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.
We invite you to become a member of NCSPP, if you are not already. And, we welcome you as a subscriber to Impulse. Join us as we highlight the exceptional diversity of psychoanalytic thought and practice in Northern California.
by Candice Turner, Psy.D.
I’m back this month writing to you to introduce our three new board members. I asked everyone to send me an introduction, and I am so pleased to share who these amazing people are.
by San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP)
SFCP: CURIOUS ABOUT BECOMING A PSYCHOANALYST?
Join us to eat, drink, and learn about psychoanalytic training at SFCP!
Monday, March 3, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
444 Natoma Street, San Francisco
To attend, RSVP at this link.
by Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC)
A DAY WITH JEANNE WOLFF-BERNSTEIN
Saturday, Mar 22, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
In-person | Zoom available
530 Bush St., Suite 703, San Francisco
Register at db.pincsf.org.events.
In this two-part event, Jeanne Wolff-Bernstein will deliver her paper “The Illusion of Neutrality” and present a lecture based on her book The Lure of the Gaze and the Past - A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Édouard Manet’s Work (2024).
by Lisa Koshkarian, Ph.D.
HOME
A client and I laugh together; my writing group members help one another; I feel dehumanization when I read The Vegetarian by Han Kang; I listen to a podcast, learn, and grieve. These are instances of accompaniment, reminiscent of a favorite phrase of spiritual leader Ram Dass (2018): “We’re all just walking each other home.” Ram Dass is among the voices that touches me and brings clarity about the meaning of humanity. Precisely examining his words and sentences proliferates connections in my work and in my life. It allows me to make contact with him and his ideas, and in turn, with myself.
by the Education Committee
As we step into Spring 2025, we’re excited to offer a range of courses that deepen our reflections and enhance our clinical practice. Rachel Newcombe, LCSW and psychoanalyst, recently taught The Unconscious Goes Back to School, a dynamic course that brought together an interdisciplinary group of participants to explore the unconscious processes alive in the classroom and teaching.
The second course, currently underway, is led by Lisa Koshkarian, Ph.D., who uses a Freirean pedagogical approach to invite participants to explore the kinship object, a construct organized around our innate capacities for love and care and our inherent interdependence.
Looking ahead, Clara Brandt, Psy.D., will lead a three-week workshop to support clinicians beginning their independent practices, when the frame becomes newly personal. The workshop will guide clinicians through frame-related decisions, setting fees, patient screening, and professional development. Sign up here.
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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
PINC Second Fridays – The Worlds of Ursula Le Guin
Fri, Mar 7 / 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm / Zoom
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / A. Curry; J. Riley, MFT / free - $40
A Day with Jeanne Wolff-Bernstein
Sat, Mar 22 / 9:00 am - 2:30 pm / 530 Bush St. / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / J. Bernstein, Ph.D.; S. Gerson, Ph.D. / $100 - $240
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
Neuropsychoanalysis – Dreams, Change, Reconsolidation
Sat, Mar 29 / 9:00 am - 12:00 pm / Zoom
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / T. Fischmann; M. Zellner / $15 - $95