Gwendolyne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently completing her Doctorate in Clinical Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research explores the role of Race and other social identities in the therapeutic rapport. Gwendolyne is a certified Mentalization Based Therapy Practitioner with a private practice in Portland, Maine. In addition to clinical practice, Gwendolyne also serves as the Behavioral Health Faculty for the Family Medicine Residency Program at Maine Medical Center. She has presented on Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, the National Association of Social Work, Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, and the Canadian Psychological Society.