American Psychoanalytic Association

06/01/2026

Just a little temperature test with Gila Ashtor in the latest episode of Psychoanalysis & You. Have you explored raising the temperature of a feeling in a safe environment? Let us know in the comments. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/3H2JNbGO99c?si=5M9tGa4DOjGg27ha

05/29/2026

Your work matters! APsA is accepting submissions for four awards recognizing excellence in research, teaching, and professional development.

Whether you're advancing LGBTQ+-affirming treatment, developing your candidate skills, or supporting your professional development, we have an award for that.

Swipe through to learn more. Find additional information at apsa.org/fellowships-awards.

05/27/2026

Yes, it's possible to be high-functioning and still feel like a stranger to yourself.

Dr. Gila Ashtor joins Dr. Gail Saltz on Episode 22 of Psychoanalysis & You to talk about "feeling disorders": the subtle ways people can become disconnected from their own emotional lives. This is a conversation about gaslighting, empty consent, therapy culture, and what psychoanalysis has to offer when you feel like you're living on autopilot.

🎧at https://youtu.be/3H2JNbGO99c?si=sTxrIKa1wm7RkMYg

05/18/2026

Your inner world — your drives, your dreams, your fantasies — is worth protecting.

Psychoanalyst Diana Diamond says the tension between that inner life and the demands of the social world isn't something to resolve. Preserving it might be one of the most important things we can do.

What does that look like for you? 👇

🎧Listen to Episode 21 of Psychoanalysis & You with Dr. Gail Saltz at: https://youtu.be/RrzDG4aBqo0?si=51Nz1cMrW3GxYPkf

05/15/2026

What's driving analysts and trainees away from institute life? And what does the field lose when they go? The 2026 APsA Summer Symposium brings together six panelists from across the field to explore these questions in a real conversation. Meet the panelists: https://apsa.org/meet-the-2026-summer-symposium-panelists/

Join us online on June 13, 2026, 12–2 PM ET. 2 CME/CE credits available. Pre-registration starts at $25 — register before same-day rates kick in.

Meet the six panelists joining moderator Jane G. Tillman, Ph.D. for APsA’s 2026 Summer Symposium on reimagining engagement in psychoanalytic institutions.

05/13/2026

The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA) has launched a video interview series featuring in-depth discussions with authors of some of the most-read papers in the Journal.

In the first video interview of the series, Gregory S Rizzolo, PhD, LCPC, meets with Steven Cooper to discuss his 2023 paper, "The Play of Mourning."

Watch now:

2 likes. "JAPA Author Interview: Steven Cooper on "The Play of Mourning""

05/11/2026

Diana Diamond touches on narcissistic injury as a populace and so much more in Episode 21 of Psychoanalysis & You with Dr. Gail Saltz .

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/RrzDG4aBqo0?si=iDkLaz6izPWAHC48

05/08/2026

We are pleased to launch APsA Online Courses! This is a new on-demand learning format designed to make CME/CE education more flexible and accessible. These self-paced courses allow clinicians and mental health professionals to engage with psychoanalytic scholarship on their own schedule, with new courses released monthly during the launch period.

The first offering, Interpretation: The Voice of the Field, is now available through the APsA Account Portal. The course includes:

• 2 CME/CE credits
• Access to the original JAPA paper
• An exclusive video interview with author Donnel Stern
• Posttest, course evaluation, and certificate of completion

APsA Online Courses are available to both members and guest users. Learn more and purchase: https://apsaa.users.membersuite.com/events/716eb617-0078-c3f4-b345-0b495da794b9/details

05/06/2026

On this day in 1856, Sigmund Freud was born. By his 74th birthday, he had a clear-eyed view of the occasion, writing to his wife Martha: "There was of course no way of evading the nonsense of the birthday."

170 years later, we can't evade it, nor would we want to. His ideas continue to shape how we understand the mind, human behavior, and ourselves.

Happy birthday, Freud.

05/05/2026

The CAI Report | Issue 11 is out now. Inside, the contributors examine the limits of AI and the human capacities it cannot replicate. Read now at https://apsa.org/thecaireport/