American Psychoanalytic Association

American Psychoanalytic Association 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.

Candidates are welcome to a free online seminar on September 20th!Registration is open for in-training members to join u...
09/05/2025

Candidates are welcome to a free online seminar on September 20th!

Registration is open for in-training members to join us for the first session in the APsA Candidates' Council Online Seminar Series. Candidates are invited to sign up for the free, online session on Saturday, September 20th, from 12pm-2pm EDT entitled "Fashion & the Psychoanalytic Frame" with APsA President-Elect Bonnie Buchele.

Login to apsa.org and click on "Register for Events" in your Member Dashboard to sign up!
> https://apsaa.users.membersuite.com/events/716eb617-0078-c60d-9a8a-0b48999fc698/details

Sign up for the Expanding Psychoanalytic Practice in Communities (EPPIC) Course!The Expanding Psychoanalytic Practice In...
09/04/2025

Sign up for the Expanding Psychoanalytic Practice in Communities (EPPIC) Course!

The Expanding Psychoanalytic Practice In Communities (EPPIC) pilot program invites mental health professionals to reimagine their work in transformative ways. This groundbreaking initiative is cosponsored by the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) and the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA). Through a dynamic combination of didactic sessions and reflective analytic group learning, EPPIC explores how psychoanalysis can address urgent social needs, engage with collective suffering, and foster social change in diverse, underserved contexts.

Schedule: monthly sessions from September 2025 to May 2026.
If you cannot attend every session, they will be recorded.
Registration: includes access to sessions in 2025 and 2026 including a full-day conference on May 2, 2026. Further details will follow.
Faculty List: Leadership from IPA and APsA

Register for EPPIC
https://contemporaryfreudiansociety.org/event/12951/

APsA is now ABPN-approved to offer Self-Assessment CME credits for psychoanalyst physicians. Enroll in the CLOS course t...
09/04/2025

APsA is now ABPN-approved to offer Self-Assessment CME credits for psychoanalyst physicians.

Enroll in the CLOS course to get an easy way to meet your 16-24 credit requirement!
Earn 29 SA CME credits through our 10-Week Advanced CLOS Leadership Seminar!

👉 Register here - http://apsa.org/dpecloscourse2025

09/03/2025

Psychoanalysis & You podcast will be back in rotation next week!

You still have time to catch up with past audio or video episodes about how affects your every day life. See more at...

https://apsa.org/podcast

Would you ever seek therapy from a robot? Talk about how artificial intelligence will affect therapy and mental health d...
09/02/2025

Would you ever seek therapy from a robot?

Talk about how artificial intelligence will affect therapy and mental health dynamics such as those involving psychoanalysis. Some are worried that they will lose clients or revenue due to accessible AI alternatives. Maybe if we paid for AI services incorporating the input of the many humans who influence the technology, the whole conversation would change.

❓ What do you think?
POLL: Would you seek support from a robot / chatbot / artificial intelligence?
👍Yes, I have or would seek mental health help using technology.
👎 No. I think talking to a human is best / safer.
🤔 I'm not sure. Still reviewing the research.

Read recent articles about these issues in the CAI Report
https://apsa.org/caireport

08/06/2025

What types of psychoanalytic research is ongoing that shows promise to improve mental health outcomes?

Dr. Barbara Milrod describes her current research projects that create a scientific framework for proving the efficacy of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in addressing populations that suffer from PTSD such as veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community. She also speaks to the impact of the "catastrophe" of lost funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Episode 17 of the APsA official podcast, 'Psychoanalysis & You' features Barbara Milrod M.D., a distinguished professor of psychiatry and director of psychotherapy research. They discuss the challenges and advancements in psychoanalytic research, including Dr. Milrod’s impactful work on psychodynamic psychotherapies. The conversation also covers the efficacy of different treatments, the importance of peer review, and the integration of neuroscience in psychoanalytic practices. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of how psychoanalytic research is evolving and its relevance in today’s mental health landscape.

See more of Ep. 17 at:
▶️ https://apsa.org/podcast-ep17/

If the values of confidentiality and consent are compromised for some, they can be compromised for all. Therefore, the A...
08/04/2025

If the values of confidentiality and consent are compromised for some, they can be compromised for all. Therefore, the American Psychoanalytic Association opposes any attempts at breaching patient confidentiality and unnecessarily intruding into the clinician-patient relationship.

APsA Supports Patient Confidentiality & The Privacy of The Clinician-Patient Relationship The US Justice Department's recent efforts to subpoena records of those providing gender affirming care is not just an issue for gender medicine, but a broad-sweeping issue for all mental health treatment.

