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

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What is psychoanalysis?

Psychoanalysis is the optimal form of treatment for many individuals seeking relief from emotional suffering. Initially developed by Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis has evolved over the last century to reflect the most current, comprehensive and scientific understanding of the human mind. As an intensive treatment process, psychoanalysis depends heavily on the establishment of a safe, confidential relationship with one’s analyst. [...]  Continue Reading

Analysts

The letters “FIPA” stand for Fellow of the International Psychoanalytical Association. The International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) is the oldest international psychoanalytical organization and the world’s foremost accrediting and regulatory body for psychoanalysis. The IPA was founded in 1910 by Sigmund Freud and his associates. As has been the case from the beginning, a primary goal of the Association is [...]  Continue Reading

Flexible Fee Service

The NPSI Referral Service connects our Institute's psychoanalysts-in-training who have experience in the British object relations theory and technique to people in the local community. The NPSI Referral Service strives to increase access to psychoanalysis by offering flexible fees.  Our psychoanalysts-in-training are well-established and highly experienced clinicians who are licensed mental health professionals pursuing [...]  Continue Reading


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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Seattle, WA 98121

Tel: 206.930.2886

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