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SUMMARY:NPI Fall Conference: Understanding Traumatic Narcissism Theory and Its Clinical Utility
DESCRIPTION:Beginning in 1996 with the essay “Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective\,” up to the release in 2026 of his latest book\, Traumatic Narcissism Theory: A Contemporary Introduction\, Daniel Shaw has studied the psychology of the individual he terms the “traumatizing narcissist\,” and the specific ways that they seduce and then subjugate others. The Traumatic Narcissism Theory summarizes Shaw’s work of the last thirty years\, providing accessible\, practical information and tools in support of both psychotherapists and their clients working toward healing from the traumatizing narcissist’s relational system of subjugation.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/npi-fall-conference-understanding-traumatic-narcissism-theory-and-its-clinical-utility/
LOCATION:Hybrid (Virtual and In-person: Stadium Towers\, 2400 E Katella Ave Ste 150\, Anaheim\, CA 92806\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92806\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T133000
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SUMMARY:6-Week Advanced Leadership Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Format: 6-Week Live Course Hosted over Zoom \nDates: Fridays – October 9\, 16\, 23\, 30; November 6\, 13\, 2026 \nTimes: Fridays – 7:30am – 10:30am PT/10:30am – 1:30pm ET/3:30 pm – 6:30pm GMT \nCredit Amount: 18 credits \nCost: $199 for all guests \nThis 6-week virtual seminar will focus on critical concepts in systems psychodynamics and field theory such as the social unconscious\, projective identification\, splitting\, social defenses\, complex identities\, and intersubjective processes. Widening our conceptual lens so that we can think of individual\, group\, organization\, and the environmental surround as co-creating the field and influencing and shaping each other\, we will use these concepts to deepen our understanding of the unconscious uses and abuses of power across the constructive and destructive spectrum. Each session will be evenly divided between theoretical and experiential components. In the large group\, faculty and members will discuss key points in the assigned readings; break into pre-assigned small self-study groups to reflect on our own group process as it relates to our primary task of learning together about the uses and abuses of power; and return to the large group to continue our self-reflection and organizational self-study. Ultimately\, the primary aim is to enhance our individual and collective efforts\, particularly in the face of hate and human destructiveness\, to become more inclusive as leaders\, more open in our thinking\, and equitable in sharing power. \nLearn more about the 6-week Advanced Leadership Seminar.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/6-week-advanced-leadership-seminar/2026-10-23/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T133000
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SUMMARY:6-Week Advanced Leadership Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Format: 6-Week Live Course Hosted over Zoom \nDates: Fridays – October 9\, 16\, 23\, 30; November 6\, 13\, 2026 \nTimes: Fridays – 7:30am – 10:30am PT/10:30am – 1:30pm ET/3:30 pm – 6:30pm GMT \nCredit Amount: 18 credits \nCost: $199 for all guests \nThis 6-week virtual seminar will focus on critical concepts in systems psychodynamics and field theory such as the social unconscious\, projective identification\, splitting\, social defenses\, complex identities\, and intersubjective processes. Widening our conceptual lens so that we can think of individual\, group\, organization\, and the environmental surround as co-creating the field and influencing and shaping each other\, we will use these concepts to deepen our understanding of the unconscious uses and abuses of power across the constructive and destructive spectrum. Each session will be evenly divided between theoretical and experiential components. In the large group\, faculty and members will discuss key points in the assigned readings; break into pre-assigned small self-study groups to reflect on our own group process as it relates to our primary task of learning together about the uses and abuses of power; and return to the large group to continue our self-reflection and organizational self-study. Ultimately\, the primary aim is to enhance our individual and collective efforts\, particularly in the face of hate and human destructiveness\, to become more inclusive as leaders\, more open in our thinking\, and equitable in sharing power. \nLearn more about the 6-week Advanced Leadership Seminar.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/6-week-advanced-leadership-seminar/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T163000
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SUMMARY:Dreams on the Couch Pt. 2
