New Directions: Maternity And Its Upheavals

Weekend Conference Maternity — from pregnancy, to childbirth, to parenting a newborn introduces  psychic dislocation and strain in the mother and upheaval in the couple.  Idealizations of pregnancy and early motherhood can constrain our recognition of the potential for depression, loss, trauma, and breakdown that disrupt this topsy-turvy time of life.  This weekend will explore […]

WBCP In-person Social Gathering in Washington, DC

Parthenon Restaurant 5510 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC 20015 5510 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United States

WBCP In Person Social Gathering in Washington, DC Sunday, May 4th 2025 Socializing and Hors D'oeuvres (11:30am - 1:30pm) All members of the WBCP community along with their guests are welcome. Parthenon Restaurant 5510 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC 20015 $35 per person (Includes hors d’oeuvres, soda, coffee, tea, water.  Cash bar for alcohol.) No […]

Washington Case Conference

Via Zoom

May 9, 2025: Via Zoom Topic: To Be Or Not To Be: The Existential Sensibility and Psychodynamic Therapy Presented by:  Jane Prelinger, MSW and Michael Stadter, PhD  An existential sensibility focuses on fundamental themes of being human and the joys and suffering inherent in existence. This sensibility is not prescriptive nor is it a pathology model. […]

A Day in Conversation with Beverly J. Stoute, MD

George Washington University Hospital Auditorium

Thinking Together Without Falling Apart A Day in Conversation with Beverly J. Stoute, MD Saturday, May 10, 2025  11:00 am - 1:30 pm E pluribus unum: An American Fantasy? Presentation Open to the Community George Washington University Hospital Auditorium  2.5 CE Live Presentation Only Must be able to attend in person. No Zoom option is […]

2025 APsA 113th Annual Meeting

APsA 113th Annual Meeting June 7th - June 9th, 2025 Virtual Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.

Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema – Will & Harper: Jamie Steele, LMFT

Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema: Discussion of the Film: "Will & Harper" 2024 (114 mins) Directors: Josh GreenbaumWhen Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate […]

New Directions: The Poetics of Mourning: Eulogy, Elegy, Epic, Epitaph

Weekend Conference We are living in a time of great dying. Climate change is drying up our water and destroying vulnerable species; a pandemic is claiming the lives of over a million people worldwide and changing much about our ways of life. How do we register the magnitude of these losses? When we lose individuals, […]

Observational Studies Program Conference: Exploring the Links: Moving from Observation to Transformative Interventions – Jeanne Magagna, PhD

Observational Studies Program Conference Exploring the Links: Moving from Observation to Transformative Interventions We are excited to announce our upcoming conference with Jeanne Magagna, PhD,  Tavistock Centre-trained Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapist London, UK Saturday, November 1, 2025 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Location: TBD Dr. Magagna's work emphasizes the transformative power of observing babies.  She honed […]

New Directions: Swimming In Space: Strange Conversations In The Therapeutic Dyad

Weekend Conference What happens in the therapeutic dyad when regular reciprocal conversations are not possible, when our patients communicate with us in strange and at times incomprehensible ways? How we find footing while swimming in space and the extraordinary efforts we make to connect with these initially mystifying people is what this weekend will address. […]