ACAP Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychoanalysis/BGSP-NJ

ACAP Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychoanalysis/BGSP-NJ ACAP-Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis: Mental Health Counseling & Training and BGSP-NJ: Master's in Mental Health Counseling & Psychoanalysis

Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP-NJ) in Livingston offers accredited psychoanalytic training, continuing education, and professional development for mental health clinicians and students. Programs include our One-Year and multi-year certificates in Modern Psychoanalysis (accredited by ABAP), leading to NJ State Certification as a Psychoanalyst, plus trauma and resilience workshops and clinical supervision. Flexible evening/online options, small cohorts, and expert faculty help you deepen clinical skills, strengthen outcomes, and renew professional purpose. Explore upcoming courses, CE events, and admissions at ACAP.

✨ Graduate Spotlight: Nicola Foster-Wilsher ✨After relocating from England to New Jersey, Nicola found her way to ACAP d...
02/03/2026

✨ Graduate Spotlight: Nicola Foster-Wilsher ✨

After relocating from England to New Jersey, Nicola found her way to ACAP during a time of transition and growth. She enrolled in 2021, completed her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2024, and now works as a mental health counselor at a specialty practice.

We’re proud to celebrate Nicola’s journey and her graduation from ACAP! 🎓💙

Learn more about our programs and how ACAP can be there during your personal journey! https://acapnj.org/

✨ ACAP Info Session ✨Train in psychoanalysis. Deepen clinical insight. Expand your impact.📅 Feb 13, 2026⏰ 1:00–1:45 PM E...
02/02/2026

✨ ACAP Info Session ✨
Train in psychoanalysis. Deepen clinical insight. Expand your impact.

📅 Feb 13, 2026
⏰ 1:00–1:45 PM ET
💻 Zoom only | Free

Meet faculty & students.
👉 Register now! https://ow.ly/MAmm50Y3WVu

Curious if graduate school in counseling is right for you?Join our BGSP-NJ Info Session to learn about flexible formats,...
02/02/2026

Curious if graduate school in counseling is right for you?
Join our BGSP-NJ Info Session to learn about flexible formats, real-world clinical training, and how our graduates launch meaningful careers in mental health.

📍 Virtual (Zoom)
📅 Friday, Feb 13 | 12:30 PM ET

Register now and bring your questions. Register today! https://ow.ly/1PtC50Y3WxH

📍Where are ACAP and BGSP-NJ graduates now?Lisa Thomas, SCPsyA, LPC, LPAT, began her career as an art therapist before co...
01/30/2026

📍Where are ACAP and BGSP-NJ graduates now?

Lisa Thomas, SCPsyA, LPC, LPAT, began her career as an art therapist before continuing her training in modern psychoanalysis at ACAP. Today, she brings more than 25 years of clinical and supervisory experience to her work—having served at Essex County Hospital Center, supervised psychoanalytic and art therapy students, and built a thriving private practice in Livingston.

Her story reflects how ACAP and BGSP-NJ support clinicians in finding their voice, deepening their work, and building fulfilling professional lives.

Learn more about our programs: https://acapnj.org/

🎂 For 45 years, ACAP has been more than a school—it’s been a home.A place where clinicians grow professionally, find bel...
01/29/2026

🎂 For 45 years, ACAP has been more than a school—it’s been a home.
A place where clinicians grow professionally, find belonging, and build meaningful lives and practices.

Thank you to our community, past and present, for carrying this mission forward.

Join us for an ACAP Info Session and learn how psychoanalytic training can deepen your clinical skills, expand your impa...
01/28/2026

Join us for an ACAP Info Session and learn how psychoanalytic training can deepen your clinical skills, expand your impact, and connect you with a vibrant learning community.

📅 Friday, Feb 13, 2026
⏰ 1:00–1:45 PM ET
💻 Zoom only | Free

Meet faculty and current ACAP students.
👉 Register now

https://ow.ly/qNFm50Y3WNF

🎓 Thinking about a career in mental health counseling?Join us for a BGSP-NJ Info Session and learn about our regionally ...
01/28/2026

🎓 Thinking about a career in mental health counseling?
Join us for a BGSP-NJ Info Session and learn about our regionally accredited graduate programs.

