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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program
The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the New York Freudian Society offers a two-year psychoanalytic psychotherapy training program, specifically designed to expand the clinician's knowledge base, foster a comprehensive dynamic understanding of clinical issues, and promote the capacity to provide more effective clinical service.
Informed by contemporary Freudian theory and using the framework of the life cycle, the program teaches the clinician to recognize the unconscious, its effects on the developmental process, and its influence on life choices. Normal and pathological development from infancy through senescence is studied. The techniques of beginning treatment, recognizing and working with transference and countertransference, understanding resistance, acting out, and enactment in psychotherapy are explored, along with diagnostic assessment. By integrating contemporary theory with technique, the program provides a unique opportunity to gain a firm grounding in the beginning fundamentals of current psychoanalytic thinking.
Applicants to the program must be licensed professionals. Students who successfully complete the two-year program will receive a certificate in the study of psychoanalytic psychotherapy from the Psychoanalytic Training Institute of NYFS. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates may become Psychotherapy Affiliates of The New York Freudian Society, enabling them to continue to participate in the life of the community and to receive low-fee referrals and supervision.
For additional information and Open House schedules,
call Susan Siegeltuch at 973-378-8635.
Application Form
The program application, in PDF format, is available for download here:
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Application: 2-Year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program in NY (PDF:44KB) |
Course Requirements
All students are required to take two courses per semester, totaling eight courses over the two-year period. Each semester is 12 weeks in length, and courses meet one evening a week for one and one half hours each. Instructors are members of The New York Freudian Society who have been appointed to teach in the Psychoanalytic Training Institute of NYFS. Electives may be offered, to be determined on the basis of need and interest among the students.
Curriculum
First Year - Fall Semester
Course #1: Models of the Mind
This course will provide an introduction to the dynamic unconscious and exploration of unconscious fantasy and symbolism. An overview of the four psychologies – drive, ego, object, and self – and of the relational and intersubjective points of view will be presented. Instructor case material will be offered, and student case material is welcomed.
Course #2: Psychoanalytic Theories of Development I
This seminar focuses on normal and pathological development in childhood; infancy, toddlerhood, and latency will be studied with emphasis on the developmental stages.
First Year - Spring Semester
Course #3: Psychoanalytic Theories of Development II
This course continues the exploration of psychosexual development from adolescence through young adulthood. Developmental issues of separation/autonomy, gender formation, and object choice are explored.
Course #4: Clinical Practice and Technique
The beginning phase of treatment is explored – including the initial interview, assessment, and engaging the patient – with a focus on listening in a clinical context. Issues surrounding the setting up and maintenance of a professional practice are discussed.
Second Year - Fall Semester
Course #5: Psychoanalytic Theories of Development III
This course continues the exploration of the life cycle of development from adulthood through aging. The psychology of pregnancy, infertility, and parenting, as well as menopause, aging, bereavement and mourning are explored.
Course #6: Technique - Clinical Case Seminar
Clinical material will be used to illustrate techniques of assessment, use of transference and counter-transference, and technical interventions.
Second Year - Spring Semester
Course #7: Psychopathology
Clinical material and readings will examine both the pathology of early ego development and object relations and the psychoanalytic theory of neuroses. Case material will be used to illustrate diagnostic and technical issues.
Course #8: Technique
Interventions designed to deepen the treatment and criteria for ending treatment are discussed. Clinical material and readings will be used to illustrate and address technical difficulties that may emerge.
Personal Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy is required. A list of therapists willing to offer services on a sliding-scale fee basis will be made available to all students.
Supervision
Supervision is required and is offered at no additional cost. Students are eligible to receive patient referrals from the Clinical Services Division of The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of NYFS. Consultation with a supervisor will occur on a weekly basis throughout the year. For the first year, we will match the student with a supervisor appropriate to the student's needs. To promote the student's growth and development through exposure to varying clinical approaches, students will be encouraged to change supervisors at the end of the first academic year; a list of available supervisors will be provided.
Advisors
Each student will be assigned an advisor to be available to the student throughout their training. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisors at the end of every semester to discuss the student's overall experience, and to review and process instructors' and supervisors' evaluations. Advisors will be available to address any specific questions or concerns of the student that may arise.
Tuition
Tuition is $2,000 per year, which includes supervision.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program Committee:
Patricia Doyle, Chair
Beverly Goldsmith Druck
Jaye Kositz
Camille Maruccia
Susan Siegeltuch
Norma Varga
Psychotherapy Affiliates:
Daisy Edmondson Alter, PhD
138 West 25th Street
6th Floor, Suite 15
New York, NY 10001
109-23 71st Road
Apartment 1H
Forest Hills, NY 11375
718-986-5258
Nicole Breck, LCSW
425 East 86th Street
Suite 1D
New York, NY 10128
917-403-5445
Nina Hellman, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT
755 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10025
212-663-8240
917-756-8264
Jane O'Keefe, LMSW
386 Park Avenue South
Suite 903
New York, NY 10016
917-992-4020
Craig Warn, LCSW
24 East 97th Street
Suite 15
New York, NY 10029
212-560-4316
Graduates of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program:
Steven Bird, BSc
Lesley Buck, LCSW
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Harry Blumenfeld Counseling Center - Pelham Office
750 Astor Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
347-623-4483
Aileen Clark, PhD
208 East 18th Street
New York, NY 10003
917-815-9616
Daniela Dau, MA
Marantha Dawkins, LCSW
Johnson Counseling Center
2089 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10029
212-828-6159
Staci Feinstein, LCSW
130 East 40th Street
Suite 1203
New York, NY 10016
212-946-1309
Fay Goldfeder, CSW
Edgardo Lugo, MS, LMSW
JBFCS Manhattan West
Alan & Kathryn Greenberg Counseling Center
120 West 57 Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10019
212-632-4682
Heather Paley, LMSW
212-288-3771
Leah Pluchenik, LMSW
917-664-1774
Xochitl Roa, CSW
Lisa Sabath, LCSW-R
26 West 9th Street
New York, NY 10011
917-364-3917
Carole Stimpfle, CSW
Service Program for Older People
302 West 91st Street
New York, NY 10024
212-787-7120, Ext. 508
Jocelyn Tapia, LCSW
160 West 100th Street
New York, NY 10025
212-769-7258
Mary Anne Tolchin, CSW
Laura Travaglini, MA
New York State Psychiatric Institute &
Columbia Psychiatric Associates
16 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
212-326-8441
Elizabeth C. White, LMSW
St. Vincent's Hospital, Behavioral Health
144 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-604-8245
646-345-5651
Abigail Wile, LMSW
Christine Zarrilli, LCSW
136 Bache Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10306
917-705-3612
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