Psychoanalytic Training & Licensure
Psychoanalytic Study & Training for Every Stage of Practice
From focused one-year clinical study to comprehensive psychoanalytic training, PPSC offers various pathways for clinicians, professionals pursuing psychoanalytic licensure, and advanced MSW students.
Study across theoretical traditions in a welcoming, inclusive environment. Learn within a diverse and engaged clinical community, with programs that can evolve alongside your practice and your life.
Find The Program That Fits Your Goals
Rigorous training with the flexibility, mentorship, and community that fits your practice.
Advanced psychoanalytic Training
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
3 Year Program | Part-Time Option | CEs Granted
A comprehensive foundation in psychoanalytic psychotherapy across multiple theoretical traditions.
Training combines coursework, psychoanalytic supervision, and personal analysis, with flexible part-time scheduling and the option to continue into PPSC’s Four-Year Program.
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Best for: For licensed clinicians seeking psychoanalytic training to deepen their psychotherapy practice.
Psychoanalysis Training
4 Year Program | Part-Time Option | CEs Granted
A comprehensive four-year program for clinicians seeking full psychoanalytic training, with study across contemporary Freudian, relational, object relations, self psychological, and modern analytic traditions.
Advanced seminars, supervision, clinical work, and personal analysis deepen candidates’ development, with both full- and part-time study available.
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Best for: For licensed clinicians seeking the more intensive training required to develop and practice as a psychoanalyst.
License-Qualifying in Psychoanalysis
4-5 Year Program | Part-Time Option | CEs Granted
A four-year psychoanalytic training program for non-licensed candidates from allied mental health fields and other master’s-level backgrounds.
Coursework, supervised clinical experience, and personal analysis prepare candidates to meet eligibility requirements for New York’s License in Psychoanalysis exam, with full- or part-time study available.
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Best for: Master’s-level professionals who want to become licensed psychoanalysts in New York and do not already hold a qualifying clinical license.
Explore or deepen your practice
Clinical Journeys I
1 Year Program | Remote | CEs Granted
A one-year, seminar-based introduction to psychoanalytic thinking that helps clinicians apply a range of concepts directly to their everyday work.
Designed for those exploring psychoanalytic training or looking to deepen and refresh an established clinical practice.
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Best For: Clinicians who want an accessible introduction to psychoanalytic thinking and its application to everyday clinical work.
Clinical Journeys 2
1 Year Program | Hybrid | CEs Granted
A second-year program for Clinical Journeys graduates that explores how psychoanalytic technique has evolved across theories, clinical realities, and social contexts.
Students learn alongside current PPSC candidates, with coursework grounded in applying psychoanalytic ideas to everyday clinical practice.
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Best for: Clinical Journeys I graduates who want to deepen their understanding of psychoanalytic technique and continue exploring advanced training.
Specialized Programs
Child & Adolescent Therapy I
1 Year Program | Remote | CEs Granted
A one-year certificate program for clinicians who want to deepen their understanding of child and adolescent development and strengthen their work with children, adolescents, parents, and adults through a multi-theoretical psychodynamic approach.
The program is designed both for clinicians already working with children and adolescents and for those who primarily treat adults but want to better understand the impact of childhood development on adult life or are considering expanding their practice to younger patients.
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Best for: Clinicians who want specialized work with children, teens, and parents.
Child & Adolescent Therapy 2
1 Year Program | Hybrid | CEs Granted
A second-year program for Child & Adolescent Therapy 1 graduates exploring psychoanalytic developmental theory through foundational and contemporary thinkers and relational theorists.
Candidates connect developmental capacities to clinical assessment, intervention, and therapeutic decision-making.
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Best for: Clinicians who want to deepen their understanding of psychoanalytic development and apply it more directly to clinical work.
“I’ve been consistently impressed with the calibre of the instructors, and felt invited into the PPSC learning and professional community. I am much more prepared to expand my practice to children and adolescents. I highly recommend this program.”
-PPSC Candidate
Rigorous training with the flexibility, mentorship, and community to make it your own.
Flexible by Design to Fit Your Practice
Training pathways and part-time options that can evolve alongside a clinician's practice and life.
Supportive & Engaged Clinical Community
Study with faculty and fellow clinicians in an engaged, collaborative learning environment.
Diverse Perspectives
Encounter multiple psychoanalytic traditions rather than being asked to conform to a single theoretical orientation.
Still deciding which program is right for you?
Your professional background, licensing status and training goals can affect which pathway is appropriate. PPSC evaluates applicants individually. Get in touch and we would be happy to answer any questions.