About PPSC

PPSC, the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center, is a contemporary training institute for tomorrow's leading psychoanalysts offering quality psychotherapy services and low-cost mental health treatment.

Mission 

PPSC is dedicated to using multiple theoretical perspectives to provide high- level training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy to psychologists, social workers and other qualified mental health practitioners. Our goal is to graduate psychoanalysts and psychotherapists who represent our unique tradition of diversity, recognition and respect for the individual. In the spirit of what we believe psychoanalysis to be, PPSC is committed to community, curiosity, and collegiality that foster openness to learning from each other. This is the foundation of our training of students and how they work with each patient.

In addition, we strive to offer the highest quality psychotherapy services at reasonable and affordable fees, through our treatment center.  Our therapists offer client-centered psychotherapy tailored to individual needs and respect for diversity.

Philosophy of Training

PPSC emphasizes the importance of helping candidates to develop a personal, informed and consistent approach. The curriculum and study environment are formulated to provide a solid grounding in basic psychoanalytic theory and to help candidates compare and contrast the significant contributions of Contemporary Freudian Analysis, Modern Psychoanalysis, Object Relations Theory, Self Psychology Theory, and the Relational/Intersubjective theories. Comprehensive synthesis of core specialized classes, group supervision, personal analysis, individual supervision and personalized educational planning enable the candidate to accomplish these goals. Similarly, in our Continuing Education Program and in our post- master's COPAT (Committee on Psychoanalysis and Addictions Treatment) Lecture Series, the curriculum is structured to apply the theory and techniques of relevant aspects of the major psychoanalytic orientations PPSC emphasizes, to specific issues such as substance and sexual abuse, illness, sexuality, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, etc.

Treatment Center

The PPSC Treatment Service is a source of help for addressing a wide range of emotional problems including anxiety, depression, relationship and work issues and is unique in its particular sensitivity to gender, work-life, lifestyle, age-related, creative and ethnic issues. 

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