Membership Dues Categories and Explanations
2025 Membership Dues
2025 APsA dues payments are due by January 31, 2025
To maintain access to YOUR APsA benefits, subscriptions, community, and experiences, please renew upon receipt (scroll down to review important voting deadlines).
Thank you for your continued support.
How to Pay your Annual Dues
Pay Online via APsA Member Dashboard
Login to the APsA website (apsa.org) to access the portal to pay your dues.
- Login to the Member Dashboard using the email address on file with APsA.
- From the Member Dashboard, click on the balance OR click on “Access Member Portal” from the Dashboard.
- Click on My Profile under the Head Silhouette and choose My Account which will take you to your invoice OR click on the Bell under the Head Silhouette.
- Enter a check mark in the box next to invoice which will activate the Pay button.
- A receipt will be emailed following the payment transaction.
- Need login help? please email info@apsa.org.
Click here for a short instructional video.
Use the Direct Pay Link
Pay online using the Direct Pay Link Emailed to you in your 2025 Invoice:
Direct online payment can be made by clicking on the link sent within your 2025 dues email. When entering your payment, please click on “Validate Address & Save” for the CONFIRM button to become accessible. A receipt will be emailed following the payment transaction.
Didn’t Receive an Emailed Invoice or Receipt?
APsA email tends to land in the Promotions, Social or Spam folders (especially for Gmail users) – so check these folders if you do not see the receipt or did not receive an invoice email by December 15. APsA generated emails (dues invoices, statements, registrations, etc.) come from our AMS, MemberSuite, and are sent from the following address: messages@app.production.membersuite.com – please update your ’email address book’ or ‘safe senders list’ and do not mark this address as SPAM.
Mail a Check to the National Office
Mail a check, made payable to the American Psychoanalytic Association, to:
American Psychoanalytic Association
122 East 42nd St Suite 2310
New York, NY 10168-0002
Pay your Dues by Phone
Call the National Office at (212) 752-0450 and provide the following information (Card #, Expiration date, Card code, Billing address of your card, and the Name on the card).
What Payment Options Are Available?
APsA accepts all major credit cards, debit cards & electronic checks (ACH) in the Portal.
If you are interested in setting up installment payments, please contact the National Office to set-up a dues payment plan by the start of the new year.
Questions?
If you have questions concerning your dues invoice, please contact the National Office at billing@apsa.org.
If you have questions concerning your membership, please contact membership@apsa.org.
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Important Dues Payment Deadlines
Annual Dues Payment Deadline - January 31
2025 APsA dues payments are due by January 31, 2025. Payment not received by the January 31 deadline will have their membership interrupted following a 30-day grace period.
The APsA Membership Year begins on January 1 through December 31. Annual invoices are mailed in November followed by email and become available in the member portal. If you are interested in setting up installment payments, please contact the National Office to set-up a dues payment plan before the January 31st deadline.
Non-payment of dues does not constitute an automatic resignation (the member will have an outstanding balance under their account).
Voting in APsA Elections
Only voting members in good standing are eligible to participate and vote in APsA elections. APsA annual dues are due by January 31st.
- To be eligible to vote, your annual dues must be paid by the following deadlines:
- For February Elections: Voting eligible members who have NOT paid their current annual dues prior to DECEMBER 1st are ineligible to participate and vote in an APsA election the following February.
- Members who pay, reinstate or join after the December 1st deadline are ineligible to vote in the February election but will be eligible to vote in a potential June election as long as they no longer have an outstanding dues balance.
- For June Elections: Voting eligible members who have NOT paid the current year’s dues prior to MAY 1st are ineligible to vote in a June APsA election.
- Members who pay, reinstate or join after the May 1st deadline are ineligible to vote in the June election but will be eligible to vote in the next February election as long as they no longer have an outstanding dues balance.
- For February Elections: Voting eligible members who have NOT paid their current annual dues prior to DECEMBER 1st are ineligible to participate and vote in an APsA election the following February.
Note: Clinical and Academic Members are voting members; Community Members do not have voting privileges.
IPSO Dues Deadline
IPSO Policy for Analysts-In-Training Members:
In order to participate in the International Psychoanalytical Studies Organization’s (IPSO) 2025 events or receive an IPSO discount, your APsA/IPSO 2025 dues must be paid no later than by March 1, 2025. As per IPSO, dues received after this deadline will not receive event discounts.