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald\, Psy.D.\, LMFT. This consultation group invites therapists into an ongoing exploration of dreams as living expressions of the unconscious. Drawing from the full arc of psychoanalytic thought\, participants will bring clinical material and engage in a collaborative process of listening\, reverie\, and meaning-making.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/dreams-on-the-couch-pt-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T133000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T180726Z
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SUMMARY:6-Week Advanced Leadership Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Format: 6-Week Live Course Hosted over Zoom \nDates: Fridays – October 9\, 16\, 23\, 30; November 6\, 13\, 2026 \nTimes: Fridays – 7:30am – 10:30am PT/10:30am – 1:30pm ET/3:30 pm – 6:30pm GMT \nCredit Amount: 18 credits \nCost: $199 for all guests \nThis 6-week virtual seminar will focus on critical concepts in systems psychodynamics and field theory such as the social unconscious\, projective identification\, splitting\, social defenses\, complex identities\, and intersubjective processes. Widening our conceptual lens so that we can think of individual\, group\, organization\, and the environmental surround as co-creating the field and influencing and shaping each other\, we will use these concepts to deepen our understanding of the unconscious uses and abuses of power across the constructive and destructive spectrum. Each session will be evenly divided between theoretical and experiential components. In the large group\, faculty and members will discuss key points in the assigned readings; break into pre-assigned small self-study groups to reflect on our own group process as it relates to our primary task of learning together about the uses and abuses of power; and return to the large group to continue our self-reflection and organizational self-study. Ultimately\, the primary aim is to enhance our individual and collective efforts\, particularly in the face of hate and human destructiveness\, to become more inclusive as leaders\, more open in our thinking\, and equitable in sharing power. \nLearn more about the 6-week Advanced Leadership Seminar.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/6-week-advanced-leadership-seminar/2026-10-09/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T190000
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SUMMARY:Integrating Knowing and Being:  Toward a Psychoanalytic Identity
DESCRIPTION:Presented by:  Paul Koehler\, LCSW & Michelle Pfeifer\, LMHP \nWhether you are an early career clinician or a seasoned analyst this course will help you create and solidify your personal-professional identity. \nIn recent decades there has emerged a strand of psychoanalytic theorizing and practice that distinguishes between what has been designated as the epistemological approach to psychoanalysis\, which emphasizes the facilitation of the patient’s gaining a fuller understanding of himself or herself (explicated in the writings of Freud and Klein)\, and the ontological approach\, which emphasizes the facilitation of the patient’s more fully becoming himself or herself (as explicated in the writings of Winnicott and Bion).\n    This course will consider how this distinction operates in the other half of the analytic dyad:  i.e.\, how we as psychoanalytic practitioners allow for and integrate our understanding and mastery of psychoanalytic theory and technique with who we are continually becoming as human beings and evolving practitioners; or\, in other words\, how we internalize and hold true to established psychoanalytic knowledge and tradition while at the same time working as practitioners in our own distinctive and deeply personal ways.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/integrating-knowing-and-being-toward-a-psychoanalytic-identity/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Conference - Hope in Hard Times: Building Community
DESCRIPTION:In-person attendance: $250; limited to 50 people at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge\, MA \nVirtual/remote attendance: Free \nCE/CME available: 6 hours (pending approval)  \nHope in Hard Times: Building Community is a hybrid conference designed for mental health clinicians and allied professionals seeking to think together about the ethical\, clinical\, and institutional challenges of practicing in a time marked by social fragmentation\, political instability\, and collective trauma. Drawing on psychoanalytic perspectives and interdisciplinary dialogue\, the conference explores how transgenerational trauma\, structural violence\, and bureaucratic systems shape both individual psychic life and professional roles—while also attending to sources of resistance\, responsibility\, and hope.  \nThe conference opens with a framing panel on “Transgenerational Trauma\, Resistance\, and Radical Hope\,” featuring brief presentations by Marilyn Charles\, PhD\, ABPP; Morteza Modarres Gharavi\, PhD\, LP\, PsyA; and Bindu Methikalam\, PhD. This session situates contemporary clinical and institutional dilemmas within broader historical\, cultural\, and political contexts\, establishing a shared foundation for the conference.  \nSubsequent sessions invite participants to engage with two central questions: how clinicians and institutions can remain ethically grounded in the face of dehumanizing bureaucratic pressures\, and how professionals can speak and listen across differences of identity\, power\, vulnerability\, and role. Throughout the conference\, brief didactic presentations are paired with facilitated large-group discussions to support reflection\, dialogue\, and application to clinical and professional practice.  \nThe conference concludes by turning explicitly toward action and connection\, examining how psychoanalytic ideas and values can inform social engagement in clinical\, educational\, and civic arenas. Participants will be invited to identify shared concerns and areas of interest and to make collegial connections intended to support ongoing work beyond the conference itself. Rather than managing ongoing groups\, the conference serves as a clearing-house for connection\, emphasizing community-building\, professional resilience\, and ethical responsibility in difficult times.  \nConference Organizers \nMarilyn Charles\, PhD\, ABPP\nVivian Chan\, DO\, MS\nPresenters \nBindu Methikalam\, PhD\nMorteza Modares Gharavi PhD\, LP\, PsyA\nMichael O’Loughlin\, PhD\nKritika Dwivedi\, PsyD\n Cynthia Chalker MSS\, LCSW\nCarrie Attikune\,  PsyD\nCheryll Rothery\, PsyD\, ABPP\nDennis Debiak\, PsyD\nHada Soria Escalante\nAbby Kuchin
URL:https://apsa.org/event/2026-fall-conference-hope-in-hard-times-building-community/
LOCATION:Hybrid (In-Person at Austen Riggs Center\, Stockbridge\, MA and Virtual)\, Stockbridge\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T163000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T195821Z
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SUMMARY:WBCP Application Portal Now Open Observational Studies In-Person Program
DESCRIPTION:A Two-Year In-Person Training Based on the Esther Bick Infant Observation Model. \nWho Should Apply: The Observational Studies In-Person Program is open to mental health professionals\, trainees\, educators\, researchers\, and others with a serious interest in psychoanalytic thought and observation. No prior psychoanalytic training is required. \nFormat: In-Person\nClasses will meet from October to May in the evenings from 4:30 pm to 8:35 pm. \nLocation: Washington\, DC\nDuration: Two years \nApplication Fee: $175 \n30 CME/CE \nLearn more about the Observational Studies In-Person Program: https://www.wbcp.org/observational-studies/ \nTo Apply: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/app_osp_inperson_26-27#!/ \nPlease note: Applicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application\, as partial submissions are not accepted.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/wbcp-application-portal-now-open-observational-studies-in-person-program/
LOCATION:Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis\, 2120 L St\, NW\, Ste 600-4\, Washington\, DC\, 20037\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T120000
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CREATED:20260811T201111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T201348Z
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SUMMARY:Amy Levy\, Psy.D. presents “You are my creator\, but I am your master” -Exploring the fantasies and realities of Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Scientific Meeting \nThis presentation will be held virtually via Zoom. Register at the host website.  \nPresentation Summary: \nAs AI systems take up residence in the consulting room\, classroom\, bedroom\, nursery\, hospital and battlefield\, humanity faces an unprecedented challenge: how do we respond to this new other that is both native inhabitant and intruder? Born of human desires and fears\, fantasized about for centuries\, AI is a longstanding transference figure\, while current generative AI models are unmistakable aliens among us. In this seminar Dr. Amy Levy will unpack the human desire for AI\, how that desire is interfacing with the all too real AI systems upending our way of life\, the implications for the field and practice of psychoanalysis\, and she will offer some useful guidance on how we in psychoanalysis might respond. There will be ample time for discussion\, including opportunities to unpack the ideas presented as well as clinical material from audience members. \nAmy Levy\, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. She chairs the American Psychoanalytic Association’s (APsA) Commission on Artificial Intelligence (CAI)\, serves on the subcommittee “Artificial Intelligence” for the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) committee\, “Psychoanalysis and Technology\,” serves on the editorial board of  The Psychoanalytic Quarterly\, and she is Editor of the Substack series\, “AI in My Mind\,” for The Psychoanalytic Quarterly. She is author of the book\, The New Other: Alien Intelligence and the Innovation Drive. Dr. Levy lectures internationally on the intersection of psychoanalysis and artificial intelligence and maintains a private practice in Chapel Hill\, North Carolina. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDiscuss 2 reasons why human beings desire AI companions.\nDescribe three ways AI is showing up in the clinical situation.\nIdentify 2 ways to respond to the rise of AI into psychoanalytic practice and training.\n\n  \n3 CME/CEU credits available\nAll are welcome to attend. \nEarly Bird Special by August 31st.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/amy-levy-florida-psychoanalytic-center/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T161500
