COWAP Film North America Please Join Us as Discussants: Oren Gozlan and Willa France Present Discussion of the film “A Fantastic Woman” (2017) Directed by: Sebastián Lelio Written by: Sebastián Lelio Gonzalo Maza Eliseo Altunaga Friday, January 26, 2024 TIME: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm ET, Presentation and Discussion Via Zoom Participants should view the […]
February 2-4, 2024 Many, curious about their ancestry, turn to 23 and Me searching for answers to the complicated question, “Who am I?” Yet, what happens when a mere globule of saliva, the extraction of DNA strands from cells, brings into question a person’s basic identity? How do we, as therapists and writers, begin to consider the […]
Date: Friday, March 8, 2024 NEW TIME: 12:00pm- 2:00pm ET March Presenter: Greg Barber, MD (see below for more information about the upcoming session) Click here to see the full Washington Case Conference program schedule Via Zoom Upcoming Session: March 8, 2024 – Greg Barber, MD The Emerging Field of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Description: Psychedelic therapies have garnered much […]
Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges in Psychoanalysis: Community Psychoanalysis into the Future Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024 11:00 am - 5: 30 pm Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Presenters: Francisco J.González, MD; Kimberlyn Leary; PhD, ABPP; Daniel Gaztambide, PsyD, Paula Christian-Kliger, PhD, ABPP Via Zoom & In-Person Registration is Closed LIVE REGISTRATION […]
Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges in Psychoanalysis: Community Psychoanalysis into the Future Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024 11:00 am - 5: 30 pm Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Presenters: Francisco J.González, MD; Kimberlyn Leary; PhD, ABPP; Daniel Gaztambide, PsyD, Paula Christian-Kliger, PhD, ABPP Via Zoom & In-Person Registration is Closed LIVE REGISTRATION […]
Date: March 24, 2024 Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET Via Zoom The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis welcomes those considering our Psychoanalytic Studies Program or Psychoanalytic Training to our Virtual Open House. Attendees will have an opportunity to speak with current Faculty, Candidates, and PSP Students to learn more about our dynamic programs. […]
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema Discussion of the film Life and A Day (2016) Director: Saeed Roustayi Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she’s gone. Discussant: Mehravar Momeni Javid, PhD Date: […]
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024 NEW TIME: 12:00pm- 2:00pm ET April Presenters: Nydia Lisman-Pieczanski, MD and Maria Lima, PsyD (see below for more information about the upcoming session) Click here to see the full Washington Case Conference program schedule (2 CME/CE available per session, maximum 12) Via Zoom Upcoming Session: April 12, 2024 - Nydia Lisman-Pieczanski, MD and […]
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema Discussion of the film XXY(2007) Director: Lucia Puenzo After a chance encounter on the street, a woman tried to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim […]
Dear Friends and Colleagues (all WBCP members): The Membership Committee is happy to announce that we plan to host a virtual "Social Hour" (Previously Cocktail hour) on Sunday, April 28th at […]
May 3, 2024 Freud understood the power of stories, captivating the world with his case histories of Dora, Little Hans, the Rat Man and the Wolf Man. Stories fire the imagination. Yet over the years, psychoanalytic writing grew obscure, bogged down in complicated jargon and theory. Writers utilize psychoanalytic ideas not only to fully develop […]
Sunday, May 5th, 2024 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Via Zoom This is an exciting opportunity for people to learn more about our Psychoanalytic Studies program (PSP) and Psychoanalytic training. During the open house, […]
The Observational Studies Program Open House: Seeing the Unseen in Clinical Work Learn more about how our program sharpens clinical skills with any age group or population. 10:00am - 12:00pm In-Person Event […]
Don Moss, MD Lecture: Encountering Representations of Evil Presenter: Don Moss, MD Time: 10:30 am - 12: 00 pm Date: May 18, 2024 This will be an in-person event. There will […]
