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To allow a wider access to our events we are currently holding NPSI continuing education and special events online, via Zoom. As conditions allow, we plan to return to in-person programming as well as continuing many of our events online. 

For additional information on an event and/or to register, please click on the event in the calendar below. 

Upcoming events

  • Psychoanalytic Training Fall Quarter

    • 09/05/2025
    • 11/21/2025
    • 11 sessions
    • Labour Temple

    Fall Quarter begins September 5, 2025!

    ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025-26


    FALL QUARTER 2025:

    September 5, 12 19, 26, October 3, 10, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21 (Thanksgiving November 28)

    *9/6 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts
    *10/17 pre-EBOR class taught by plenary - all candidates
     
    WINTER QUARTER 25/26:

    December 5, 12, 19, January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6 (Winter break: December 26 and January 2)

    *12/6 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts
     
    SPRING QUARTER 2026:  

    March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 29, June 5, 12 (Spring break March 13, Memorial Day weekend break May 22)

    *3/21 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts


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  • Building Resilience in 2025 and Beyond

    • 09/08/2025
    • 06/08/2026
    • 10 sessions
    • Zoom


    “Building Resilience in 2025 & Beyond”

    Led by: Maxine K. Anderson, MD, FIPA

    2nd Mondays, September 2025 through June 2026:

    6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific Time via Zoom


    Registration closes 12 pm, September 5, 2025 Pacific Time 

    We as individuals, in our concern for the wellbeing of the planet, and as American citizens, already navigate in an emotionally turbulent world. In 2024, ahead of the Presidential election, I facilitated a study group hoping to aid the development of individual and group resilience. For many the results of the 2024 election have added to concerns about the survival of democracy amidst growing authoritarianism worldwide. 

    Our previous experience suggests that it is valuable as clinicians to have a venue for consideration of the mourning necessary to foster clarity of thought regarding war, threats to democracy and climate crises. The upcoming study group continues this venue and the community it offers in order to bolster resilience and strength in these times of darkening concerns.





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  • NPSI September Scientific Meeting

    • 09/17/2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Zoom


    September (Pre-EBOR) Scientific Meeting


    “Why Birds Sing: True-Self as a Transitive Way of Being”

    Presenter: Peter Goldberg, PhD, FIPA


    Wednesday, September 17, 2025

    7-8:45 pm Pacific Time via Zoom


    Registration closes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5 pm PT


    REGISTER HERE


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  • Consult Group

    • 10/07/2025
    • 06/23/2026
    • 35 sessions
    • Labour Temple


    NPSI Consultation Group: For the Curious Analytic Mind

    ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2025/26 ACADEMIC YEAR IS NOW CLOSED.

    Course Description

    This in-person course is designed for licensed mental health professionals interested in psychoanalytic theory and its application to clinical practice. The Consultation Group will consist of five to six members, maintaining a small size to promote an intimate learning experience. The group will focus on clinical work presented by participants and led by rotating NPSI analysts.

    Consultation Experience

     In this nine-month program of weekly case consultation, participants will have the experience of following clinical material, to deepen their understanding of how analytic concepts such as transference, countertransference, unconscious phantasy, anxieties and defenses are manifested during a session. Our analyst-facilitators will help the group members become increasingly adept at psychoanalytic listening, using reverie, thinking psychoanalytically and making psychoanalytically-informed interventions. For a more immersive experience, this course can be taken along with the Fundamentals of Psychoanalysis course. 

    Collegial Camaraderie

    The course opens the door to connecting with like-minded colleagues and analyst mentors. By joining the NPSI community, participants are welcomed into myriad opportunities for ongoing personal and professional growth.

    General Information

    Course: Weekly in person classes beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2025, through June 23, 2026 (9 months).

    Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Pacific Time.

    The Consultation Group will not meet on the following dates: November 25, 2025, December 23 and 30, 2025. 

    Location: NPSI offices - 2800 1st Ave, Seattle WA 98121

    Group Facilitators: NPSI Psychoanalysts


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  • NPSI Study Group for Recent NPSI Graduates

    • 10/14/2025
    • 06/09/2026
    • 9 sessions
    • Shears


    NPSI Study Group for Recent NPSI Graduates

    Led by:

    Dana Blue, LICSW, BCPsa, FIPA

    Marianne Robinson, PhD, MWS, BCPsa

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  • Virtual NPSI Study Group

    • 10/14/2025
    • 06/09/2026
    • 9 sessions
    • via Zoom



    Virtual NPSI Study Group

    Led by:

    Maxine Anderson, MD, FIPA

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  • EBOR 2025 "live from Seattle: The Music of Psychoanalysis

    • 10/17/2025
    • 10/19/2025

    The Fourteenth International

    Evolving British Object Relations (EBOR) Conference


    “Live from Seattle: The Music of Psychoanalysis”


    Hosted by the Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (NPSI) and

    Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (SPSI)

    ️ October 17-19, 2025

     The Labour Temple, Seattle, Washington 98121

    Please join us in Seattle as we explore the profound interplay between psychoanalysis and music at the 2025 EBOR Conference. This year’s theme is inspired by Adam Blum, Peter Goldberg, and Michael Levin’s book, “Here I’m Alive: The Spirit of Music in Psychoanalysis” (2023, Columbia University Press).

    To register and for more information

    Questions?
    Please contact the NPSI Administrator at     admin@npsi.us.com.


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  • NPSI Candidate Pre-EBOR Class - all candidates

    • 10/17/2025
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Labour Temple


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  • Psychoanalytic Training Winter Quarter

    • 12/05/2025
    • 03/06/2026
    • 12 sessions
    • Labour Temple

    Winter Quarter begins December 5, 2025!

    ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025-26


    FALL QUARTER 2025:

    September 5, 12 19, 26, October 3, 10, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21 (Thanksgiving November 28)

    *9/6 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts
    *10/17 pre-EBOR class taught by plenary - all candidates
     
    WINTER QUARTER 25/26:

    December 5, 12, 19, January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6 (Winter break: December 26 and January 2)

    *12/6 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts
     
    SPRING QUARTER 2026:  

    March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 29, June 5, 12 (Spring break March 13, Memorial Day weekend break May 22)

    *3/21 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts


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  • NPSI Candidate Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th years

    • 12/06/2025
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Labour Temple


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  • Psychoanalytic Training Spring Quarter

    • 03/20/2026
    • 06/12/2026
    • 12 sessions
    • Labour Temple

    Spring Quarter begins March 20, 2025!

    ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025-26


    FALL QUARTER 2025:

    September 5, 12 19, 26, October 3, 10, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21 (Thanksgiving November 28)

    *9/6 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts
    *10/17 pre-EBOR class taught by plenary - all candidates
     
    WINTER QUARTER 25/26:

    December 5, 12, 19, January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6 (Winter break: December 26 and January 2)

    *12/6 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts
     
    SPRING QUARTER 2026:  

    March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 29, June 5, 12 (Spring break March 13, Memorial Day weekend break May 22)

    *3/21 Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year cohorts


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  • NPSI Candidate Saturday Seminar - 2nd and 4th year

    • 03/21/2026
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Labour Temple


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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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