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260706T191710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T195543Z
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SUMMARY:The Unconscious Conflicts of Postpartum Depression
DESCRIPTION:This course defines postpartum depression (PPD) and explores it through the lens of psychoanalytic framework. The course will examine the role of ego regression in PPD\, as well as specific triad of unconscious conflicts: dependency\, anger\, and maternal identification.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-unconscious-conflicts-of-postpartum-depression/
LOCATION:In-person: Newport Psychoanalytic Institute\, 17821 17th St #260\, Tustin\, CA 92780\, Tustin\, CA\, 92780\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260805T151748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T151748Z
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalytic Supervision (Second Section)
DESCRIPTION:Clinical supervision provides the foundation for ensuring patient care and professional development. This series of 4 classes introduces an approach to supervision that emphasizes developing supervisory alliance\, parallel process\, working with countertransference\, and the supervisor-supervisee dynamic. Both didactic and experiential learning will be equally emphasized. This class is designed for those who supervise graduate students\, interns\, postdocs\, and associates at multiple levels of training in academic\, community\, and private practice settings.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/psychoanalytic-supervision-second-section-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalytic Supervision (Second Section)
DESCRIPTION:Clinical supervision provides the foundation for ensuring patient care and professional development. This series of 4 classes introduces an approach to supervision that emphasizes developing supervisory alliance\, parallel process\, working with countertransference\, and the supervisor-supervisee dynamic. Both didactic and experiential learning will be equally emphasized. This class is designed for those who supervise graduate students\, interns\, postdocs\, and associates at multiple levels of training in academic\, community\, and private practice settings.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/psychoanalytic-supervision-second-section/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T100000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260805T151744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T151744Z
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SUMMARY:The Emerging Self of the Young Child - Maya Klein\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The field of psychoanalysis is replete with theories about infancy and child development\, and within psychoanalysis there is a longstanding tradition of linking child development to the organization of intrapsychic structure. This six-week hybrid seminar led by psychoanalyst\, Maya Klein\, Ph.D. returns to the foundational texts of psychoanalytic developmental theory\, tracing the arc from Freud’s original drive-based account of childhood through the contributions of ego psychology\, object relations theory\, and beyond. Participants will explore how the classical tradition illuminates the therapeutic relationship and informs clinical technique.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-emerging-self-of-the-young-child-maya-klein-ph-d/
ORGANIZER;CN="San Diego Psychoanalytic Center":MAILTO:events@sdpsychoanalytic.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T090000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260805T151744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T151744Z
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SUMMARY:A Consultation Group on Zoom for Psychoanalysts and Psychotherapists
DESCRIPTION:Shoshana Shapiro Adler\, PhD and Anita Schmukler\, DO are offering a consultation group for psychotherapists and psychoanalysts who wish to engage in sustained\, thoughtful dialogue about clinical work within a psychoanalytic and psychodynamic framework. \nThe group will provide a confidential and collegial setting in which participants may present clinical material and reflect together on the complexities of therapeutic process. Particular attention will be given to transference and countertransference\, the analytic frame\, unconscious communication\, and moments of uncertainty or impasse that arise in treatment. \nParticipation is intended for practicing clinicians who are interested in maintaining an ongoing reflective space for the exploration of analytic work.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/a-consultation-group-on-zoom-for-psychoanalysts-and-psychotherapists/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T135000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260413T194952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T195245Z
