The Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute was founded in 1948. SPSI trains mental health clinicians to provide psychoanalytic treatment and trains researchers in the application of psychoanalytic theory to various social settings.
The Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute invites you to learn about our unique new two-year psychoanalytic psychotherapy program: the integrated Child and Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (iCAPP) Program. Our Open House will be held via Zoom teleconference As a way to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, SPSI has temporarily moved to teleconferencing …
SPSI is pleased to announce that on January 23, 2021, from 9am-12:30pm, our institute will co-sponsor—along with NPSI, COR and The Alliance—a presentation entitled “Speaking About Race: The unconscious roots of structural racism and becoming anti-racist,” with Zachary Green, PhD. Integrating ideas from Melanie Klein’s conceptualization of primitive splitting, Wilfred Bion’s work with groups, and Frantz …
This event starts at 6:30pm Pacific Time. The link to join the event will be available on this page 15 minutes prior to start time. Thank you for attending this screening! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8sPFpXakI0 The SPSI Art Salon Committee presents a trilogy of film screenings: "The Impact on the Psyche of Not Belonging: The Recognition and Non-Recognition …
For decades we have been holding this event in order to interest and inform possible applicants for training. We have been fortunate in attracting many good people who have gone on to become psychoanalysts and members of our faculty. A new class starts every other September and, traditionally, this event has been the previous November …
For decades, we have been holding this event to interest and inform possible applicants of the Two-Year Certificate Program, now named: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Theory, Process, and Social Applicability. We have been fortunate in attracting many good people from a variety of practice settings who have gone on to deepen their practices and make significant contributions …
We invite all SPSI Faculty, Emeritus Faculty, Clinical Associates, iCAPP Students, Instructors, Board Members, Associate Members, and Community Members to attend our 2022 Year-End and Graduation Party. The event will be held in-person at Wisteria Hall at the Graham Visitors Center in the Washington Park Arboretum—2300 Arboretum Drive East. Doors will open at 6:30pm, and …
This presentation will include a viewing of the exhibition, “The Last Supper” by artist Julie Green, which is on display at the Bellevue Art Museum. It will be followed by a discussion led by Janelle Eckhardt, PhD. On ceramic blue and white plates, Green has portrayed the last suppers of death row inmates. The starkness …
Join us in person at SPSI for the opening of our Fall art show. The SPSI Art Opening is an evening of visual arts by SPSI members, friends and family accompanied by poetry readings and live music.
Come and browse and buy from a psychoanalytic library collection that has been growing since the time of SPSI's founding. Low prices and special deals when buying multiple books. Some artwork will be available for sale as well. All proceeds from the sale will benefit SPSI's Collective Grant program.
Due to high demand, a second (and final!) night has been added to the book sale! Their library is closing down, so the whole collection is on sale. There are lots of essential texts that would be a great addition to any collectionCome and browse and buy from a psychoanalytic library collection that has been …
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 …