NCSPP Corner
by Sullivan Oakley, Psy.D.
ANNOUNCING 2026-2027 NCSPP INTENSIVE STUDY GROUP INTRODUCTORY EVENT
MAKING CONTACT: SKIN, CONTAINMENT, AND THE SOMATIC IN PSYCHIC LIFE
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Blvd., Berkeley, CA 94705
This introductory event to NCSPP’s year-long Intensive Study Group (ISG) features the course’s five instructors—Kristian Kemtrup, MFT, David Gatta, Psy.D., Maiga Berzins, Psy.D., Mary Margaret McClure, D.M.H., and Alice Jones, M.D.—in conversation on this year’s theme, Making Contact: Skin, Containment, and the Somatic in Psychic Life. Instructors will provide an introduction to the concept of “psychoanalytic skin,” highlight foundational underlying theory and thought-provoking perspectives on the topic, and invite discussion and associations from participants.