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SUMMARY:Out of Sight\, Still in Mind: Intersession Processes and Suicidal Ideation in Psychodynamic Treatment
DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series \nSpeaker: Mareike Ernst\, PhD \nThis presentation introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts\, feelings\, fantasies\, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective. Drawing on psychodynamic theory and empirical research\, the talk will discuss how intersession processes may illuminate clinically meaningful fluctuations in suicidal ideation\, including both protective and risk-related dynamics in outpatient treatment. Particular attention will be given to recent findings showing how both between-person and within-person variation in intersession experience can deepen our understanding of suicidal processes beyond symptom severity alone. It will further consider how the study of intersession life may open new avenues for clinically sensitive routine monitoring\, smartphone-based assessment\, and personalized interventions\, while also inviting a critical discussion of the conceptual and methodological limitations of integrating intersession-focused assessment into care.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/out-of-sight-still-in-mind-intersession-processes-and-suicidal-ideation-in-psychodynamic-treatment/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260413T195007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T195026Z
UID:20000807-1788278400-1788278400@apsa.org
SUMMARY:Application Portals Now Open-Psychoanalytic Studies Program
DESCRIPTION:Psychoanalytic Studies Program (PSP) \nA two-year program for licensed clinicians and advanced scholars interested in psychoanalytic approaches to enrich their clinical and academic work. \nWho Should Apply: The Psychoanalytic Studies Program is open to licensed mental health professionals\, including licensed psychiatrists\, psychologists\, social workers\, and professional counselors. Academic scholars interested in psychoanalytic theory are also invited to apply.  \nTuesdays\, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm\nSeptember–May\nMixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required) \nApplication Fee: $275 \nApplication Deadline: June 1\, 2026 \nLearn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program:https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-studies-program/ \nApply Now: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/psp_application_26-27#!/ \nPlease note: Applicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application\, as partial submissions are not accepted.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/application-portals-now-open-psychoanalytic-studies-program/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260413T195007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T194930Z
UID:20000808-1788278400-1788278400@apsa.org
SUMMARY:WBCP Application Portal Now Open- Psychoanalytic Training Program
DESCRIPTION:Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program \nPrepare to practice as an Adult Psychoanalyst. Child and Adolescent training is also offered. \nWho Should Apply: Applicants to both Adult and the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Programs must be independently licensed in a mental health field. These include (but are not limited to) psychiatry\, psychology\, social work\, professional counseling\, and marriage and family counseling. There is also a Psychoanalytic Scholar Program for academicians not seeking full clinical training. \nTuesdays\, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm\nSeptember–May\nMixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required) \nApplication Fee: $275 \nApplication Deadline: June 1\, 2026 \nLearn more about the Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program: https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-training-program/ \nApply Now: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/institute-application-2026-2027 \nPlease note: The Institute Training Program is only offered on a full-time basis. \nApplicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application\, as partial submissions are not accepted.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/wbcp-application-portal-now-open-psychoanalytic-training-program/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T172000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T190000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260805T151744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T155417Z
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SUMMARY:Film Series The Lost Daughter: If Autonomy Is Reactive\, What Do We Do?
