Community Membership – American Psychoanalytic Association

Community Membership

Individuals interested in psychoanalysis who are interested in psychoanalytic thought, principles, and values, but do not meet criteria to become Clinical or Academic Members. There are many opportunities for Community Members to get involved in APsA.

Community Membership is a non-voting category of membership within the APsA organization. This membership type provides individuals with a valuable connection to the APsA community, fostering engagement with psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thought. While Community Members do not possess voting rights, they remain an integral part of the broader psychoanalytic community, benefiting from the exchange of ideas and resources available through APsA.

Student Member

Welcome Students and Residents! The Student Member category of Community membership is for undergraduates, graduate students, residents, and those enrolled in training as health care professionals (who are not currently enrolled in or graduates of an APsA or equivalent psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapy training program).

Annual dues are only $30 with benefits that include deeply discounted APsA Meeting registration fees and opportunities to connect with the wider psychoanalytic community.

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Individuals who meet the qualifications for clinical or academic membership in APsA are not eligible to join the student member category. Community members including student members do not have voting privileges.

Questions?

Please call the national office at 212-752-0450 x0018 or email [email protected].

Community Member

This new category of membership is open to individuals who share an interest in psychoanalysis and in being members of APsA, but are not eligible for clinical or academic membership. Community Members do not have voting privileges.

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Individuals who meet the qualifications for clinical or academic membership in APsA are not eligible to join the community member category. Community members including student members do not have voting privileges.

Questions?

Please call the national office at 212-752-0450 x0026 or email [email protected].

Standard Benefits

Reduced registration fees & advance notification of APsA’s National Meeting and Annual Meeting.
Free subscription to APsA’s magazine, The American Psychoanalyst.
Receive timely news and announcements from APsA
Reduced subscription rate to the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA).
Opportunities to engage with a psychoanalytic community.

Plan to Attend the APsA Meeting?

Join First & Then Register

New community membership applications cannot be processed the day of any APsA meeting (virtual or in-person).

Applications must be completed online and processed by the National Office at least 1 business day (M-F) in advance of the meeting registration deadline to register at the discounted fee.

Honorary Member

An individual who has made an outstanding contribution to psychoanalysis, and is not otherwise a member of APsA, is eligible to be nominated and approved by the Board of Directors as an Honorary Member.

Honorary Members are Community members and do not have voting privileges, but if eligible, may choose to join APsA as either a Clinical or Academic Member, with voting rights.

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The APsA Membership Year begins on January 1 through December 31. Annual Member Dues are due by January 31st. Renewal invoices are emailed in early November as well as become available in the member portal. For additional information, please visit: apsa.org/membership-dues. New members who join between July and December will be processed for the following calendar year of membership and receive bonus months added on and new JAPA subscriptions will begin the following the calendar year.

APsA membership categories are linked to the type of training completed and cannot be switched based on professional or life changes.