Date: May 31, 2024 Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm ET Where: Via Zoom No CME/CE Discussants: Graciela Abelin-Sas Rose, MD and Carolyn Ratner-Fitzgerald, JD, PsyD Moderators: Margarita Cereijido and Anne Adelman Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_cowap_5-31-24_anatomy_of_fall Program […]
Click Image to View Full Invitation 2024 Annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony Date: June 15, 2024 Time: 6:00 pm Where: Hogan Lovells Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC, 20004 (Red Line Metro Station) Garage parking is available Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/graduationregistration Registration Deadline: June 7, 2024 Late Registrations […]
Session 1: The Female Psychoanalyst’s Longest Revolution Participants: Virginia Ungar, Margarita Valladares, and Margarita Cereijido, Chair Date: September 14, 2024 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_cowap_women_revolution_2024-2025 Click Here to View […]
Racial Rage, Racial Guilt: The Uses of Anger in Asian America Presenter: David Eng Date: October 6, 2024 Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm In-Person Presentation Post Hall George Washington […]
Click Here to Register at CFS No CME Available For any questions/concerns regarding the Washington Case Conference please contact Connie Stroboulis at connies3@aol.com Click Image Below to View the Full Program Flyer
Date: October 20, 2024 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Presenter: Sam Guzzardi, LCSW "Holding Laplanche Lightly: The Story of Two Queer Treatments" Via Zoom Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_lgbtq_workshop_oct_20_2024 Program Flyer: HERE Registration Deadline: October 10, […]
23rd Annual Julia and Thomas Saltz Grand Rounds "Accidental Community Psychology and a Psychoanalytic View of the Impact of Trauma." Presenter: Roderick Hall, PhD When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Time: 11:00am -12:30pm Where: […]
1980 (144 mins) Directors: Stanley Kubrick A family relocates to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into episodes of violence while his psychic son sees […]
Session 2: What Ever Happened to Romance on the Revolutionary Road? Participants: Janice Lieberman, Chair, Danielle Knafo, Arlene Heyman, and Isaac Tylim Date: October 26, 2024 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_cowap_women_revolution_2024-2025 […]
Weekend Conference November 1 @ 8:00 am - November 3 @ 5:00 pm The history of psychoanalysis demonstrates a profound mixture of struggles with race and racism. Founded in the hotbed of […]
AI: Psychoanalytic Friend or Foe? Presented by: Todd Essig, PhD and Sherry Turkle Moderated by: Marc Levine, MD Date: December 1, 2024 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm Where: Via Zoom* Presentation Description: […]
Session 3: In Her Own Voice: Challenging Theories of Women’s Development Participants: Nancy Kulish and Catherine Mallouh Date: December 14, 2024 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_cowap_women_revolution_2024-2025 Click Here to […]
NOTICE: Due to the risk of inclement weather, we have made the decision to shift the Colloquium to a Zoom-only format. All registrants will receive an email with the Zoom […]
Session 4: Women's Role as Caregivers Through Their Lifespan Panel: Jessica Benjamin in conversation with Erika Lepiavka and Tracy Sidesinger Date: January 11, 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET Registration […]
January 26, 2025 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET Via Zoom
Weekend Conference This weekend will explore the obstacles that stand in our way when we try to talk together about difficult topics. When strong pent-up emotions rise to the surface, […]
2021 (89 mins) Directors: Dean Fleischer Camp A documentary maker struggling with finances decides to make to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb […]
The Thomas and Julia Saltz Annual Adult Seminar Workshop Presents Something to Lose: Being in Dialogue About Difference When We Feel Like Leaving A special presentation by Dr. Anton Hart […]
2025 National Meeting, February 4 – 9, 2025 Palace Hotel, San Francisco Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.
