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

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Margaret Bergmann-Ness, MA, LICSW, MIPA (Chair of Admissions)

Address: 2737 Western Avenue
City: Seattle
State: Washington
Zip: 98121
Phone: 206.551.4824
Website: www.mbntherapy.com
Years in Practice: 13

Specialty/Practice Description

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis for Adults
I am a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Washington. I received my Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago in 1986. Before moving to private psychotherapy practice, I worked in a variety of roles and settings including community mental health, crisis intervention, medical/perinatal social work, and parenting and health education. I have been in private practice offering psychotherapy since 2002. My additional training includes a certificate in Parent-Infant Psychotherapy through COR-Northwest Family Development Center, and I began psychoanalytic training in 2013.





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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2800 First Avenue, Suite 303
Seattle, WA 98121

Tel: 206.930.2886

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