ABSTRACT
Martha J. Kirkpatrick has been a longtime leader in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, both as a woman and an “out” lesbian. Practicing psychiatry for over fifty years, she continues to revel in the psychoanalytic treatment of patients. As a dedicated, challenging, and much sought-after supervisor, Dr. Kirkpatrick has mentored numerous psychoanalysts and psychiatrists in Los Angeles. She has particularly been a mentor to a long line of gay psychiatry residents, including this interviewer. She has published extensively on the psychodynamics of female sexuality, psychotherapy with lesbians, and lesbian parenting. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy.