2025 Dues Categories & Explanations
What are Bundled Dues?
Bundled dues means that your dues include subscriptions to JAPA and IJP-digital with your APsA dues. Therefore, you do not need to do anything to add your subscriptions – it’s already bundled together.
Please proceed to pay as you normally would. Contact the National Office (info@apsa.org) if you have any questions.
Clinical Members
#International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) – for Psychoanalyst Clinical Members who satisfy all membership requirements of the IPA. IPA dues is not optional members who meet the requirements. IPA dues increased $10 for 2025.
*International Psychoanalytical Studies Organization (IPSO) – for psychoanalytic candidates that meet the IPA’s training track requirements. Non-voting IPSO membership is available for psychoanalytic candidates that don’t meet the IPA’s training track requirements.
Psychoanalyst Senior Membership:
Opt-in retirement plan for Psychoanalyst Senior Member dues.
The Senior Member opt-in retirement plan, which began in January 2021, allows Psychoanalyst Clinical Members who have newly reached Senior status (having turned 70 in the previous calendar year and who have 10 years of membership) to request semi-retired or fully retired dues status.
- Semi-Retired – eligible members working less than 15 hours a week would pay dues equal to 2/3 of the Full Psychoanalyst Membership Dues rate.
- Retired – eligible members not deriving income from clinical practice (psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, clinical consultation, supervision, pharmacology, and testing) would pay dues equal to 1/3 of the Full Psychoanalyst Membership Dues rate. Fully retired members will be noted within the roster.
Semi-retired and retired members will retain all member benefits including voting and holding office.
New 2025 Psychoanalyst Senior Members can complete a short form attesting to their eligibility by January 31, 2025 for the current dues year. Forms received after that date will not have their IPA dues reduced for the current year as the IPA finalizes member dues as of January 31st.
Senior Members (Prior to 2021): Psychoanalyst Clinical Members who were already psychoanalyst senior/life members as of January 2021 continue within their existing dues reduction schedule and will not be subject to the new plan. However, these members are invited to make donations equivalent to the dues applicable under the new plan and to participate in APsA’s fund-raising initiative, which can be found at apsa.org/ways-to-give.
IPA Senior Dues: Effective in 2021, the IPA annually invoices a minimum dues to all senior/life Dues-Exempt psychoanalyst clinical members. Therefore, dues-exempt senior/life members will be billed $110 for IPA dues – in addition to any voluntary contributions and subscriptions. Please be advised that non-payment of this IPA dues results in no longer being an active voting IPA member.
Academic Members
Community Members
APsA membership categories are linked to the type of training completed and cannot be switched based on professional life changes. If you have any questions regarding your membership category or member benefits, please contact the National Office at membership@apsa.org.
Subscriptions & Voluntary Contributions
Subscriptions
JAPA – Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association:
APsA membership includes the option of subscribing to JAPA at a preferential rate. Current subscribers must remit their dues payment no later than January 31, 2025, to avoid subscription interruptions. If you are not a current subscriber, members can add an additional $95 to the total on your mailed invoice, request that JAPA be added to your invoice or order JAPA from the apsa.org Member Dashboard (login required). JAPA is published bimonthly. Member subscriptions include Print plus E-Access.
- 2025 Member Subscription Rate: JAPA $95 (58% off the cover rate)
One of the world’s most respected publications in psychoanalysis, the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA) offers insightful and broad-based original articles, ground-breaking research, thoughtful plenary addresses, in-depth panel reports, perceptive commentaries, plus much more. Included in each issue is the esteemed JAPA Review of Books, which provides comprehensive reviews of and essays on recent notable literature. JAPA provides an important forum for the exchange of new ideas and highlights the contribution of psychoanalytic principles in helping to understand important social problems. JAPA explores all the important topics you need to stay on top of your profession—from clinical issues and innovations to new methodologies to education and professional development issues to interdisciplinary studies to emerging theories and techniques.
