Author: Tamar Schwartz

The Ties that Bind: The Necessity of Dependence for the Evolution of the Self with Lesley Caldwell at CFS
By Categories: EVENTS, Psychoanalysis

The Scientific Program Committee is pleased to present

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The Ties that Bind: The Necessity of Dependence for the Evolution of the Self
Presenter: Lesley Caldwell, MA, PhD, FIPA Sunday, April 12, 2026 10:00am-12:00pm EST Hybrid: In-person and Zoom  2 CEUs Available

This paper proposes that being the object of another’s concern in infancy, and later in analysis, is Continue reading The Ties that Bind: The Necessity of Dependence for the Evolution of the Self with Lesley Caldwell at CFS

Can art and creativity change our future?
By Categories: Arts

Click Here to Read:  Can art and creativity change our future? The “Creativity Pioneers” proving that imagination is a practical tool for social transformation By Lee Helland on the Big Think website on February 10, 2026.

October 5 at 12:00 in the exhibition hall of the Volgograd Museum of Fine Arts. Master class by Sergei Andriaki Image: Администрация Волгоградской области Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
      

OPEN HOUSE: THE CASE OF A NARCISSISTIC PATIENT: MORE COMPLICATED THAN AT FIRST GLANCE at MITPP
By Categories: Psychoanalysis

THE METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY OPEN HOUSE & CLINICAL PRESENTATION OPEN TO THOSE CONSIDERING POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
THE CASE OF A NARCISSISTIC PATIENT: MORE COMPLICATED THAN AT FIRST GLANCE

A rich, 3 year-long treatment of a highly intelligent, charismatic and articulate 45 year old man, who sought services for depressive symptoms, illuminates the interplay of unmet early needs and religious and family dynamics. The patient’s defenses and the transference/countertransference matrix that developed led the therapist to conclude that the patient was narcissistically organized. The therapist will describe some narcissistic personality Continue reading OPEN HOUSE: THE CASE OF A NARCISSISTIC PATIENT: MORE COMPLICATED THAN AT FIRST GLANCE at MITPP

New From IPBooks: The End of Freud? by Edward Nersessian
By Categories: Books, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Purchase: The End of Freud? by Edward Nersessian from IPBooks.

“A brilliant, easy-to-read, and provocative book by Ed Nersessian, a prominent psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and superb clinician, points to the elephant in the room and challenges key aspects of psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice. His arguments are compelling and hit the core of the problem: What is correct or should be revised about Freud’s contributions after about a century of psychoanalytic clinical work? This is a must-read for everyone.” —CRISTINA ALBERINI, PhD, LP, Julius Silver, Roslyn S. Silver & Enid Silver Winslow Professor, Center for Neural Science

“Edward Nersessian’s memoir, The End of Freud? is a fascinating personal story of early life in Continue reading New From IPBooks: The End of Freud? by Edward Nersessian

Psychotherapy with Neurodivergent Individuals: A Developmental and Relational Approach to Parent-Child Work at WCSPP
By Categories: EVENTS, Psychoanalysis

Presented by WCSPP’s Child, Adolescent, Parent (CAPP) Psychotherapy Training Program:  Parenting in Today’s World: Clinical Conversations: Psychotherapy with Neurodivergent Individuals: A Developmental and Relational Approach to Parent-Child Work 2 CE Hours available for NY Practitioners – LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, PHDs, PSYDs

Presenter: Lauren Tobing-Puente, PhD Live on Zoom! Thursday, May 7, 2026 7 – 9 pm

Admission including CE: $45 CE CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR NYS PRACTITIONERS

As diagnoses and awareness of neurodivergence (including ASD, ADHD, etc.) have rapidly grown over the years, many psychotherapists wonder how to address neurodivergent clients’ unique Continue reading Psychotherapy with Neurodivergent Individuals: A Developmental and Relational Approach to Parent-Child Work at WCSPP