SPSI

The Seattle Psychoanalytic Training Center was established in 1946. In 1964, the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (SPSI) gained independent status with the Institute of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA). SPSI is one of 34 training institutes approved by APsA.

Standards established by APsA direct SPSI’s policies regarding eligibility for training, minimum requirements for graduation, and prerequisites for certification in psychoanalysis. These principles and standards ensure consistency and a high quality of psychoanalytic education among all constituent institutes. They are continually revised and updated and provide a uniform baseline for psychoanalytic education.

SPSI is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a Board of Directors. We are a democratic, inclusive learning community that educates members on psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, nourishes psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, enabling them to flourish in their vocation, and collaborates in the community and across disciplines for the well-being of members and society. All matters pertaining to psychoanalytic training are the responsibility of the Faculty.

Should you have concerns or complaints about any of our members, please contact one of our designated ombuds.

The Edith Buxbaum Library is the Pacific Northwest’s largest psychoanalytic library, including the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing CD-ROM archive. The catalog has been posted on Librarika so that patrons can search for a particular title and author in our collection. (Unfortunately, digital versions of our titles are not available.)

Click here to browse the collection on Librarika.

The online catalog may vary slightly from the physical collection; please contact the office if you discover a discrepancy so it can be corrected.