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

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Psychoanalytic Studies Program
Introduction to essential concepts in psychoanalysis. (2 years)
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Psychoanalytic Training Program
Prepare to practice as an Adult Psychoanalyst. Child and Adolescent Training is also offered.
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Community Psychoanalysis Certificate Program
Enhance your clinical practice by combining didactic and applied learning. (2 years)
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Observational Studies Program
Study child development through a psychoanalytic lens.
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Psychoanalytic Adult Fellowship Program
Learn foundational psychoanalytic principles. (9 months)
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Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Fellowship Program
Learn foundational psychoanalytic principles. (9 months)
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New Directions
Interdisciplinary writing program with psychoanalytic exploration
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Study Groups
WBCP sponsors a variety of Study Groups so that members can collaborate and enhance their skills and understanding of a variety of important topics.
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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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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING

My clinical work has benefitted immeasurably from the psychoanalytic training that I received at the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis (WBCP). In addition to the exceptional quality of both the teaching and the clinical supervision, I developed deep relationships with other Center members during my training. The WBCP’s emphasis on fostering a sense of community motivates me to remain an active Center member to this day.
Mary FitzGerald, MSWWBCP Member
Multi theoretical.  Multi generational.  Working hard to become more diverse.  Meet new colleagues. Opportunities to learn more.  Opportunities to share more.  Opportunities to be involved in areas of interest to you.  Share a path with others.  Make friends.  The WBCP is a rich professional home.   
Fred Pisoni, PsyDWBCP Member
The PSP enabled me to learn more deeply about theoretical and clinical dimensions of psychoanalysis which helped advance my education in my doctoral studies program at GWU as a curriculum studies scholar. I am grateful for the opportunity to study here and the many positive connections I have made with faculty and my PSP cohort members, which turned into more extensive professional collaborations.
Benjamin Tellie, MAWBCP Member

Public Programs Calendar

October

Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Thomas and Julia Saltz Annual Adult Seminar Workshop: Professional Will Boot Camp: An Emotional, Ethical, and Practical Workshop – Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD

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 ET Lunc…

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Psychoanalytic Takes on Cinema: “The Backrooms”: Alex Smith, PsyD

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 him. …

November

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 12:00 am – Sunday, November 8, 2026 | 12:00 am

New Directions Weekend Conference: Caged Bodies, Freed Minds

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 experienc…

December

Sunday, December 6, 2026 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Stacia I. Super Memorial Ethics Conference

“The Retiring Analyst: Ethical, Clinical, and Pragmatic Issues” David Joseph, MD, Tarpley Long, MSW, LCSW-C, and Christie Platt, PhD Moderated by Andrew Carrol, PsyD, and Sandra Lashley, PsyD Sunday, …

Friday, December 11, 2026 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Psychoanalytic Takes on Cinema: “Till Death”: Katherine Marshall Woods, PsyD & filmmaker Yana Billé-Chung

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 an ailing octogenarian at…

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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.

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