Margaret Brenman-Gibson
Margaret Brenman-Gibson (1918–2004) was an American psychologist, among the first to use of
hypnosis in the treatment of
neurosis resulting from
war and related areas. She was the first non-physician to receive full clinical and research
psychoanalytic training in
America. In 1982 she was one of the first women to receive a
Harvard professorship as Clinical Professor of Psychology. She earned a
Masters in
Anthropology from
Columbia University and a
doctorate in Psychology from the
University of Kansas. She was the only female psychotherapist on the staff at the
Austen Riggs Center and was recognized as a notable member of staff at the organization's centenary anniversary, playing a key role in the organization's establishment as a leading psychiatric hospital and treatment center. Her other work includes a biography of
Clifford Odets, and narration of the film ''Erik Erikson: A Life’s Work''. She was married to the playwright
William Gibson from 1940 until her death in 2004.
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