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 Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_cowap_women_revolution_2024-2025 […]
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 […]
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 acclaim while propelling him into hypocrisy. Date: February 27, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm Presenter: Katherine Marshall Woods, PsyD Where: (Hybrid Event) The Textile Museum 701 21st […]
“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/registration_cowap_women_revolution_2024-2025 Click Here to View the […]
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 for this upcoming community event Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 11:00am - 2:00pm ET Venue: Virtual "Zoom" Room hosted by Therapist Beyond Borders Registration Link: […]
The Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival Movie: American Fiction Presented by: Dr. Marilyn Martin Date: April 4, 2025 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00 pm Where: Baltimore Museum of the Arts 10 Art […]
April 11, 2025: Via Zoom Implications of Linguistic Identity for the Psychotherapeutic Process Presented by: Maria Lima While our globalized world has increased the prevalence of multilingual patients and therapists, […]
The Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival CODA Date: April 11, 2025 Presented by: Dr. Kevin Popp Time: 7:00pm - 10:00 pm Where: Baltimore Museum of the Arts 10 Art Museum […]
Session 7: Conversation with Juliet Mitchell Juliet Mitchell, Margarita Cereijido, and Jill Gentile Date: April 12, 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registration_cowap_women_revolution_2024-2025 Click Here to View the […]
Weekend Conference Maternity — from pregnancy, to childbirth, to parenting a newborn introduces psychic dislocation and strain in the mother and upheaval in the couple. Idealizations of pregnancy and early motherhood can constrain our recognition of the potential for depression, loss, trauma, and breakdown that disrupt this topsy-turvy time of life. This weekend will explore […]
WBCP In Person Social Gathering in Washington, DC Sunday, May 4th 2025 Socializing and Hors D'oeuvres (11:30am - 1:30pm) All members of the WBCP community along with their guests are welcome. Parthenon Restaurant 5510 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC 20015 $35 per person (Includes hors d’oeuvres, soda, coffee, tea, water. Cash bar for alcohol.) No […]
May 9, 2025: Via Zoom Topic: To Be Or Not To Be: The Existential Sensibility and Psychodynamic Therapy Presented by: Jane Prelinger, MSW and Michael Stadter, PhD An existential sensibility focuses on fundamental themes of being human and the joys and suffering inherent in existence. This sensibility is not prescriptive nor is it a pathology model. […]
Thinking Together Without Falling Apart A Day in Conversation with Beverly J. Stoute, MD Saturday, May 10, 2025 11:00 am - 1:30 pm E pluribus unum: An American Fantasy? Presentation […]
APsA 113th Annual Meeting June 7th - June 9th, 2025 Virtual Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: The Colonnade Party Room 2801 New Mexico Ave. NW Lobby Floor Washington, DC 20007 Location at the intersection of New Mexico Ave, Fulton Street and Tunlaw Rd. The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis is offering a two-year training program in Observational Studies. The Program is conducted by a multidisciplinary […]
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema: Discussion of the Film: "Will & Harper" 2024 (114 mins) Directors: Josh Greenbaum When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an […]
2025 Annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony Date: June 21, 2024 Time: 6;00 pm Where: Hogan Lovells Due to the announcement of a military parade and fireworks event in Washington, DC on June 14, we have decided it is best to move the date of the annual graduation and award ceremony to avoid issues with heavy traffic and […]
Black Film Through a Psychodynamic Lens Presented by: Katherine Marshall Woods,PsyD Discussants: Sarah Hedlund, PhD and Youyang Wang, MA Date: September 20, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET Where: Via Zoom No CME/CE Registration Link: CLICK HERE Register by September 17, 2025, at 4:30 pm Description: Black Film Through a Psychodynamic Lens […]
Session 1 of 3 Lo creativo y lo vital Presented by Alfredo Panceira, MD, Jani Santamaria, PhD, Ariel Liberman, PhD, and Rosa Aurora Chavez, MD, PhD, FABP Saturday, October 4, 2025 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (2 CME/CE) Presentation and Discussion via Zoom *This first session will be conducted in Spanish with Closed Caption translation […]
