Psychoanalysis for the 21st Century

The WBCP brings over 75 years of commitment and innovation to the field of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic training. Welcome.

 What are you interested in?

Psychoanalytic Fellowship Programs

Learn foundational psychoanalytic principles. (9 months).

Psychoanalytic Studies Program

Introduction to essential concepts in psychoanalysis. (2 years).

Psychoanalytic Training Programs

Prepare to practice as an Adult Psychoanalyst. Child and Adolescent training is also offered.
We at the WBCP are committed to examining all aspects of diversity in the composition of our membership, our client systems, and our teaching. We are committed to redressing failures of the past through furthering our own education and sensitivities to issues of diversity. We aim to create a welcoming atmosphere that is open to discussion and change, one that approaches past failures with non-defensiveness, accepting responsibility and committing to improvement. We aim to grow.

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Public Programs Calendar

February

Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 11:00 am12:30 pm

COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 5: Material Body

Session 5: The Female Body:  Passion and Peril Participants: Rosemary H. Balsam, MD, Rachel Boué-Widawsky, PhD, Jeri Isaacson, PhD, Chair Date: February 22, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET Reg…

Sunday, February 23, 2025 | 3:00 pm5:00 pm

Psychoanalytic Zoom Open House

February 23, 2025 Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration Link: Click Here Program Flyer: Click Here   Dear WBCP Members and Friends, I am writing on behalf of the Washington Baltimore Psychoanalyti…

Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 1:00 pm4:00 pm

Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema: Discussion of the Film: “American Fiction”

2023 (117 mins) Directors: Dean Fleischer Camp A novelist disheartened by the literary industry profiting from the use of Black authors and narratives uses a pen name to craft a story that earns him…

March

Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 11:00 am12:30 pm

COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 6: Women and Literature

“Women’s Lives in Transition: Novelists Amy Bloom and Lisa Gornick in Conversation” Date: March 8, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET   Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registr…

Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 11:00 am2:00 pm

Echoes of Change: Adapted Reflective Citizens Event

Echoes of Change: Adapted Reflective Citizens Event The APsA Department of Education (DPE) Section: The Psychoanalyst in the Community and the Contemporary Freudian Society invite you to SAVE THE DATE…

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WBCP publishes essays and articles on this website in two collections.
PsychBites offers monthly tapas-sized reads designed to spark interest and provoke thought.
While Beyond the Couch delivers periodic posts focused on bringing community back into psychoanalysis.

PsychBytes

Tapas-sized reads designed to spark interest and provoke thought.

Up Close and Personal

Biennially, the National Portrait Gallery fosters a competition where artists around the country submit intimate portrayals of a human being – sometimes themselves. In this video portrait, 2013 award winner Bo Gehring presents Esperanza Spalding (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OeZxytSV3M) 

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Beyond the Couch

Thoughtful posts bringing community back into psychoanalysis.

The House of Ruth

In her essay about her years as a board member at the House of Ruth, Carolyn Gruber does a beautiful job describing the work done in this incredible “house” where

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News + Updates

Stay informed and read the latest news from WBCP.

Letter From the President

The Center is operating at full tilt, with the usual high level of excellence that we are known for. Simultaneously, we are engaging in diversity, equity , and inclusion efforts

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