The Ecosomatics Podcast

Dr. Hill is a psychoanalyst, educator and a leading proponent of the paradigm shift to affect regulation.  In addition to his private practice he has taught courses for over 30 years at psychoanalytic and psychotherapy institutes.  These include courses in adolescent development and psychopathology and in the clinical use of multiple models. Dr. Hill's publications and presentations include topics ranging from the erotic transference, the clinical use of multiple models, the influence of the internet on psychoanalysis, the possibilities and limitations of video-mediated therapy and, more recently, religious fundamentalism understood through the lens of affect regulation.   In 1996 Dr. Hill founded PsyBC which in 2016 morphed into The Center for the Study of Affect Regulation (CSAR.nyc).  For the past ten years he has conducted conferences and private study groups focused on an in depth understanding of affective processes in normal development, pathogenesis and treatment. He is on the faculties of the National Institute of the Psychotherapies and the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Dr. Hill is the author of the 2015 book Affect Regulation Theory: a Clinical Model (Norton Press).

Eric is a registered psychotherapist, counsellor, coach, and mentor who specializes in serving the (neuro)divergent -- outside-of-the-box folks who identify, for example, as complex, creative, gifted, intense, and highly sensitive. While he helps his clients with a variety of challenges, Eric is particularly passionate about working with individuals navigating through periods of significant personal growth, life transition, existential searching, and shifts in identity. Eric works holistically and eclectically, helping his clients connect with their inner nature (their true, deep, authentic selves) and outer nature (the wider, more-than-human world) to promote healing and growth. You can learn more about Eric and his work @ www.ericwindhorst.ca