Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis

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An online educational platform for mental health professionals, academics, students, and all who are committed to deepening their comprehension of psychoanalytic ideas and their application in clinical work, across disciplines, and life in general.

03/11/2026

What does psychoanalysis actually study — symptoms, theories, or relationships?

In this excerpt, the discussion turns toward a deceptively simple claim: psychoanalysis concerns itself with the history of human relationships.

Under the intellectual leadership of Dr. Aisha Abbasi, Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis convenes clinicians, scholars, and serious readers for reflective dialogue.

Membership provides ongoing access to these conversations.

How do you understand the central object of psychoanalytic inquiry?

02/20/2026

In psychoanalysis, where does biography end and theory begin—and should it?

This weekend, Peter L. Rudnytsky joins us on Zoom for a sustained conversation on history, theory, and biography in psychoanalysis. Rather than treating these as separate domains, we will consider how analytic thinking reshapes the way we read lives—our patients’, our predecessors’, and perhaps even our own.

Dr. Rudnytsky’s work has long invited clinicians and scholars to approach biography not as anecdote, but as interpretation: a site where transference, narrative construction, and unconscious process converge. The discussion will move deliberately, with space for reflection and exchange, rather than settling for summary.

Under the leadership of Aisha Abbasi, Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis continues to cultivate rigorous, dialogue-driven programming that centers ideas over personalities.

CME is available for those seeking formal professional enrichment, but the deeper value lies in returning—month after month—to shared inquiry.

Join the community to take part in sustained analytic dialogue: https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/join

02/17/2026

How much of our theoretical orientation is shaped not only by doctrine, but by biography?

Psychoanalysis is often presented as a system of ideas. Yet theory is always interpreted through a subject — formed by history, training, culture, and personal experience.

On February 22 at 10:30 am PST / 1:30 pm EST, Professor Peter L. Rudnytsky joins Dr. Aisha Abbasi for a dynamic Zoom conversation exploring how biography, history, and theory intersect in analytic practice.

2 CME credits are available for clinicians seeking professional enrichment.

Consider becoming a monthly or annual member to take full advantage of all our upcoming CME-accredited series and support continued programming and professional development.

02/04/2026

Secrets aren’t just mental—they’re physical.

This clip is part of a longer conversation about how the body holds what hasn’t yet been spoken.

🎥 Full conversation on Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis
💵 Buy the Q&A for $60 or join the conversation for $25/month

🔗 Link in bio

📘 Dr. Zerbe’s book Secrets in Psychotherapy is also linked in our bio.

02/03/2026

Why do people keep secrets for so long?

In this clip, Dr. Kathryn Zerbe and Dr. Aisha Abbasi begin unpacking how secrets take shape—and why they’re often revealed only when we’re ready.

🎥 Watch the full conversation on Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis when it premiers tomorrow, February 3! #


02/02/2026

🤫 How do we deal with secrets? Especially in psychoanalysis?

What happens when they’re spoken… or protected?

We’re teasing an upcoming Q&A with psychoanalyst and author Kathryn Zerbe, whose book Secrets in Psychoanalysis dives into one of the most fascinating—and complicated—dimensions of analytic work.

Join us on Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis to be part of the full discussion—alongside real mental health professionals, scholars, and curious minds.

💡 Membership is just $25/month or $250 for the whole year
👉 Visit https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com to join and get in on the conversation when the full Q&A drops.

Because some of the most important ideas are the ones we hesitate to say out loud.

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01/09/2026

A message from Dr. Aisha Abbasi:

"How do we teach the art of listening?" 💭

Join Dr. Aisha Abbasi, founder of Let's Talk Psychoanalysis, as she introduces our upcoming live course, From Consultation to Recommendation: Crafting the Therapeutic Pathway. This 3-part series offers a unique window into the clinical process, simulating the Initial Consultation, Developmental History, and Treatment Recommendation phases.

This is your chance to observe the delicate work of establishing a therapeutic frame and formulating a case—skills that are often difficult to learn from textbooks alone.

Course Starts: Sunday, January 11
Credits: 4.5 CMEs Available

⏳ Registration ends strictly at 1:00 PM EST this Saturday.

PLEASE REGISTER USING THIS LINK :

www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/events/p/...

The link will take you to a brief form which will ask for your identifying information. Then you will see a sign that says "Added!" On the next screen , you will see your purchase / registration placed in a cart. Please click on the cart in order to be taken to the payment page to complete your registration.

12/30/2025

There is no "Cure." And that’s a good thing. 🩹🚫

The old analytic idea of a final "cure" is a heavy burden for both therapist and patient. It implies a finish line that doesn't exist in the human experience.

Dr. Aisha Abbasi and Dr. Steve Purcell discuss why shedding the medical model of "curing" allows for a more authentic, evolving relationship with our internal worlds.

👇 Join our community of thinkers: Link in Bio! 🔗

12/27/2025

He called a patient 40 years later. Here is what happened. 📞🕰️

We are taught strict rules: Once they leave, don't look back. But Dr. Steve Purcell broke the "no contact" taboo to find a former patient decades after their work ended.

The result? A profound moment of gratitude and re-analysis that neither could have predicted.

👇 Hear the full story on our site: Link in Bio! 🔗

11/29/2025

*Melanie Klein reminds us that when envy dominates, it becomes difficult to take in goodness and allow it to nourish our inner world. Her insight highlights how gratitude is not simply a feeling, but a psychological capacity—one that grows when we can receive care, support, and generosity without distortion.

*As we move into the Thanksgiving season, Klein’s words invite us to reflect on the parts of ourselves that can fully receive what is given—love, connection, nourishment, and community. Thanksgiving becomes more meaningful when we approach it not only as a holiday, but as a practice of internal openness, allowing gratitude to shape our character and enrich our bonds with others- and this can take place only when are open to acknowledging and working on, our envious feelings.

11/25/2025

When technique becomes a refuge for the analyst, it often signals something deeper unfolding beneath the surface. An enactment, a faltering of understanding, and the terrifying possibility of transference edging toward reality. A humbling reminder that even in the consulting room, we are always participants in a living, shifting emotional field.

11/20/2025

Explore a powerful conversation with Ms. Selma Duckler, former Chair of the American Psychoanalytic Foundation and the first non-mental health professional to lead a major committee of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA).

In this episode, Ms. Duckler reflects on themes of trauma, resilience, discrimination, community engagement, and institutional change. She offers rare insight into how psychoanalysis can expand beyond the consulting room and into the communities we live in.

Her pioneering leadership helped reshape the relationship between psychoanalytic organizations and the public, opening doors for new voices and new forms of collaboration.

Watch the full video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZvjcCwsHlc




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Portland, OR
97204

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Monday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday 11am - 1pm

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