DESCRIPTION:Through an exploration of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter\, Liora Diamond\, M.S.\, LPC\, applies a psychodynamic lens to examine the delicate tension between social oppression\, personal autonomy\, and the complexities of maternal ambivalence.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/film-series-the-lost-daughter-if-autonomy-is-reactive-what-do-we-do/
LOCATION:Hybrid (In-Person at New Orleans Birmingham Center or Virtual)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T123000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260514T210426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T194820Z
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis in the Berkshires |
DESCRIPTION:The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center and the Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine are collaborating on a morning seminar focused on Hamlet and its enduring themes of grief\, conscience\, identity\, and inhibition. The program will bring together psychoanalytic\, clinical\, and theatrical perspectives.\nMorning Seminar\n9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.\nAusten Riggs Center\, Stockbridge\, Massachusetts\nPresenters will include Kevin Coleman of Shakespeare & Company\, along with Linda Mayes\, MD; Elizabeth Tillinghast\, MD; and Beth Turner\, LICSW. We will have ample time for discussion.\nParticipants are also invited to attend the opening night performance of Hamlet that evening at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. Tickets may be purchased through Shakespeare & Company.\nPlease email us at education@austenriggs.net to let us know if you plan to attend. Partners and guests are welcome.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/shakespeare-and-psychoanalysis-in-the-berkshires/
LOCATION:Austen Riggs Center\, Stockbridge\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T135000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260413T194952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T194122Z
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SUMMARY:How We Conceptualize Disability and Why it Matters Clinically
DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series  \nSpeaker: Rhoda Olkin\, PhD \nClients come to therapy with entrenched ideas about illness\, health\, and disability. How they conceptualize disability impacts all aspects of therapy\, including goals\, acceptable interventions\, and the therapeutic relationship. These conceptualizations\, called Models of Disability in the literature\, are one aspect of Disability Affirmative Therapy. The models are Moral\, Medical\, Social and Biopsychosocial models. Most clients have some combination of each model and its positive and negative connotations. This presentation covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model\, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions. The relationship of models to mental health will be discussed.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/how-we-conceptualize-disability-and-why-it-matters-clinically/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T183000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260805T151744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T151744Z
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SUMMARY:Creating a Psychoanalytic Mind
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Deborah Farnsworth: An intensive reading group on Fred Busch’s book\, Creating a Psychoanalytic Mind. Busch\, an influential ego psychologist\, writes complex psychoanalytic ideas in an unusually clear\, usable way. This seminar cultivates a Busch-informed clinical stance and technique\, with close attention to reverie\, countertransference as an instrument\, timing of interpretation\, symbolization\, working through trauma and splitting\, and fostering analytic creativity and ethical presence. Ideal for clinicians and training\, psychoanalytic candidates\, advanced psychotherapy trainees\, early-career therapists\, and clinical graduate students.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/creating-a-psychoanalytic-mind/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T190000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260706T191704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T193538Z
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SUMMARY:Film Series Mommie Dearest: Joan’s Wire Hangers: Reconciling that Recollection is the Best Fake We Have on Hand
DESCRIPTION:Through the lenses of psychoanalysis\, memory\, and cultural reinvention\, Laura McMaster\, LMFT\, will explore Joan Crawford\, the contested narratives surrounding her life\, and the film’s unexpected second life in drag culture. Drawing on Freud’s ideas about memory and recollection\, this discussion examines how stories are retold\, reimagined\, and transformed over time.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/film-series-mommie-dearest-joans-wire-hangers-reconciling-that-recollection-is-the-best-fake-we-have-on-hand/
LOCATION:Hybrid (Zoom or In-Person New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T135000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260402T183020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T193931Z
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SUMMARY:Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy - Robert J. Gregory\, MD
DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series\nSpeaker: Robert J. Gregory\, MD \nEngaging suicidal clients in treatment and recovery is intense and challenging. Clients may state: “I just want to die”\, “Nothing is going to help”\, or “If you discharge me\, I’m going to kill myself”. Therapists can sometimes feel helpless\, hopeless and trapped in the responsibility of holding their client’s life in their hands. In this presentation\, Dr. Gregory will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory\, research\, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas\, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/resolving-therapeutic-dilemmas-in-suicidal-clients-using-principles-of-dynamic-deconstructive-psychotherapy-robert-j-gregory-md-webinar-live-online/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T120000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260805T151743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T151743Z
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SUMMARY:NPI Fall Conference: Understanding Traumatic Narcissism Theory and Its Clinical Utility
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Shaw – Beginning in 1996 with the essay “Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective\,” up to the release in 2026 of his latest book\, Traumatic Narcissism Theory: A Contemporary Introduction\, Daniel Shaw has studied the psychology of the individual he terms the “traumatizing narcissist\,” and the specific ways that they seduce and then subjugate others. The Traumatic Narcissism Theory summarizes Shaw’s work of the last thirty years\, providing accessible\, practical information and tools in support of both psychotherapists and their clients working toward healing from the traumatizing narcissist’s relational system of subjugation.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/npi-fall-conference-understanding-traumatic-narcissism-theory-and-its-clinical-utility-2/
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T135000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260402T183009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T214418Z
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SUMMARY:Links Between Childhood Trauma\, Psychosis\, the Bayesian Predictive Processing Model of Brain Function\, Transference\, and the Mind Conceived as a Self-Organizing System - Michael D. Garrett\, MD
DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series\nSpeaker: Michael D. Garrett\, MD \nResearch in the last four decades has shown a strong correlation between childhood adversity (e.g.\, sexual abuse\, physical abuse\, emotional neglect) and psychosis\, which recasts chronic psychosis as a trauma-related/stress/related disorder requiring psychotherapy as well as medication. This presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind\, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person’s emotional ailments. The talk will show how transference in psychotherapy can be understood as an inevitable consequence of the Bayesian predictive processing model of brain function and how delusions and other psychological defenses emerge as a natural consequence of the neuroscientific conception of the mind as a self-organizing system.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/links-between-childhood-trauma-psychosis-the-bayesian-predictive-processing-model-of-brain-function-transference-and-the-mind-conceived-as-a-self-organizing-system-michael-d-garrett-md/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T143000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260706T191704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T193224Z
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalytic Supervision
DESCRIPTION:Clinical supervision provides the foundation for ensuring patient care and professional development. This series of 4 classes introduces an approach to supervision that emphasizes developing supervisory alliance\, parallel process\, working with countertransference\, and the supervisor-supervisee dynamic. Both didactic and experiential learning will be equally emphasized. This class is designed for those who supervise graduate students\, interns\, postdocs\, and associates at multiple levels of training in academic\, community\, and private practice settings.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/psychoanalytic-supervision/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T133000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260706T191704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T193022Z
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SUMMARY:Nomen est Omen: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Names
DESCRIPTION:Mikita Brottman\, PhD\, will present on her paper\, “Nomen Est Omen: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Names.” She will discuss how personal names and naming are shaped by unconscious dynamics\, implicit associations\, cultural influences\, and relationships to parents.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/nomen-est-omen-a-psychoanalytic-exploration-of-names/
LOCATION:Hybrid (Zoom or In-Person New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T193000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260706T191705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T192636Z
