About Us

The Lexington Psychoanalytic Study Group is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association.  This group seeks to bring members across various clinical and academic disciplines together who are interested in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapies.  It was formed by Virginia Blum, Ph.D. (Professor of English, University of Kentucky (UK)), Debra Katz, M.D. (psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in private practice) and Jeffrey Tuttle, M.D. (psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in private practice). These members completed psychoanalytic training at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute and were excited to establish the first psychoanalytic professional group in Lexington. 

Leadership

Debra Katz, M.D.

Dr. Katz is a training and supervising psychoanalyst at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute and an adult and child psychiatrist in private practice in Lexington.  She is certified in adult psychoanalysis by the American Board of Psychoanalysis and is board certified in pediatrics, neurology, general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. She is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine and served as Vice Chair for Education and as the residency program director for the adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and triple board programs.  She has also served as a faculty associate at the UK Center on Trauma and Children. Her practice focuses on psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy, and she remains active in teaching and supervising mental health professionals and in several national organizations related to psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

Jeffrey Tuttle, M.D.

Dr. Tuttle is a training and supervising analyst at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the UK College of Medicine.  He is certified in adult psychoanalysis by the American Board of Psychoanalysis and is currently practicing psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in private practice in Lexington.  He is the current director of the Advanced Psychotherapy Program at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute, a two year intensive educational program geared toward clinicians interested in learning more about psychodynamic psychiatry.  He is a board director of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) and is currently acting as a director to the APsA Executive Committee.

Ellen Livengood, L.C.S.W.

Ellen Livengood is a psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice in Lexington. She is a graduate of the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute. She is the on the board of the Kentucky Society for Clinical Social Workers and serves as the co-chair of the membership committee. She is licensed as a clinical social worker in Kentucky and New York and supervises clinical social workers in Kentucky.

Taylor Zimmerman, M.Div, M.A.

Taylor Zimmerman is a psychoanalytic candidate at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and is a licensed pastoral counselor in private practice in Lexington. He received his Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary as well as his Master of Arts in Social Science and Master of Arts in Philosophy of Religion from The University of Chicago. He is a graduate of the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.