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Lecture Virtual
October 7, 2026 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm CDT Live via Zoom
Presented by: Deborah Luepnitz, PhD
Credits: 1.5 CE Credits

Freud identified dreams as providing the "royal road" to the unconscious and considered The Interpretation of Dreams his most important work. Dream work significantly enhances treatment of individuals and couples. Yet fewer psychoanalytic institutes currently emphasize this clinical skill. This workshop opens with an overview of classical dream…

Clinical Conference Virtual
October 3, 2026 9:00 am – 12:15 pm CDT Live via Zoom
Presented by: Karen Maroda, PhD, ABPP
Credits: 3 CE Credits

Contemporary discourse on self-disclosure frequently emphasizes enactment, dismissing the possibility of formulating effective guidelines for deliberate use. This perspective contradicts existing literature and raises ethical questions about both disclosing and withholding the therapist’s countertransference. The view that it is impossible to determine…

Study Group In person
4 Thursdays
September 24 – October 15, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CDT Austin Central Library
Facilitated by: Morgun Custer, PhD
Credits: 1 CE Credit per session

Melanie Klein (1882-1960) remains one of the most influential figures in psychoanalytic theory and practice. In this study group, we will explore key Kleinian ideas, the influences that shaped her thought, her significant divergences from Freudian metapsychology, and how her theories laid…

Lecture Virtual
September 2, 2026 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm CDT Live via Zoom
Presented by: Philip Ringstrom, PhD, PsyD
Credits: 1.5 CE Credits

“The Paradox of Hate—Complexity Lost and Found” is presented according to a conceptual framework Dr. Ringstrom calls the “Three P's” which refer to ideas about prediction, paradox, and play. He will illustrate this framework in his work with “Wendy”, a patient who returned…

Study Group Virtual
8 Fridays
June 5 – July 31, 2026 10:00 am – 11:30 am CDT Live via Zoom
Facilitated by: Katrina Taylor, LMFT
Credits: 1.5 CE Credits per session

You’re invited to attend a summer book club and study group of Nancy McWilliams’ Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. The book is a classic in our field and an indispensable reference manual. We will meet for eight sessions…

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Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  Austin Psychoanalytic is approved by the Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners (Provider # 5501) to provide continuing education for social workers and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1138).

We also meet the requirements to provide continuing education for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 continuing education credits. Division 39 is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. Division 39 is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program.

If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to info@austinpsychoanalytic.org. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. Participants will be informed of the utility/validity of the content/approach discussed (including the basis for the statements about validity/utility), as well as the limitations of the approach and most common (and severe) risks, if any, associated with the program’s content.