LGBTQ+ Workshop Please join us as Sien Rivera, MD and Justin Shubert, PsyD, PhD present Monstrousness and Aliveness: Engaging Gender in Psychoanalysis Sunday, October 5, 2025 Public Session: 1:00 – […]
Post-LGBTQ+ Workshop Discussion WBCP PSP Students and Institute Candidates Please join us as Sien Rivera, MD and Justin Shubert, PsyD, PhD present Monstrousness and Aliveness: Engaging Gender in Psychoanalysis Sunday, […]
Saltz Grand Rounds Wednesday, October 29, 2025 11 am-12 pm via Zoom Play in Psychoanalytic Child Therapy Speaker: Dr. Jill Scharf, MD, FABP The Saltz Grand Rounds is sponsored by a grant to honor Thomas and […]
Weekend Conference We are living in a time of great dying. Climate change is drying up our water and destroying vulnerable species; a pandemic is claiming the lives of over a million people worldwide and changing much about our ways of life. How do we register the magnitude of these losses? When we lose individuals, […]
Observational Studies Program Conference Exploring the Links: Moving from Observation to Transformative Interventions We are excited to announce our upcoming conference with Jeanne Magagna, PhD, Tavistock Centre-trained Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapist London, UK Saturday, November 1, 2025 George Washington University Hospital Auditorium 8:45 am - 4:45 pm ET 6 CME/CE Dr. Magagna's work emphasizes the transformative […]
*** Film must be viewed prior to event.*** Discussion of the film "The Thing" Friday, November 14, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Via Zoom 1982 (109 min) Director: John Carpenter Discussant: Alex Smith, Psy.D. A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. Presentation […]
Session 2 of 3 “Creativity and Resiliency” Presented by Rosa Aurora Chavez, MD, PhD, FABP Saturday, November 15, 2025, 12:00 - 2:00pm (2 CME/CE) Presentation and Discussion via Zoom Presentation: In this seminar (in English) we will discuss the evolutionary relevance of creativity for resiliency form psychodynamic and neuropsychoanalytic perspectives. Flyer: HERE Registration Link: HERE
Misogyny Then and Now: Implications for Psychoanalytic Perspectives Presented by Special Guest: Filmmaker Jennifer Reeves, Margarita Cereijido, PhD, Paula Ellman, PhD, David Joseph, MD, Janice Lieberman, PhD Saturday, November 22, 2025 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (3 CME/CE) Presentation and Discussion via Zoom Presentation: Notions of the feminine and misogyny have changed significantly since the […]
Stacia I. Super Memorial Ethics Conference Please join us for a panel discussion on Analyst Losses: Illness and Life-Changing Events And Their Effects on Treatment Presented by: Paula L. Ellman, PhD, Marc S. Levine, MD, and Harvey J. Schwartz, MD Moderated by: Sandra S. Lashley, PsyD Sunday, December 7, 2025 1:00 – 4:00 pm Presentation and Discussion […]
4th Annual Marianne Goldberger, MD, Memorial Lecture "Marianne Goldberger: A Mold-breaking Psychoanalyst in Her Time and, Importantly, for Ours" January 10, 2026 - 2:00PM - 4:00PM EST Presenter: Dorothy Evans Holmes, PhD This lecture will demonstrate the various ways in which Dr. Marianne Goldberger was a pioneer in psychoanalysis. The paper will draw on multiple […]
*** Film must be viewed prior to event. *** Discussion of the film "Me Before You" Friday, January 30, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Via Zoom 2016 (120 min) […]
Weekend Conference What happens in the therapeutic dyad when regular reciprocal conversations are not possible, when our patients communicate with us in strange and at times incomprehensible ways? How we find footing while swimming in space and the extraordinary efforts we make to connect with these initially mystifying people is what this weekend will address. […]
Sunday, February 22, 2026 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Via Zoom* Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program, meet faculty, and ask questions about the curriculum, application process, and student […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Via Zoom* Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program, meet faculty, and ask questions about the curriculum, application process, and student […]
