Nonna Slawinska-Holy
Psychoanalyst, psychotherapist
Born Jun. 21, 1927, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S. 1953; daughter of Paul Slawinski and Nadzieja (von Vetter); married Vaclav de Potocki Holy; child: Alexander.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (cum laude), Long Island University, 1957, Ph.D., New York University, 1967, certificate (in individual and group psychoanalysis), Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, 1971, Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Institute, 1974 and 1975, New York City; licensed psychotherapist in New York and New Jersey.
Career: lecturer, 1970 -, senior supervisor, 1971 -, Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Institute, consultant, New York Hospital Cornell University Medical Center, private practice, New York City; visiting prof., Cracow Medical Academy (Poland), Lwow Medical Academy (Ukraine), Tallin (Estonia), Vilnius (Lithuania), St. Petersburg (Russia).
Author: editor, Borderline and Narcisstic Patients in Therapy, 1988; editor, GROUP - Journal of Eastern Group Psychotherapy Association, 1983-88; numerous conference papers and scientific articles in professional journals.
Member of: founder, chairman, Inquiry and Research section, International Association Group Psychotherapy, 1983-88; international coordinator, consulting editor, Internutional Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 1984-88; international committee member, Psychoanalysis Division, American Psychological Association (APA); founder, Mental Health Training Committee for Eastern Europe; founder, chairman, Psychology and Mental Health section, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); founder, Scholarship Committee for Psychologists and Mental Health Practitioners, Kosciuszko Foundation; fellow, American Group Psychotherapy Association.
Honors: Five Years of Service award, Governor of the State of New Jersey, 1963; Founders Day award, New York University, 1968; service award, Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, 1977; award, American Group Psychotherapy Association, 1981; several service awards, New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies; listed in Who 's Who in the East, 1977-78.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Czech, French, German, Italian, Bulgarian.
Hobbies: playing piano, skiing, writing.
Office: Psychotherapist - Psychoanalyst, 9 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.