Founded in 1971, The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP) is one of the oldest and largest Psychotherapy Institutes in NYC. We offer training programs for new and experienced clinicians to learn more specialized and advanced forms of treatment. Our graduates’ professional endeavors are greatly enhanced by the training they receive at ICP. ICP offers a full range of psychotherapeutic services including individual psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. We also work with families and couples. Treatment is provided within our specialized treatment programs that best suit the patients needs. ICP is dedicated to providing advanced and specialized post-graduate clinical training and high quality therapy at low to moderate cost, in a welcoming, inclusive and accessible environment.
01/15/2026
Training beyond the degree 🚀
Established in 1973, ICP’s Four-Year Psychoanalytic Program offers advanced training for clinicians seeking greater depth, confidence, and clinical development. Through the study of contemporary and historically grounded psychoanalytic theory, intensive supervision, clinical work, and personal analysis, candidates deepen their practice over time.
Join us for an upcoming Information Session to learn more about the program, training environment, and application process.
✨ Patient-Centered Care for Eating Disorders & PCOS
Mar 13, 2026 | 12–1:30pm
A deep dive into individualized, empowerment-based care with Laura Cipullo, Shannon Herbert, and Doris Pastore.
✨ Save the Dates
April 24: Eating for Two – Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum
May 1: Family as Medicine – Conscious Parenting in Recovery
Virtual. CE credits. Thoughtful, human-centered care.
Come learn, grow, and bring better tools back to your clients. 🌱
An important note about CEs: ICP is an approved provider of continuing education credits for social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists, psychologists and psychoanalysts through the New York Department of Education.
01/15/2026
Self-Love Month isn’t just about bubble baths and affirmations. In therapy, self-compassion is a core skill, the quiet instrument therapists use to tune in to shame, inner critics, and the tender places clients hide from themselves. How we hold ourselves becomes the blueprint for how we can hold others.
Self-love, once tangled with words like vanity or selfishness, has been slowly rewritten by history. Pride movements, feminist waves, civil rights struggles, and mental health advocacy all stitched new meaning into it. Not “me above all,” but “I matter too.” Today, self-love is less a mirror for admiration and more a shelter for survival. It is the practice of treating yourself with the same patience you’d offer someone in pain. And for therapists, it’s not optional. The way we speak to ourselves shapes how safely others can speak to us.
This month, let self-love be more than a mood. Let it be a method.
01/13/2026
🧠 S*x After S*xual Assault: What Survivors Want You to Know
Join us for a powerful, honest, and necessary conversation with Katie Simon, author of Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of S*x and Intimacy After S*xual Assault.
This live Zoom workshop explores how survivors reclaim sexuality after trauma—and how therapists, partners, and communities can show up in more compassionate, actionable ways.
Free yourself from the unconscious grip of the past. Let personal growth, improved well-being, and more fulfilling relationships be part of your future.
01/12/2026
This isn’t just a tagline. It’s a promise.
At ICP, we help people start therapy every day with ease, empathy, and expert care.
✨ If you’re ready to begin, we are ready to listen.
🚪Starting therapy doesn’t have to feel overwhelming.
Our admissions process is clear and human.
Whether it’s your first time or a new beginning, we’ll help you take that first step, without the guesswork.
Take the first step towards a more balanced and meaningful life. Learn more about therapy options at ICP and start your journey towards a healthier, happier you.
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Founded in 1971, The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP) is one of the oldest and largest not-for-profit mental health training and treatment facilities in New York City.
The Institute is composed of a group of over 200 therapists. Most of our therapists have training in psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy through one of ICP’s training programs or an equivalent – some are currently in such training. Many of our therapists have completed their graduate degrees and are licensed while others are earning those degrees or are completing licensing requirements. With the exception of a small number of senior therapists, all clinical work is performed under the supervision of a licensed and experienced professional supervisor.
ICP offers a full range of psychotherapeutic services, including individual and group psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis in addition to more specialized treatment services. ICP is dedicated to providing high quality therapy at low to moderate cost, offering post-graduate training for therapists, and educating the public about mental health issues.
ICP is conveniently located at Columbus Circle at the juncture of the 1, A, B, C, and D trains and the #104, 5, 7, and 11 buses. ICP is dedicated to providing culturally sensitive treatment services to match the diversity of New York City’s residents.
ICP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
