NPI continues to offer exciting and thought-provoking continuing education seminars, workshops, conferences, and programs designed for all who wish to deepen their knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Our goal is to address the needs of practicing clinicians, counselors, therapists, MFTs, LCSWs,  graduate and post-graduate students, and is tailored to meet the different developmental levels of individuals who are interested in beginning –as well as furthering– their psychoanalytic experience.

We provide continuing education and events in greater South Orange County.

Upcoming Training Opportunities, Workshops & Events

  • Upcoming sessions: Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, and Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec. 6, 13

    1.5 hours per week

    Psychoanalytic Consultation and Reading Group

    This series of six weekly sessions (1.5 hours each) offers pre-licensed and licensed therapists a safe and confidential place to get help with difficult cases, discuss professional challenges, and explore new ways to approach clients.

  • October 3, October 10, October 17, October 24, and October 31, 2024. 

    2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PT

    Reading Group: A New Foundation for Psychoanalysis

    This series of five sessions will familiarize participants with some of the key revolutionary ideas of Jean Laplanche. It is the perfect lead-up to NPI's Fall Conference with Dr. Jonathan House.

  • October 19, 2024

    10:00 am - 12:30 pm PT

    Saturday Salon: A Competency Based Approach to Psychodynamic Supervision

    This salon introduces an approach integrating psychoanalytic/psychodynamic principles and processes to enhance clinical competence.

  • November 2, 2024

    9:00 am - 1:30 pm PT

    The Basics of Psychopharmacology

    This course provides an overview of common psychiatric diagnoses, their symptoms, and the appropriate pharmacological treatments.

  • November 8 - December 20, 2024

    Fridays from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Psychoanalytic Consultation and Reading Group

    This series of six closed meetings offers pre-licensed and licensed therapists a safe and confidential place to get help with difficult cases, discuss professional challenges, and explore new ways to approach clients.

  • November 9, 2024

    9:00 am - 4:30 pm PT

    The Work of Jean Laplanche

    Join Dr. Jonathan House as he provides an in-depth introduction to the work of Jean Laplanche.

  • November 16, 2024

    10:00 am - 1:10 pm PT

    Saturday Salon: How Relational Sensibility Enhances Psychotherapeutic Experiencing

    Join Dr. Hedges as he reviews the ways that psychotherapists are coming to recognize and work with relational variables in their practices, and how relational sensibility makes a significant difference to both clients and therapists.

  • December 7, 2024

    9:00 am - 1:30 pm PT

    Psychopathology and the Psychoanalytic Process

    Join Dr. Avedis Panajian as he presents on psychopathology and the psychoanalytic process.

  • December 14, 2024

    10:00 am - 1:10 pm PT

    Saturday Salon: Identifying and Treating “Psychotic Pockets” in Relational Psychotherapy

    Join Dr. Hedges as he discusses the nature of early relational experience and how early experiences of distress often leave marks on later personality functioning and more.

  • January 18, 2025

    10:00 am - 1:10 pm PT

    Saturday Salon: Exploring the Transgender Edge in the Analytic Relationship

    Attendees will explore Griffith Hansbury’s paper, The masculine vaginal: Working with queer men’s embodiment at the transgender edge.

  • February 8, 2025

    9:00 am - 1:30 pm PT

    Risking Intimacy and Creative Transformation in Psychoanalysis

    Join Dr. Lauren Levine as she lectures on exciting topics from her book, Risking Intimacy and Creative Transformation in Psychoanalysis.