The 11th Annual James Grotstein Memorial Lectures in Comparative Psychoanalysis

The Regional Bion Symposium in conjunction with SFCP presents:

Saturday, January 24, 2026 | February 28, 2026 | March 28, 2026
Joseph Aguayo, PhD; Catherine Mallouh, MD; and Chris Lovett, PhD
Exploration of Intersubjective Clinical Models: Ogden, Ferro and Civitarese
PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOANALYSIS:
TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE SELF

Scientific Meeting

Saturday, January 10, 2026
Megan Rundel, PhD
Supporting the Health of Trans, Nonbinary, and
Gender-Exploring Youth by Supporting Their Parents

Child Colloquium Series

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Melissa Holub, PhD

SFCP Newsletter, November 2025 issue

  • A letter from our Newsletter Editor
  • An Invitation to the Members from the Newsletter Committee: Do you have a passion or hobby you love? A story or life experience that shaped who you are? We want to hear from you!
  • A Psychoanalytic Memoir: Part II “Mid-20th Century: Anna Freud, Roy Shafer, Erik Erikson and Others: The Widening Scope of Ego Psychological Ideas”
  • Board Chair Report
  • Celebrating Maria Longuemare’s Three-Year Term as President
  • Volunteer of the Month – Corey Datz-Greenberg
  • Bylaws Corner: SFCP Townhall
  • Academic & Applied Psychoanalysis, Advocacy, Research Division

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Latest Video Archive

November 1, 2025
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LEADERSHIP IN THE PSYCHOANALYTIC MOVEMENT
Harriet Wolfe, MD (presenter); Brett Penfil, LMFT, MPH (interviewer); Cheryl Goodrich, PhD (moderator)
October 4, 2025
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THE RADICAL OTHERNESS OF MASUD KHAN
Ilene Philipson, PhD, PhD (presenter); Charles Fisher, MD (moderator)
September 6, 2025
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MOTHER MEDIA: Seeing Moms & Being Moms in The Ages of Technology
Hannah Zeavin, PhD in conversation with Elizabeth Bradshaw, PsyD
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Upcoming Events

Wednesdays, January 7 to 28, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Becoming a Couple: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy
Dana Iscoff, MFT (instructor)
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Thursdays, January 8 to February 12, 2026
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
CCSW mini-Module: THERAPEUTIC RELATEDNESS
Sandra Gaspar, LMFT (instructor)
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Scientific Meetings
PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOANALYSIS: TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE SELF
Megan Rundel, PhD (presenter); Ilene Philipson, PhD, PhD (moderator)
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Thursdays, January 15 to May 21, 2026
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
Foundations of Psychodynamic Clinical Work in Community Mental Health Settings - Year 1
 Julia St. George, LCSW; Corey Datz-Greenberg, LCSW; and Beth Kita, LCSW, PhD (instructors)
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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Specialized Parent Work: a Critical Element to Supporting the Health of Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Exploring Youth
Melissa Holub, PhD (presenter); Michelle Jurkiewicz, PsyD (case presenter)
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Wednesdays, February 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Exploring the Unconscious – An Introduction to Jungian Dreamwork
Betty Tharpe, MFT (instructor)
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
A Passion For Ever More
Dominique Scarfone, MD (presenter); Adam Blum, PsyD (discussant)
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
Special Programs
SFCP TOWN HALL MEETING
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Engage in conversation about proposed revisions to the Bylaws!
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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Film Screening and Discussion: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW (discussant)
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Wednesdays, March 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Theory, and Trans Experience(s)
Loïc Pritchard, MFT (instructor)
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