Clinical Membership – American Psychoanalytic Association

Clinical Membership

Psychoanalysts and Psychotherapists join APsA to identify with, support and advance psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy. APsA provides its Clinical Members with direct benefits to meet their professional needs.

Psychoanalyst Member - How to Join

Psychoanalysts join APsA’s Clinical Membership to identify with, support and advance psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy. APsA provides Clinical Members with direct benefits to meet their professional needs. For psychoanalytic candidates, there is a clinical membership pathway for candidates called Psychoanalyst-In-Training.

There are many Pathways for Psychoanalysts to join APsA as a Clinical Member:

Individuals who have graduated from a full clinical psychoanalytic training program at an APsA approved training institute or new training facility. To apply, (1) complete the APsA grad application and (2) complete the APsA Institute verification form.
APsA Psychoanalyst-In-Training Members (candidates) automatically become Psychoanalyst Members during one of APsA’s two annual meetings, the National Meeting (winter) or the Annual Meeting (summer), whichever follows the notification of their graduation to the National Office.
Full members of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) or graduates of an institute of an IPA component society. To apply, (1) complete the IPA grad application and (2) complete the IPA verification form.
Individual psychoanalysts who have trained outside of an APsA or IPA approved institute are also eligible – To apply, download the expanded membership pathway application.

Contact membership services for additional information or application guidelines.

Benefits of Psychoanalyst Membership

One of the most important reasons for belonging to the American Psychoanalytic Association is that you become part of the voice that advocates for psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic therapy and psychoanalytic thought across the country.

APsA membership helps you to:

Advance Psychoanalysis & Psychoanalytic Therapy

Advocate for the highest standards of psychoanalytic treatment, education, and scientific inquiry.
Support a scientific/humanistic treatment approach that promotes individual freedom and growth.
Foster public understanding and study of the human condition.

Be Heard

Magnify your voice on health care reform.
Lobby and educate Congress about the profession.
Vote in APsA elections and participate in the varied committees available.

Clinical Member Benefits

Eligibility for low-cost malpractice/professional liability for psychiatrists, psychologists, and social work practitioners.
Be listed in the Find a Psychoanalytic Clinician Online Directory.
Subscribe to APsA’s Referrals listserv to be connected to the community for requesting and receiving referrals.

Enhance Your Professional Education

Receive a significant discount off APsA meeting registration fees.
Participate in national scientific meetings, study groups, on-line discussions, public dialogues and scientific publications.
Earn continuing education credits toward maintaining professional licensure.
Receive preferred subscription rates to the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the International Journal of Psychoanalysis
Get a free subscription to APsA’s magazine, The American Psychoanalyst.

Network with Colleagues

Meet with peers at APsA’s social, scientific, and political networking events.
Become meaningfully involved in Association leadership and gain a diversity of experience and perspectives.
Gain referrals via the biannual meetings and members-only listserv discussions.

Share in Group Benefits

APsA has partnered with Guilford Press to offer 25% off, plus free shipping, on all their books. Visit their site, and use the promotional code: AFPDM2 at check out.
Gain access to APsA’s practice toolbox and bulletins which provide in-depth technical information on standards and policies of writing reports for external review and documentation, developing professional wills, and much more.
Discounts with our partner, TherapySites, a company that designs professional, affordable, and effective websites for psychotherapists and analysts. Designing is easy and everything is included, from credit card processing and managing appointment requests to helping with search engine optimization (SEO), and many more features. Members pay a monthly hosting fee at reduced prices with no long-term contracts.
Receive a 10% discount from The Analytic Couch Company, which provides practitioners with stylish and professional furniture.

And so much more…

Psychotherapist Member - How to Join

Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Psychotherapists join APsA Clinical Membership to identify with, support and advance psychoanalytic treatments. APsA provides Clinical Members with direct benefits to meet their professional needs. For psychoanalytic psychotherapy trainees, there is a clinical membership pathway category for psychotherapy trainees called Psychotherapist-In-Training.

There are many pathways for a Psychotherapist to join APsA as a Clinical Member:

Individuals who have graduated from a training program in clinical psychoanalytic psychotherapy at an APsA approved training facility, To apply, (1) click here to complete the application and (2) complete the APsA Institute verification form.
APsA Psychotherapist-In-Training Members automatically become Psychotherapist Members during one of APsA’s two annual meetings, the National Meeting (winter) or the Annual Meeting (summer), whichever follows the notification of their graduation/completion of their psychotherapy program to the National Office.
Coming later this year: Individual clinical psychoanalytic psychotherapists who have trained outside of an APsA or IPA approved institute are also eligible to join by demonstrating equivalent psychotherapy training and experience. If you are interested in joining APsA, please contact membership services ([email protected]) to be added to the Expanded Pathway Clinical Psychotherapist Member application waitlist.

For additional assistance and/or application guidelines, please contact membership services.

Note: Applications are for first-time Psychotherapist members; please contact membership services to re-join, renew or reinstate your Psychotherapist Clinical membership.

Benefits of Psychotherapist Membership

One of the most important reasons for belonging to the American Psychoanalytic Association is that you become part of the voice that advocates for psychoanalytic therapy, psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thought across the country.

APsA membership helps you to:

Advance Psychoanalysis & Psychoanalytic Therapy

Advocate for the highest standards of psychoanalytic treatment, education, and scientific inquiry.
Support a scientific/humanistic treatment approach that promotes individual freedom and growth.
Foster public understanding and study of the human condition.

Be Heard

Vote in APsA elections and participate in the varied committees available.
Magnify your voice on health care reform.
Lobby and educate Congress about the profession.

Clinical Member Benefits

NEW: Eligibility for low-cost malpractice/professional liability for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and social work practitioners.
Be listed in the Find a Psychoanalytic Clinician Online Directory
Subscribe to APsA’s Referrals listserv to be connected to the community for requesting and receiving referrals.

Enhance Your Professional Education

Receive a significant discount off APsA meeting registration fees.
Participate in national scientific meetings, study groups, on-line discussions, public dialogues and scientific publications.
Earn continuing education credits toward maintaining professional licensure.
Receive preferred subscription rates to the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
Get a free subscription to APsA’s magazine, The American Psychoanalyst.
Receive the biannual Psychotherapist Newsletter.

Network with Colleagues

Meet with peers at APsA’s social, scientific, and political networking events.
Become meaningfully involved in Association leadership and gain a diversity of experience and perspectives.
Gain referrals via the biannual meetings and members-only listserv discussions.

Share in Group Benefits

APsA has partnered with Guilford Press to offer 25% off, plus free shipping, on all their books. Visit their site, and use the promotional code: AFPDM2 at check out.
Gain access to APsA’s practice toolbox and bulletins which provide in-depth technical information on standards and policies of writing reports for external review and documentation, updates on privacy and HIPPA-related issues, developing professional wills, and much more.
Discounts with our partner, TherapySites, a company that designs professional, affordable, and effective websites for psychotherapists and analysts. Designing is easy and everything is included, from credit card processing and managing appointment requests to helping with search engine optimization (SEO), and many more features. Members pay a monthly hosting fee at reduced prices with no long-term contracts.
Receive a 10% discount from The Analytic Couch Company, which provides practitioners with stylish and professional furniture.

And so much more…

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The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA)

The American Psychoanalyst (TAP)

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