Impulse is a community newsletter produced by the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP) and distributed electronically at no cost to subscribers. 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.
Impulse is ten years old. In honor of its anniversary, Impulse founder Cleopatra Victoria shares her thoughts with us.
PAPA WAS A ROLLING RIBOSOME
by Cleopatra Victoria, MA, MFT
South of Houston, we're hurtling towards the end of the continent, gas drops to $1.49/gallon, and we pass $39 motels. We're speeding towards Galveston, a 27-mile-wide island of brown sand flung on the Gulf of Mexico. A hundred scientists, astrobiologists, biochemists, and NASA's top stars are about to explore the origins of life.
by Karisa Barrow, PsyD
As I lean into the role of NCSPP president on the heels of our annual retreat, I am enthusiastic about the future of our organization. Our dedicated board and committee volunteers are off to a fabulous start offering a range of programs and events for psychoanalytically minded folks. If you have not seen this amazing spring line-up, I encourage you to do so.
4th ANNUAL UCL-CCM-SFCP JOINT CONFERENCE
Chaired by Abbot A. Bronstein, PhD
Saturday, April 30, 2016
9:30am - 5:00pm
SFCP, 444 Natoma Street, San Francisco
Speakers: Donald Campbell, Claire Cripwell, Chris Mawson
by Leora Benioff, PhD
2016-2017 PSYCHOANALYTIC COUPLES THERAPY TRAINING
San Francisco Bay Area Psychoanalytic Couples Therapy intensive study program, sponsored by PCPG, is extending the deadline for application for courses starting in fall of 2016. Develop and ground your practice and your couple therapy skills, join a group of dedicated and interesting colleagues, and become part of the Bay Area psychoanalytic couple therapy community--a friendly referral and learning resource. Course meets Friday afternoons from fall of 2016 to spring of 2017, and includes rich didactic and clinical case conferences, and video classes with both PCPG and international faculty from the Tavistock in London.
by Alexandra Guhde, PsyD
TO BE A PTERODACTYL
It was the little girl's passion--to be a pterodactyl for Halloween. It’s refreshing--still--to see a girl surrounded by endless Elsas and Belles make a choice that isn't "just for girls." The girl's mother, a friend of mine, agreed. She bought the girl a Cretaceous-green costume with oh-so-even ridges down the spine; a beak like a Venetian Carnival mask; and, of course, wings--those most vital appendages--cut just-so from cloth the color of a gingko leaf in autumn. But, despite the costume's store-bought perfection, the girl's mother preferred--and I agreed--the "practice pterodactyl" her daughter made herself: no more than paper wings strapped to arms with yarn and covered in all the available colors of glitter on earth. Leaving a coruscating trail, the girl flapped around her living room--exalted--soaring above eons.
by Ripple Patel, MA
A New Vision for Dreams of the Dying. A researcher in neurobiology explores the dreams of the terminally ill.
The Benefits of Awkwardness. A psychoanalyst explains why awkward encounters should be embraced--not avoided.
Just One More Question. A patient remembers the poignant last sessions of an analysis.
by Jason Brand, LCSW
NCSPP IS GOING DIGITAL: GET INVOLVED
NCSPP's newly formed Technology Special Projects Committee (TSPC) is looking for new committee members. TSPC will use digital technologies to expand the reach and accessibility of NCSPP to members and the wider community. Our initial project is delivering digital video of NCSPP courses and events on the web.
