About Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society & Institute

Our Mission

Our mission is to Deliver premier psychoanalytic education and training for individuals aspiring to become psychoanalysts and psychoanalytically informed psychotherapists, with a dedicated focus on British Object Relations theory, the work of Wilfred Bion, and contemporary Post-Bionian clinical practice; Foster the ongoing professional growth and development of our candidates and community members through rigorous [...] Continue Reading

Board of Directors 

Carolyn Steinberg, President, is a psychoanalyst and Fellow of the International Psychoanalytical Association. She is a full member of NPSI. She is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine at UBC. She practises in Vancouver, BC where she sees children and adults in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Carolyn has a particular interest in infant development. She is currently accepting new patients when there are openings. Continue Reading

Structure, Bylaws, and Strategic Plan

The Society is a membership organization comprised of psychoanalysts, candidates (psychoanalysts-in-training), and individuals interested in the application of psychoanalytic ideas to other fields (e.g. mental health, medical, scientific, educational, and cultural). The Society sponsors workshops, seminars, and scientific meetings where members or invited guests present original papers on the theory and practice of psychoanalysis to [...] Continue Reading

History

Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society and Institute was founded in 1999 by a small group of psychoanalysts interested in establishing a training program for individuals seeking advanced education in psychoanalysis from a British object relations perspective. The initial board of directors for NPSI, when it began as an International Psychoanalytical Association sponsored study group, included Maxine Anderson, Austin Case, Don Ross, Elie [...] Continue Reading

Code of Ethics

To download the NPSI Code of Ethics or the Provisions for Implementation, click on the following: NPSI Code of Ethics  [.pdf Document] Provisions for Implementation of the NPSI Code of Ethics   [.pdf Document] Filing an Ethics Concern or Complaint Should you have concerns or complaints about any of our members, please contact one of the following ethics ombudspersons: Marianne Robinson   Stan Case  Continue Reading

Anti-Racist Statement

The NPSI Board of Directors supports the following position on racism and racial justice: The world is witnessing violent outbursts of intolerance to difference expressed through anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti-indigenous, anti-Semitic, and all other forms of racism and State-inflicted violence. Socio-economic factors have perpetuated global tensions and widened social differences. In the light of this, the IPA reaffirms its emphatic [...]  Continue Reading

Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement

The NPSI Board of Directors has approved the following statement on indigenous lands: “NPSI and its members respectfully acknowledge that we live, work, and recreate on the unceded, traditional lands of the indigenous peoples of North America.”   

Affiliations

Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society and Institute is affiliated with a number of psychoanalytic organizations that are interrelated to one another. NPSI is a member of the Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (USA), which in turn is a member of the larger regional North American Psychoanalytic Confederation. All psychoanalytic societies within CIPS and NAPsaC are also affiliated with the IPA which is the oldest and [...]  Continue Reading