📅 Friday, Feb 13, 2026
⏰ 12:30–1:00 PM ET
💻 Zoom (virtual only)

Discover flexible learning formats, hands-on clinical training, expert faculty, and strong career outcomes.
👉 Register now to save your spot!

https://ow.ly/l1X950Y3WqO

⏰ Last chance to register!Registration tomorrow at 10:00 AM EST for our Brown Bag Lunch Series:The Emotional Logic of Ad...
01/27/2026

⏰ Last chance to register!
Registration tomorrow at 10:00 AM EST for our Brown Bag Lunch Series:

The Emotional Logic of Addiction
🧠 A neuropsychoanalytic perspective with Cassio Campello, MD, LPC

📅 1/28 | 12–1 PM EST
💻 Zoom | 🎓 1 CE
✔️ Free to attend (CE admin fee applies)

Reserve your spot now. https://ow.ly/Pvbn50XZNEs

🧠 The Emotional Logic of AddictionA Brown Bag Lunch Series webinar with Cassio Campello, MD, LPC📅 Jan 28 | 12–1 PM EST💻 ...
01/26/2026

🧠 The Emotional Logic of Addiction
A Brown Bag Lunch Series webinar with Cassio Campello, MD, LPC

📅 Jan 28 | 12–1 PM EST
💻 Zoom | 🎓 1 CE
✔️ Free to attend

Explore addiction through a neuropsychoanalytic lens.
Registration closes Jan 28 at 10 AM EST.

https://ow.ly/2yhn50XZNv6

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!📘 2026 OYP: Treatment of Impulse & Obsessive DisordersDive into advanced clinical learning. This...
01/23/2026

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

📘 2026 OYP: Treatment of Impulse & Obsessive Disorders

Dive into advanced clinical learning. This course explores addictions, OCD, intermittent explosive disorder, and a range of impulse-related conditions—equipping clinicians to work psychoanalytically with complex presentations.

Gain deeper insight into dynamics, early resistances, and transference/countertransference to build a strong therapeutic alliance.

✔️ Now enrolling at ACAP.

https://ow.ly/gVcr50XSG0I

Instructor:  Judy Lapides, MACMHC, NCPsyA, NJSCPsyA
Dates: 1/26/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9
Monday evenings 6:00PM (ET) - 7:30PM (ET)
via Zoom, 10 CEs

📘 2026 OYP: Treatment of Impulse & Obsessive DisordersDive into advanced clinical learning. This course explores addicti...
01/22/2026

📘 2026 OYP: Treatment of Impulse & Obsessive Disorders

Dive into advanced clinical learning. This course explores addictions, OCD, intermittent explosive disorder, and a range of impulse-related conditions—equipping clinicians to work psychoanalytically with complex presentations.

Gain deeper insight into dynamics, early resistances, and transference/countertransference to build a strong therapeutic alliance.

✔️ Now enrolling at ACAP.

https://ow.ly/xAbP50XSHTU

Instructor:  Judy Lapides, MACMHC, NCPsyA, NJSCPsyA
Dates: 1/26/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9
Monday evenings 6:00PM (ET) - 7:30PM (ET)
via Zoom, 10 CEs

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301 S Livingston Avenue
Livingston, NJ
07039

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+19739921092

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ACAP-Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis offers four areas of service: ACADEMIC: Nationally accredited, postgraduate Psychoanalytic Certificate Program, Trauma & Resilience Studies Programs, and our One Year Program in Modern Psychoanalysis MASTERS OF ARTS: BGSP-NJ at ACAP is the NJ branch of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, the only accredited independent school of psychoanalysis in the country. Masters of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and Master of Arts Psychoanalysis are offered at the Livingston, NJ campus. APPLIED: A major component in our unique identity, this branch comprises community workshops, seminars, partnerships, networking, conferences and other outreach programs. MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: The North Jersey Consultation Center (NJCC) is ACAP’s clinical arm: a mental health treatment service where individuals and families of any age or diagnosis may receive expert care for as long as needed and at affordable fees.