An essential aspect of ethical and effective treatment is confidentiality, which the Federal Government itself has recognized through HIPAA since 1996. One of the primary objectives of HIPAA has been to reduce fraud and the misuse of personal health information by outside actors

👉 Read more that
https://apsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/APsA-Supports-Patient-Confidentiality.pdf

The patients are the "why" behind psychoanalytic research. 👥Mental health deserves the same urgency and quality of care...
07/30/2025

The patients are the "why" behind psychoanalytic research. 👥

Mental health deserves the same urgency and quality of care as other ailments and psychoanalysts depend on vetted, published research to guide professionals towards the most effective treatments. Our podcast guest, Dr. Barbara Milrod explained the driving force behind much of the tireless research that is ongoing in the US and abroad.

It’s slow business, this demonstrating efficacy. On the other hand, it’s sort of all we have.

If you think of a problem with mental health as being the equivalent of “Oh my goodness, someone has post-traumatic stress disorder!” I think the physical equivalent is sort of like a cancer. Right?

Something like that is really serious and affects your life. Heaven forbid you have something like that you are gonna rush to the clinical literature to look at randomized controlled trials to see what works and we owe this to our patients and to ourselves as clinicians."
-Barbara Milord, Guest of "Psychoanalysis & You" Podcast

See more of Episode 17: Advances & Careers in Psychoanalytic Research at
▶️ https://apsa.org/podcast-ep17

🧐The more questions we ask in psychoanalytic research, the more that we find answers and even better questions. Each stu...
07/29/2025

🧐The more questions we ask in psychoanalytic research, the more that we find answers and even better questions. Each study pulls back another layer of the mind and reveal yet another mystery.

The unconscious doesn't hand out instruction manuals.
It leaves breadcrumbs that lead to more breadcrumbs and that's where the magic happens. When we stop hunting for neat conclusions and start embracing the mess of human complexity, we discover that the questions themselves are doing the heavy lifting.

❓What example of research in psychoanalysis opened a box of beautiful new questions for you?
Comment below 👇

The good news is spreading about psychotherapists joining APsA through our Clinical Membership!Take advantage of the rec...
07/28/2025

The good news is spreading about psychotherapists joining APsA through our Clinical Membership!

Take advantage of the recent change in bylaws to enjoy full Clinical Membership at the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) as a psychotherapist. Clinical membership is designed for psychodynamic psychotherapists, psychoanalytic psychotherapists, and those who value insight-oriented approaches to healing.

Key benefits include:
-Low-cost malpractice insurance
-A listing in our Clinician Directory for referrals
-Significant discounts on continuing education at APsA national meetings
-Access to a members-only referral network
-And more!

There are many ways to join, but as a Psychotherapist Clinical Member of APsA you can become part of the voice advocating for psychoanalytic therapy and psychodynamic approaches across the country.

Join APsA Today!
👥https://apsa.org/membership



Outstanding journalism deserves recognition! 🌟The APsA Committee on Public Information (CPI) is accepting nominations fo...
07/25/2025

Outstanding journalism deserves recognition! 🌟

The APsA Committee on Public Information (CPI) is accepting nominations for the 2025 APsA Award for Excellence in Journalism. This award celebrates journalists who illuminate the human condition through a psychoanalytic lens.

Since 1999, this prestigious $1,000 award has honored exceptional reporting that advances public understanding of human behavior, relationships, and mental health. We seek work that employs psychoanalytic perspectives to clarify complex social issues and psychological phenomena. Your submission does not need to focus solely on psychoanalysis, but should use psychoanalytic insights to deepen public understanding.

Highlights include:
- $1,000 prize plus recognition at our APsA National Meeting
- Inclusion of a broad scope of nominations, including self-nominations
-Judging by professional journalists and psychoanalysts with media experience
-Review of work published between September 2024 - August 2025

Deadline for submissions: September 30, 2025

Know a journalist whose work deserves this honor? Nominate them today!
🌟 Get full details and submission guidelines at https://apsa.org/awards


07/24/2025

How do you incorporate published research into your psychoanalytic training or practice? 🤔

Our latest episode of the "Psychoanalysis & You" podcast with Dr. Barbara Milrod has made us curious about how you integrate current psychoanalytic research into your work. Whether you're providing individual therapy, group sessions, or focusing on self development interventions, your experience matters. We're constantly exploring the connection between academic findings and real-world clinical applications.

Some questions we're exploring:
-How do recent studies influence your treatment approaches?
-How do you keep up with research outcomes?
-What research discoveries have shifted your perspective on mental health care?
-Which findings do you reference most often in clinical decision-making?

Join the conversation by sharing your experiences below. 👇

Listen in at https://apsa.org/podcast-ep17

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