Supporting our members, offering outstanding psychoanalytic training to mental health professionals, and educating the general public about psychoanalysis since 1999.

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 largest psychoanalytic organization worldwide. To read more about each organization click on the links below.

Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS)
www.cipsusa.org

North American Psychoanalytic Confederation (NAPsaC) 
www.napsac.info

International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)
www.ipa.world

NPSI also collaborates with other psychoanalytic institutes and psychodynamically oriented organizations in the Pacific Northwest to cosponsor conferences and other special events. To read more about each organization click on the links below.

COR Northwest Family Development Center
www.centerforobjectrelations.org

Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study
www.nwaps.org



Our Mission

Our mission is to

  1. 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;
  2. Foster the ongoing professional growth and development of our analyst members, candidates, and community members through rigorous scholarship, mentorship, and collegial exchange;
  3. Advance regional, national, and international understanding of mental life by contributing original thought and research to the evolving field of psychoanalysis; and
  4. Promote emotional health, creativity, and well-being for those we serve through the ethical and compassionate practice of psychoanalysis.


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NPSI
2800 First Avenue, Suite 303
Seattle, WA 98121

Tel: 206.930.2886

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