IJP – International Journal of Psychoanalysis:
For 2025, APsA offers as a member benefit an extremely reduced subscription to IJP for a digital subscription included with your bundled dues and subscriptions. IJP is again generously offering APsA members an 80% reduction on 2025 digital subscriptions for only $60 and 96% reduction for candidates at only $10. This very generous IJP discount is only available with your bundled dues and subscriptions. An IJP subscription entitles subscribers to access not only the current year of IJP but also the previous three years (2023, 2022, 2021) and to attend IJP Study Days online free of charge. Contact membership@apsa.org with questions.
- Subscribers will receive a welcome email directly from IJP once their subscription is processed.
- Adding Print Copies: Within the IJP’s welcome email, you will find detailed instructions on how to upgrade your subscription to a paper copy (six for the year) for an additional fee. This paper option is handled by IJP directly.
The IJP, a publication of the British Psychoanalytical Society, is the main international vehicle for communication about psychoanalysis, enjoying a wide readership from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, North America and Latin America. The IJP was founded precisely to be a vehicle of discussion and, crucially, constructive argument between individuals and psychoanalytic groupings across countries and continents.
Voluntary Contributions
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
By making a voluntary donation of $100, you can make possible projects that can’t be funded through the normal operating budget. These include projects related (but not limited) to: Advocacy | Education | Practice Building | and more. Your support also makes possible APsA’s ability to respond to unexpected calls for action. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. To make an online contribution, visit: apsa.org/donations
With a $100 donation to the FPR, you can:
- Support psychoanalysis in the marketplace of ideas
- Promote basic and applied research involving psychoanalytic perspectives and observations
- Assist young scholars and provide research consultation.
To learn more, visit: apsa.org/research-fund
Your $100 gift to the American Psychoanalytic Foundation (APF) can help support programs that promote a better understanding of psychoanalysis and that encourage effective and innovative dissemination of psychoanalytic ideas and services to the public. APF seeks to build the reputation of psychoanalysis as a powerful therapeutic and research instrument that can be applied to a wide range of individual behaviors and cultural phenomena. Click here to access guidelines for grant applications.
All donations can be made at apsa.org/donations/
Other Explanations
Keep Your Contact Information Up-To-Date
Please make sure your Contact Information is up-to-date and advise the National Office (info@apsa.org) of any corrections to your mailing address, email and phone.
Or Login to the Member Dashboard on apsa.org to update your contact information online – just click on “Update Contact Information” in the lefthand column.
Reinstating Your Membership
Are you interested in returning to APsA?
Former members can easily reinstate their APsA membership by completing an updated ethical disclaimer form (for anyone who has not been a member for 1+ years) and paying the current year’s dues plus any outstanding balances. If the member was resigned with an outstanding balance, then payment of the outstanding balance would be required. Members who reinstate after December 1st may not be eligible to vote in the February election (see Voting Deadlines).
To reinstate your membership, please contact Membership Services at membership@apsa.org to find out how to get started.
Resigning From Membership
APsA policy requires a letter of resignation from members interested in resigning. You must submit a resignation request in writing to the National Office at membership@apsa.org or mail to APsA, 122 E 42nd St Suite 2310, New York, NY 10168-0002.
Membership is continuous unless we receive your request to resign in writing.
Non-payment of dues does not constitute an automatic resignation (the member will have an outstanding balance under their account).
Benefits of Membership
One of the most important reasons for belonging to the American Psychoanalytic Association is that you become part of a community.
APsA provides a place to collaborate, connect, learn and find inspiration for psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic clinicians, educators, scientists, researchers, scholars, students and psychoanalytic institutes, societies and centers. The APsA community gives its members a link to psychoanalysis and a connection to one another that is essential to our members’ psychoanalytic identities and different from what they obtain locally or internationally. APsA works to fulfill its members’ needs for affiliation, identification, personal connection and professional development.
- For full benefits, current members can review the Membership Handbook – Click on Member Benefits in the Member Dashboard (login required).
All members receive:
- Reduced registration fees with Continuing Education Credits for APsA’s National Meeting and Annual Meeting
- Subscription to APsA’s magazine, The American Psychoanalyst (TAP)
- Participation in the APsA Community Lists.
- Reduced member rates to the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA) and the International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP)
- Opportunities to engage with a psychoanalytic community.
Click for other Clinical Member Benefits (Analyst | Therapist | In Training)
Click for other Academic Member Benefits (Academics/Researchers | In Training)
Click here for Community Member Benefits
Questions? Please contact Membership Services at membership@apsa.org
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