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We are pleased to present another co-sponsored event examining the intersection of race and psychotherapy. This online event will seek to build upon our initial co-sponsored Speaking About Race event that was held in January of 2021. This class will feature a panel-discussion led by Frank Lowe, Fakhry Davids, and Baffour Ababio. All three presenters …
Join us for food, wine, friends, music, poetry and prose, and a variety of visual arts. Readings will begin at 7:00 pm and there will be music by Sandy Walker and her band. We look forward to seeing you there!
The SPSI Art Salon Committee presents the second film in our series "The Impact on the Psyche of Not Belonging: The Recognition and Non-Recognition of Women Artists". We will be screening the film, Kusama: Infinity, to be followed by an audience discussion led by Mary Sacco, LMHC and John Olson, MD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8mdIB1WxHI Now the top-selling …
We are pleased to present another co-sponsored event examining the intersection of race and psychotherapy. More details to come.
SPSI will be hosting a memorial service for Emeritus Faculty member Larry Schwartz, who died earlier this year. The memorial will be held on Saturday, July 22nd from 1-3pm. You can come in person or join us on Zoom to share recollections of Larry and honor his memory and time with us.
We are pleased to present another co-sponsored event examining the intersection of race and psychotherapy. In part four of the Speaking About Race series, we invite you to examine your own relationship between individual racism, institutional racism and classism. Davids has written and presented extensively on the inner processes at work in our minds when these …
For decades, Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (SPSI) has trained mental health providers to work deeply with people struggling with all spectrums of the human condition. The Institute has been an intellectual home, providing support and fostering professional growth for their students and faculty members. We hope you will consider enriching our community by enrolling …
We are excited to announce a Hybrid Information Session on March 3, 2024, Noon-2:00pm for the Two-year Certificate Program at SPSI, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Theory, Process, and Social Applicability. We are a learning community committed to helping one another engage with psychoanalytic theory to deepen clinical work in all settings and to promote healing in our …
31 years ago, SPSI found its home at 4020 East Madison Street. As we prepare to move to our new home in Eastlake, join us for a party to celebrate and remember our time on Madison. Come enjoy delicious finger foods by Píyale Cömert and Julie Wood and raise a glass of wine. Take home …
COR, NPSI, NWAPS & SPSI are are pleased to present another co-sponsored event examining the intersection of race and psychotherapy. Baffour Ababio is a psychoanalytic intercultural psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in private practice and at Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre. Baffour completed his psychotherapy training at University College London and his supervision training at the Guild of …
There will be an end-of-year gathering at SPSI on Sunday, June 2nd from 4-6pm. We will celebrate graduations and completion of didactic classes, and provide catered food, beverages, and red & white wine. We’ll also celebrate our imminent move to our new location on Fairview Ave East!
As the summer winds down, the days begin to shorten, and there's a faint nip of fall in the air, we at SPSI are preparing to welcome a new cohort for APT and 2YCP. We are delighted by the growth of our community and the rich opportunities for learning together. As we launch this academic …
In recent decades, a growing body of evidence has underscored the positive development of children raised by same-sex parents. These compelling findings not only challenge the traditional Oedipal theory but also lay bare its inherent heteronormative biases, compelling a thorough reevaluation of its foundational premises. Join Dr. Yifat Eitan-Persico as she shares enlightening theoretical …
Join us at SPSI on Friday, December 6th from 6:00 to 9:00pm for our first Winter Art Show opening in SPSI's new location in the Eastlake neighborhood. It will be an evening of food, friends, wine, art, poetry and music. Poetry reading will begin at 7:00pm. Music by Jed Myers. We look forward to seeing you there!
The SPSI Art Salon Committee presents the next installment in our series “The Impact on the Psyche of Not Belonging: The Recognition and Non-Recognition of Women Artists”. Kara Walker is among the most complex and prolific American artists of her generation. She has gained national and international recognition for her cut-paper silhouettes depicting historical narratives …
Both psychoanalysis and religion address, in distinct ways, questions about “ultimate concerns”: love, desire, identity, purpose, meaning, and how our humanity develops and finds expression in relation to self, others, and what is beyond us. And yet, the relationship between psychoanalysis and religion has long been characterized by mutual criticism, misunderstanding, and/or total disregard. The …
Theorizing on the role of culture, race, gender, sexuality, and class in psychoanalytic thinking has grown and advanced with the advent of the “decolonial turn” starting in the 1990’s. However, the clinical implications of this theorizing remain unclear aside from a general call to “address culture” and “name difference” in the transference-countertransference matrix. Similarly, while …
Please join us upstairs in the Timber Lounge for an informational meeting (with dessert!) where we will discuss membership categories and benefits, qualification criteria, and associated fees. This will be an opportunity to connect, learn more about SPSI membership, and ask any questions you have about joining SPSI.
Come Celebrate the SPSI Community Graduation. Gratitude. Growth. Celebrate the Graduation of SPSI Psychoanalysts. Share our Gratitude for all of the SPSI Instructors. Embrace the Growth of SPSI's new space and new members.