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SUMMARY:IPA COWAP NA and APSA COSWAG Film Series: Discussions on Gender COWAP North America Presents: Discussion of the film “Marie Langer: Desire and Revolution” (2025) by Marcelo Haber co-produced by Horacio Legras and  Belen de Martino
DESCRIPTION:Discussants: Virginia Ungar\, Marcelo Haber\, Horacio Legras\, and Belen de Martino \nModerator: Margarita Cereijido\, PhD \nFriday\, July 10\, 2026\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET\nVia Zoom\nNOTE: a link to view the film will be sent out 2 weeks prior to the event. \nNo CME/CE\nDiscussion of the film: Marie Langer: Desire and Revolution (2025) \nA gender-focused discussion of Marcelo Haber’s film on Marie Langer\, with the participation of Virginia Ungar and the filmmaker. \nDrawing on Langer’s autobiography From Vienna to Managua\, the film interweaves fiction and documentary to trace a life shaped by war\, exile\, and political upheaval. From her training in interwar Europe to her foundational role in Argentine psychoanalysis and later work in Mexico\, Langer reimagined psychoanalysis as deeply embedded in social and political life. \nA committed feminist\, she challenged traditional psychoanalytic views of femininity and\, in 1951\, published Motherhood and Sexuality\, a pioneering work on the psychodynamics of femininity. Her break from institutional psychoanalysis foregrounds tensions between neutrality and ethical responsibility\, while her turn toward community mental health reflects her enduring commitment to bringing psychoanalysis beyond the consulting room and into collective life. \nThe film invites reflection on the analyst’s role in times of crisis\, positioning psychoanalysis as both a clinical practice and a transformative presence within communities. \nRegistration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_cowap_ipa_film_7-10-26#!/ \nFlyer: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/7-10-26%20COWAP%20Film%20Series-%20Discussions%20on%20Gender.pdf
URL:https://apsa.org/event/ipa-cowap-na-and-apsa-coswag-film-series-discussions-on-gender-cowap-north-america-presents-discussion-of-the-film-marie-langer-desire-and-revolution-2025-by-marcelo-haber-co-pr/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T135000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260514T210435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T191948Z
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SUMMARY:Authenticity: An Ethical Core for Clinical Practice
DESCRIPTION:The ethical codes for mental health professionals are guided by internationally recognized standards centered around core principles: respect for others\, competence\, integrity\, and responsibility to society. Central to these standards is our integrity as a human being\, a professional\, and a member of society\, based on principles of fairness\, justice\, and respect for difference. These codes also recognize the value of community service; ways in which our training demands a certain level of social responsibility.  We are called upon to know our field well enough to make choices that have integrity\, and to engage in ongoing trainings that support our own development within a changing world. And yet\, countering these standards is the anxious insecurity that threatens to make us lose our minds rather than build them\, and to turn to rules that\, in the absence of our reflective capacity\, can become dangerously mindless. We see this\, for example\, in the turn towards using diagnoses\, not to organize our understanding\, but as reified entities that demand specific treatments that may harm more than they help. In that turn\, we lose touch with the most basic principle guiding our ethics: to do no harm. The price of objectifying persons rather than assisting them in enlarging their own subjective capacities is highlighted in this era of AI.  In such an era\, we need to locate our ethics within a foundation that does not betray us – or those we work with – by masquerading behind a veneer of ‘truth’ that has no authentic\, ethical\, human core. Using clinical illustrations\, I discuss the values of authenticity and respect for difference as crucial grounding points for ethical clinical practice.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/authenticity-an-ethical-core-for-clinical-practice/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T190000
DTSTAMP:20260818T045637
CREATED:20260514T210425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T215227Z
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SUMMARY:Film Series Phantom Thread Maybe He’s the Most Demanding Man: Authoritarian Ambivalence and The Wounded Patriarch
DESCRIPTION:Drawing from the works of Sigmund Freud\, Wilhelm Reich and Ruth Ben-Ghiat\, Jon Dimond\, PhD will use Phantom Thread as an illustration of the confounding phenomenology of The Strongman. Participants will apply psychoanalytic principles to better understand how a character structure organized around obsessiveness\, dominance\, and relentless control can also be so vulnerable\, emotionally reactive\, and prone to surrender.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/film-series-phantom-thread-maybe-hes-the-most-demanding-man-authoritarian-ambivalence-and-the-wounded-patriarch/
LOCATION:Hybrid (In-person at New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center & Virtual)
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