We are currently looking to fill two volunteer roles:
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The Bottle Let Me Down
Wed, Mar 2 / 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm / 5433 College Avenue / Oakland
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / M. Wallis, LCSW; R. Deutsch, PhD; E. Keller, PhD / free
Understanding, Working With & Healing Psychic Trauma
Wed, Mar 2 (begins) / 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / S. Klein, PhD / free
East Bay Psychotherapy Forum
Wed, Mar 2 / 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm / 2001 Dwight Way / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / C. Jacques, PsyD; P. Goldberg, PhD; M. Donner, PhD / free
On the Transsexual's Need to Be Seen
Wed, Mar 2 / 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 530 Bush Street / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / J. Leavitt, PhD / free - $20
Diagnosis and Treatment of the Self-Destructive Patient
Thu, Mar 3 (begins) / 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm / 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / M. Bar, PhD; M. Loughran, PhD / free
San Francisco Psychotherapy Forum
Thu, Mar 3 / 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / S. Givrad, MD; E. Glassgold, MD; G. Grossman, PhD / free
The Temenos of Facilitated Drumming
Sun, Mar 6 / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm / 2040 Gough Street / San Francisco
Jung Institute / (415) 771-8055 / S. H. Baron, PsyD / free - $20
Immigration in Psychoanalysis: Locating Ourselves
Wed, Mar 9 / 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 530 Bush Street / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / F. Gonzalez, MD; J. Beltsiou, PsyD / free - $10
Case Conference
Wed, Mar 9 (begins)/ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / E. A. Loewenstein, PhD; J. Giuliani, PhD / $1,500 - $1,600
2nd Fridays: Dreaming for My Sister: Discussion of the Film Elena
Fri, Mar 11 / 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 530 Bush Street / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / S. Herlekar, PsyD, MFT; R. Cowan, PsyD, LCSW / free - $45
Reflection from Work with Asperberger's Children
Sat, Mar 12 / 10:00 am - 12:00 pm / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / L. J. Brown, MD / free
Mentalization-Based Treatment: Neuroscience & Attachment
Sat, Mar 12 (begins) / 10:00 am - 2:00 pm / 1101 S. Winchester Boulevard / San Jose
NCSPP / (313) 632-6727 / S. Kelton-Locke, PhD / $90 - $210
Death, Aging, and the Soul Aroused
Sat, Mar 12 / 10:00 am - 5:00 pm / 2040 Gough Street / San Francisco
Jung Institute / (415) 771-8055 / C. Garfield, PhD / $80 - $160
Cultural Dislocation and Ego Functions: Bi-cultural Patients
Sat, Mar 12 / 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / K. Dajani, PsyD, MFT / free
Three Unconscious Pathways to the Analyst's Experience
Mon, Mar 14 / 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / L. Brown, PhD; M. Brady, PhD; J. Ruskin, PhD / free
Crisis and Growth in Long-Term Couple Relationships
Sat, Mar 19 / 9:30 am - 3:30 pm / 240 Channing Way / San Rafael
NCSPP / (313) 632-6727 / D. de Marneffe, PhD / $75 - $175
Trauma & Psychotic Defensive Structure in a Transgender Patient
Sat, Mar 19 / 10:00 am - 12:30 pm / 120 Commowealth Avenue / San Francisco
AAPCSW & Sanville Inst. / (415) 387-9991 / R. L. Stukalin, MS, LCSW / Donation $15
The Optical Unconscious and Visual Time Capsules
Fri, Mar 25 / 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm / 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / T. McLarnan, MFT / free
South Bay Psychotherapy Forums
Tue, Mar 15 / 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm / 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / D. Wideman, PhD; J. Mill, PhD / free
History of Western Thought in the Light of Depth Psychology
Sun, Mar 20 (begins) / 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm / 2040 Gough St / San Francisco
Jung Institute / (415) 771-8055 / R. Tarnas, PhD / $250 - $425
Psychoanalytic Grand Rounds at Stanford
Fri, Mar 25 / 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm / 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / T. McLarnan, MFT / free
A Psychoanalytic Identity in Presence of a Psychotherapeutic Identity
Sat, Mar 26 / 10:00 am - 11:45 am / 444 Natoma Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / D. Weisinger, PsyD / free
Variations on the Standard Treatment
Fri, Apr 1 / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm / 1453 Mission Street / San Francisco
Lacanian School / (510) 255-5788 / J. Webster, PhD / $40 - $100
Breaking Point: The Effects of Forced Isolation
Sat, Apr 2 / 10:00 am - 1:00 pm / 444 Natoma St / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 494-4919 / T. Kupers, MD; B. Kita, PhD / free - $25
The Disappearance of Hysteria Today
Sat, Apr 2 / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm / 1453 Mission Street / San Francisco
Lacanian School / (510) 255-5788 / J. Webster, PhD / $40 - $100
Freud's Bar - Escape from Reality: Wrecked by Success
Wed, Apr 6 / 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm / 5433 College Avenue / Oakland
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / M. Donner, PhD; R. Deutsch, PhD; L. E. Keller, PhD / free