Impulse is a community newsletter produced by the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP) and distributed electronically to subscribers at no cost. We envision Impulse as an integrative source for local news, events, and thinking of interest to the psychoanalytically inclined. Our goal is to be your guide as you explore the Bay Area's rich array of analytic resources.
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by Luba Palter, MFT
Since this is the beginning of the year, it feels like a good time to revisit some Impulse business.
Impulse is still looking for our next Editor-in-Chief. During my tenure here, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience. I have connected with colleagues and made new friends while using my voice to express my love of psychoanalytic ideas. I imagine the title of the Editor-in-Chief might sound intimidating or a huge time commitment to some. But I can assure you, my actual experience is neither of those things.
by San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP)
OPEN HOUSE FOR SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM
Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
In-person with free dinner
444 Natoma Street, San Francisco
RSVP at this link
The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP) is excited to open the application process for our two-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (SF-PPTP) or one-year Foundations program.
by San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP)
OPEN HOUSE FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM
The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis program (CAPPTP) is delighted to begin accepting applications for our two-year program in January 2025.
This program, which will begin in the fall of 2025, is open to local, national, and international learners interested in deepening their clinical work with youth and in developing connections to SFCP’s community. The program will meet virtually on Wednesday evenings, with some opportunities for in-person gatherings at SFCP for case discussion and social connection.
by Christi Baker, AMFT
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL PARALLELS
It is no mistake that I recently read Daniel Shaw’s Traumatic Narcissism (2013). The book has lingered in my thoughts. I have not been the same since the (re)election of authoritarianism, ruling by strict power over others. I imagine the same could be said for some of my patients - especially those who have endured narcissistic abuse from parents or partners. The echoes between the personal and the political feel unavoidable, even haunting.
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Transference Interpretation Today
Sun, Feb 9 / 10:00 am - 11:30 am / 530 Bush St. / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / D. Tuckett / free - $40
Autotheory or Where Feminism and Psychoanalysis Intersect
Fri, Feb 21 / 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm / Zoom
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / Y. Segalovitz, Ph.D.; E. Geltman, LCSW / free - $40
Understanding and Using Traumatic Narcissism Theory
Sat, Feb 22 / 10:00 am - 12:00 pm / 530 Bush St. / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / D. Shaw, LCSW / free - $40
Launching Your Private Practice: Developmental and Frame Considerations
Tue, Mar 4 / 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm / 4026 Piedmont Ave. / Oakland
NCSPP / (415) 496-9949 / C. Brandt, Psy.D. / $67.50 - $157.50
Reading Group: Hating Homelessness: How to Survive When Clients and Communities Resist Change
Sat, Mar 29 / 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm / Zoom
NCSPP / (415) 496-9949 / B. Ngo-Smith, LCSW / $30 - $70