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.

Last call to register for the 2026 Summer Symposium! Prices will increase soon (at 12:00AM EST on 6/13/26)This symposium...
06/12/2026

Last call to register for the 2026 Summer Symposium! Prices will increase soon (at 12:00AM EST on 6/13/26)

This symposium brings together six clinicians from different institutes, career stages, and theoretical orientations to discuss why institutional participation matters for clinical development, professional identity, and community. Topics include diversity, belonging, burnout, and the relevance of institutional life to today’s practice, with practical takeaways to strengthen participation at both the local and national levels.

🔗 Register before prices go up at https://apsa.org/meetings-events/futuremeetings/2026summersymp/.

JAPA Volume 74, Issue 3 is now available. This issue traces hope as a throughline across essays on global psychoanalytic...
06/11/2026

JAPA Volume 74, Issue 3 is now available. This issue traces hope as a throughline across essays on global psychoanalytic translation, forgiveness as psychic transformation, and the enduring impact of analysts whose dedication and courage shaped their fields.

The editors ask: Is hope itself the most dangerous of illusions, or the most fundamental aspect of being human? Read the editor's letter and access the issue at: https://linktr.ee/apsaorg

You deserve to be connected to yourself.Episode 22 of Psychoanalysis & You is out now. Dr. Gail Saltz talks with psychoa...
06/10/2026

You deserve to be connected to yourself.

Episode 22 of Psychoanalysis & You is out now. Dr. Gail Saltz talks with psychoanalyst Dr. Gila Ashtor about "feeling disorders." I.e. what happens when we lose touch with our own emotional lives, even while appearing completely fine on the outside.

🎧 https://youtu.be/3H2JNbGO99c?si=pH4-wsO4BxnaELyZ

How often do we examine the assumptions we've inherited? Michael E. Shulman's paper, published in JAPA in 2021, challeng...
06/05/2026

How often do we examine the assumptions we've inherited? Michael E. Shulman's paper, published in JAPA in 2021, challenges us to rethink our relationship with Freud. Not to dismiss him, but to question how his ideas are used in practice.

Watch him discuss this essential critique with Arjune Rama, MD, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DCax0hfqJFk

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

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

Psychoanalysis has something vital to offer contemporary mental health care. But is our community doing enough to open t...
05/28/2026

Psychoanalysis has something vital to offer contemporary mental health care. But is our community doing enough to open the door?

Dr. Aisha Abbasi has some thoughts. Swipe through to get her take on the structural, cultural, and perceptual barriers standing in the way of a more engaged field.

Read the full essay on the APsA blog: https://apsa.org/why-institutional-engagement-matters-now/

Yes, it's possible to be high-functioning and still feel like a stranger to yourself. Dr. Gila Ashtor joins Dr. Gail Sal...
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

Your inner world — your drives, your dreams, your fantasies — is worth protecting.Psychoanalyst Diana Diamond says the t...
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

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