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The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA), the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the United States, was founded in 1911.

APsA focuses on education, research, advocacy and membership development. Visit us at www.apsa.org.

01/06/2026

Join us on January 13 for a virtual presentation of the 2025 Fred Pine Ph.D. Award–winning paper, "Time and Timelessness in the Unconscious." Feiner and Waxenberg explore how temporality shapes psychic life, language, and clinical experience.

Register at: https://apsa.org/event/2025-fred-pine-paper-award-presentation/

12/30/2025

Procrastination is a rich object of analysis. Paying a higher registration rate for the National Meeting is decidedly not. Discounted registration ends January 6.

Register today before rates increase on January 7: https://apsa.org/2026nmregistration/

12/28/2025

Some food for thought as we careen toward 2026! Watch Amy Levy, Psy.D., and Gail Saltz discuss this pressing issue in the latest episode of "Psychoanalysis & You" at https://youtu.be/IdYIPdjjsXs?si=tePLB8zx9Eob6HLO.

12/23/2025

Does the appeal of AI therapists reveal something deeper about our struggles with human connection? In the last "Psychoanalysis and You" episode of 2025, Amy Levy, Psy.D. discusses this question (and more!) with Gail Saltz.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/IdYIPdjjsXs?si=NJ0Zti9toSbVFPI6 or listen on your preferred podcast platform.

12/19/2025

Join us in congratulating Christopher G. Walling, PsyD, MBA, FABP as the 2026 recipient of the Ernst & Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award. Dr. Walling will present the Ticho Award Lecture, “Toward an Embodied Psychoanalysis,” on January 31, 2026 at the APsA National Meeting in San Francisco.

Applications are now open for the 2027 Ernst & Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award, recognizing outstanding early-career psychoanalysts.

Application deadline: April 1, 2026
Learn more and apply at apsa.org

12/14/2025

Whether you’re an analyst or psychotherapist, in-training, in clinical practice, in research, or in the classroom, the 2026 National Meeting offers robust programming designed to support your work and interests. The majority of sessions are designed for analysts, alongside additional program tracks that reflect the breadth of the field.

Swipe through to see this year’s program tracks which highlight the other sessions on offer beyond our core analyst programming. Then check out this blog post for more information on the tracks and the sessions, workshops, and discussion groups available for each: https://apsa.org/discover-your-path-exploring-program-tracks-at-the-national-meeting/

12/13/2025

The Fall/Winter 2025 edition of the Psychotherapist Newsletter is available now! Check out the latest edition for a committee update, an interview with Carol Reichenthal, and more.

Swipe through to read pull quotes or read the complete edition at https://apsa.org/psychotherapist-newsletter/

12/12/2025

Join us in congratulating Michael Perlman, MFA, LP for being named the 2026 Ralph Roughton Paper Award winner for the manuscript "Ready or Not: The Q***r Experience of Being Found".

Perlman’s paper explores how q***r identity is concealed and revealed within the therapeutic relationship, offering a fresh contribution to psychoanalytic understanding. The work will be presented at the 2026 APsA National Meeting.

Learn more about the award and presentation details here: https://apsa.org/announcing-the-2026-ralph-roughton-paper-award-winner/

12/11/2025

A new special issue of JAPA "The Psychoanalytic Exploration of Asian American Experiences" is out now! Featuring twelve Asian American authors, the issue examines cultural dissociation, intergenerational trauma, the model minority stereotype, and how racialization shapes the clinical encounter.

Explore the Table of Contents and abstracts here: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/APA/current

12/06/2025

Did you know you could earn up to 45.50 CME/CE Credits at the 2026 National Meeting? APsA is happy to offer accredited continuing education credits to physicians, psychologists, social workers, and counselors at the APsA 2026 National Meeting!

Earn up to 45.50 accredited continuing medical or continuing education (CME/CE) credits for professional licensure, including opportunities for CME/CE in the areas of Risk Management and Ethics as well as Cultural Competency. Learn more and register at apsameeting.org.

12/05/2025

If you missed the deadline, then you are in luck! We have extended the Research Training Program (RTP) submission deadline to Wednesday, December 31.

The RTP is designed for individuals who are interested in training in psychoanalytic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy research. This two-day, in-person Research Training Program is on January 26–27, 2026, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, just before the National Meeting. The distinguished faculty includes Barbara Milrod, MD, John Markowitz, MD, Eric Fertuck, PhD, and Manfred Beutel, MD.

Applications are due December 31, and no additional extension will be granted. Learn more at https://apsa.org/fellowships-awards/research-training-program/.

12/04/2025

Why should you consider sponsoring, exhibiting, or advertising at the APsA National Meeting? Well, you can 1. Boost your visibility with our community, 2. Build in-person relationships, 3. Align your brand with a trusted voice in mental health 4. Champion innovation, healing, and meaningful change in the industry.

But don’t take our word for it. Swipe through to see what exhibitors have to say about their National Meeting experience! Visit https://tinyurl.com/3uh8nvk8 for more information. Deadline to sign up is December 5!

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