Wilfried Ver Eecke, PhD. is a licensed professional counselor and a professor of Philosophy at George Washington University. Ver Eecke studied psychoanalysis in Paris under Jacques Lacan, Piera Aulagnier, Octave Mannoni, and André Green. He co-founded the Lacan Forum of Washington, and gives frequent talks nationally and internationally on psychoanalytic topics often connected with philosophical ideas. He is the author of numerous articles and books on psychoanalytic topics.