International Psychotherapy Institute

International Psychotherapy Institute We are a professional learning community dedicated to the study of psychodynamic theory and practice

Locations

IPI is based in Washington, DC, where it offers its core training programs. Students from throughout the U.S., as well as from countries worldwide, commute to Washington periodically for these programs. In addition, IPI offers community-based training modules through its chapters or affiliate programs in Burlington, VT; Charlottesville, VA; Chevy Chase, MD/Washington, DC; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Kalamazoo, MI; Long Island and Manhattan, NY; New Orleans, LA; Omaha, NE; Panama City, Panama; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Richmond, VA; Salt Lake City, UT; Tampa, FL; and Williamsburg, VA. Training Programs

Each of IPI's core training programs leads to certification. The Couple, Child and Family Therapy Program offers up to two years of training in the application of object relations theory to the treatment of these populations. The Object Relations Theory and Practice Program provides a two-year comprehensive immersion in object relations theory and therapy. The International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training applies contemporary object relations and other psychoanalytic theories to understanding the analytic pair of analyst and analysand. The Clinical Applications Program offers advanced training in the application of object relations theory to clinical work. Each program operates within and augments the existing learning matrix of IPI. And the Supervision Program offers opportunities for clinical supervision from any of IPI's faculty members. Supervision is offered in affiliated program sites, or nationally via telephone or videolink. Continuing Education

IPI also provides multiple educational opportunities for participants who do not want to enroll in one of its core training programs. Participants are free to attend any of IPI's four annual weekend conferences in Washington, its periodic national and international conferences, or to be come engaged in any of its supervisory programs. Satellite programs are also available to all who are interested. These programs differ in number and kind, depending on location, but may include study groups, individual or group supervision, seminars, local conferences, multi-year training programs, and our ever-popular videoconference series. Outreach

IPI provides further outreach through seminars and conferences at worldwide locations (such as Panama City, Panama, Edinburgh, Scotland, New York, Salt Lake City, and New Orleans), institutional partnerships with other associations (such as the International Couple and Family Association), publications by IPI members and faculty, and consultations by telephone or by videoconference. Affective Learning

Our innovative educational method, which we call affective learning, combines theoretical, clinical and experiential approaches to arrive at an integrated view of personhood, development, internal object relations, pathology and clinical interaction. Feedback and written evaluations from students and input from our multidisciplinary faculty and the Board of Directors ensure quality programming of relevance to the clinician. The aim of the Institute is to promote the science and art of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.

IPI presents: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy -
09/22/2025

IPI presents: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy -

Jill Savege Scharff explores the societal attitudes and expectations and individual conscious and unconscious motivations which determine a couple’s fertility intentions.  She gives five clinical vignettes from the couple’s psychoanalytic therapy process to illustrate how a couple can work from...

🌟 Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy 🌟📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 9:45–11:45 AM ETSession: An Out-of-Control Boy and His...
09/09/2025

🌟 Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy 🌟

📅 Sept 10, 2025 | 9:45–11:45 AM ET
Session: An Out-of-Control Boy and His Out-of-Control Parents
🗣 Presenter: Megan Kolano, PsyD, ABPP

Join us live on Zoom for this powerful exploration of family dynamics in psychoanalytic couple therapy.

🔗 Register here: https://theipi.org/clinical-training/foundations-of-psychoanalytic-couple-therapy-videoconference/

💲 $60 General | $50 IPI Members

distance learning CE credit couple therapy training, based on object realtions theory and practice for mental health care providers.

IPI presents: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy -
09/09/2025

IPI presents: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy -

1. Participants will identify parallels between the trouble in the parental couple and the way it emerges in the play of their child.

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