCPsya, Katherine Morrell, MA NcPsyA, James Morrell, MA NCPsyA..

Allison, R.D. "Psychoanalysis and Postmodernism", presentation for the Kansas City Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology -- a local division (39) of the American Psychological Association, Kansas City, Missouri, 2003.

Allison, R.D. "Depression and the Holidays", a presentation and seminar for the public given at Unity Temple, December 2006.

Allison, R.D. "Counter-transference: What Divorce Lawyers need to know when counseling a client in emotional distress", a presentation and seminar delivered Nov. 7th, 2007, for the Johnson County Bar Association.

Allison, R.D. "The Repetition-Compulsion Revisited: A Contemporary Re-Analysis with Clinical Case Studies", a presentation and seminar delivered Feb. 19th, 2008, for the Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center, the Kansas City Plaza Library.