2 CE Hours available for NY Practitioners - LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, PHDs, PSYD's INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS) is a guided meditation technique that mirrors the main goals and aims of psychoanalysis. Richard Schwartz who developed the IFS technique noticed that if we are able to feel our feelings as physically embodied, we then have access to multiple feeling states and we are able access the thoughts, stories and ideas that accompany these […]

2 CE Hours available to NYS LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, Psychologists and PsyDs This film is available for viewing on Amazon, Google Play or Apple TV. Watch the movie before the event. A discussion will be facilitated via ZOOM by Cara Maniaci, LCSW & Matthew Frankel, PhD, LCSW-R This semi-autobiographical film provides intimate insight into a woman’s fractured development after leaving Korea as an adolescent. It is a visually compelling meditation on desire and longing as seen through the lens of racial […]

*Advanced Psychoanalysis *Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates, graduates, and faculty. Hear candidates discuss the transformational impact of training: deepening their work in agency settings and building/growing their private practices with the help of our collegial referral network. WCSPP PLANS TO OFFER ONLINE LEARNING FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. CE credits will be offered for the coursework. Financial aid is available to those who […]

Program Highlights: One-year certificate program Provide direct supervision to psychoanalytic candidates or graduates Receive weekly supervision from a senior faculty member Once-weekly classes via zoom on a trimester basis Program Benefits: Learn some benefits of joining this highly regarded program from graduates and instructors of the program such as: Professional Development: Continuous learning and skill refinement Mentorship: Guide and mentor emerging analysts Deepening Understanding: Delve deeper into theory and practice Joining a Warm Community: Where we welcome WCSPP graduates […]

2 CE Hours available to NYS LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, Psychologists and PsyDs Beginning with an exploration of the nature of gender as seen through the respective lenses of psychoanalysis, science and culture, Dr. Schwartz will offer a psychodynamic understanding of gender dysphoria and transgender identity. He will carefully examine the discourse underlying the gender-affirmative approach to gender dysphoria and highlight what he views as some of the significant clinical considerations associated with that […]

Our Couples Therapy Training Program is a one-year program which teaches both basic and advanced couples therapytechniques and theory with a combination of psychoanalytic and systems perspectives. Candidates are introduced to several different theoretical approaches including object relations and relational theory, self psychology, Bowenian theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with emphasis on the clinical work with couples. We also discuss issues pertaining to LGBTQ relationships, divorce, cross cultural relationships, and substance abuse. In addition to the didactic […]