Palo Alto Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (PAPPTP)

PAPPTP FELLOWSHIP YEAR

In a case discussion format the PAPPTP Fellowship Year brings psychoanalytic ideas and methods to life by offering you a window into how experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapists work. In three 7-week segments, our faculty will present to you their work with adults and children, showing how their work lessens suffering and promotes growth. It is designed for psychotherapy students, interns, therapists newly in practice, and experienced therapists wanting a rich and stimulating exposure to psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Note: Graduates of the Fellowship Year often go on to apply to the Two-Year Program.

LOCATION: Stanford Psychiatry Building.

COSTS: Tuition and registration fees for 2026-2027 are to be determined..

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have a California professional license OR be registered with the State as an “Associate” (MFT, Social Work and Psychology trainees) or Post-graduate Trainee (Resident).

The next Fellowship Year program will be the 2026-2027 academic year. Please check back in Fall of 2025 for more information and how to apply. 

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
Coalition for Clinical Social Work Clinical Evening Series: Psychoanalysis Under Attack: Practicing Psychoanalytically-Informed Work in Beleaguered Communities Abroad
Silvia Rivera, PhD (presenter); Dania Dandashli, MA, LPC-S (discussant)
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Malignant Nostalgia: the impulse to eradicate "the bitter experience of life.”
Donald Moss, MD (presenter) in Conversation with Mitchell Wilson, MD
Wednesdays, January 7 to 28, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Becoming a Couple: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy
Dana Iscoff, MFT (instructor)
Thursdays, January 8 to February 12, 2026
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
CCSW mini-Module: THERAPEUTIC RELATEDNESS
Sandra Gaspar, LMFT (instructor)
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Scientific Meetings
PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOANALYSIS: TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE SELF
Megan Rundel, PhD (presenter); Ilene Philipson, PhD, PhD (moderator)
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)
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)
Wednesdays, February 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Exploring the Unconscious – An Introduction to Jungian Dreamwork
Betty Tharpe, MFT (instructor)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
A Passion For Ever More
Dominique Scarfone, MD (presenter); Adam Blum, PsyD (discussant)
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Film Screening and Discussion: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW (discussant)
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