About me
Candice M. NunnTelfort, Ph.D. (they/them), is Assistant Professor of Psychology, Culture, and Spiritual Care at Iliff School of Theology. Their academic formation spans Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt Divinity School, and Lincoln University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). They also completed the Advanced Certificate in Self Psychology and Religion at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago.
Dr. NunnTelfort is a Lacanian psychoanalyst in formation and a founding clinician of the Openings Project, a clinic for psychosis and extreme states at Depth Counseling in Chicago, Illinois. They serve as Clinical Associate Faculty at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and previously held a Teaching Fellowship at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. In addition, they serve on several community and nonprofit boards, including Chicago’s 606 Project and the U.S. chapter of the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS-US), where they work to address gaps in care for individuals experiencing psychosis and other extreme states.
Ordained in the Baptist tradition, Dr. NunnTelfort integrates clinical practice, theological reflection, and community-based engagement. Their work reflects a deep interdisciplinary commitment to the study of religion, psychology, and culture, with particular attention to Blackness, madness, and insanity.