*** Film must be viewed prior to event. *** Discussion of the film "Please Stand By" Friday, February 27, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Via Zoom 2023 (93 min) […]
Saturday, February 28, 2026 9:00am–1:00pm In-person event Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville Founders Hall 100 Welsh Park Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 3.5 CME/CE 9:05am–10:30am Roundtable with Kevin Popp and PSP […]
Observational Studies Program for In-Person Students - Open House The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis is offering a two-year training program in Observational Studies. The program is conducted by a […]
Session 3 of 3 “The Mirage of AI Creativity, its Dangers and Limitations, a Psychoanalytic Perspective” Presented by Rosa Aurora Chavez, MD, PhD, FABP Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:00 – […]
The Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival Movie: Close (2023) Presented by: Katrin Haller, MSW Date: April 11, 2026 Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Doors Open at 1:30pm Where: Baltimore Museum […]
Observational Studies Program Open House for Online Students Saturday, April 18, 2026 9:30 am - 11:30 am ET Location: Zoom No CME/CE A Two-Year Online Training Based on the Esther […]
Click the image to view the flyer Sunday, April 19, 2026 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Via Zoom* Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program, meet faculty, and ask questions […]
The Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival Movie: Speak Sunlight (La Voz Del Sol) (2023) Presented by: Noreen Honeycutt, PhD with Director Carol Polakoff Date: April 25, 2026 Time: 2:00pm […]
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective Session 1: Beauty and the Maternal Body Speakers: Patricia Alkolombre, PhD and Catherine Mallouh, MD Saturday, May 9, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 […]
Please join us Saturday, June 6, 2026 Rooftop reception: 6:00 pm Dinner and Awards: 7:00 pm Hogan Lovells Law Firm Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 (Red […]
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective Session 2: Fashion from a Gender Psychoanalytic Perspective Speakers: Patricia Gherovici and Margarita Cereijido Saturday, June 27, 2026 11:00 am – 12:30 pm […]
COWAP North America Presents: Discussion of the film "Marie Langer: Desire and Revolution" (2025) by Marcelo Haber co-produced by Horacio Legras and Belen de Martino Discussants: Virginia Ungar, Marcelo Haber, […]
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective Session 3: Changing Notions of Beauty: The Importance of Culture and Technology: “Whose Face is it Anyway? "Beauty in the Age of High […]
Raphling Memorial Lecture presents LGBTQIA+ Workshop Remapping the Symbolic: On Poetic Cartographies of Gender and Erotic Life Sunday, October 4, 2026 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET Via Zoom 3 […]
WBCP presents The Thomas and Julia Saltz Annual Adult Seminar Workshop Professional Will Boot Camp: An Emotional, Ethical, and Practical Workshop Saturday, October 24, 2026 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM […]
Discussion of the film "The Backrooms" 2025 (110 mins) Director: Kane Parsons After a therapist’s patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save […]
November 6 @ 12:00 am - November 8 @ 12:00 am Caged Bodies, Freed Minds Under what conditions are we free to think? To open ourselves to relating across boundaries of class, color, and experience? To […]
Stacia I. Super Memorial Ethics Conference Sunday, December 6, 2026 More Information Coming Soon
Discussion of the film "Till Death" 2025 (20 mins) Director: Yana Billé-Chung When a kind young couple is offered the chance of a lifetime to purchase their dream house from […]
Discussion of the film "Before Dawn (Перед Світанком)" 2024 (11 mins) Director: Yuliia Haleta This is not supposed to happen in your twenties, but you embrace the emptiness. A spacious apartment on […]
2027 National Meeting Mayflower Hotel Washington D.C. Tuesday, February 2 to Friday, February 5, 2027
February 5 @ 12:00 am - February 7 @ 12:00 am The New Directions weekend will explore forms of human relating that are not reducible to speech, that exceed and sometimes undo what can be said. […]
Discussion of the film "The Substance" 2024 (141 mins) Director: Coralie Fargeat A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that helps her create a younger, better version […]
April 30 @ 12:00 am - May 2 @ 12:00 am To Apply: https://newdirectionsinwriting.com/apply/
November 5, 2027 @ 8:00 am - November 7, 2027 @ 5:00 pm Imagine for a moment a place that you frequented, or that had special meaning to you as a child – it might […]
