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by Luba Palter, MFT
It is the beginning of the year and I have not been able to write. I am in the middle of a transition in my life and thus my creative juices are not flowing.
I am leaving my job of 9 years — a job that at one point I could not imagine leaving — and moving on to a much smaller position that will allow me to spend more time in my private practice. The time has come for me to stretch and expand my capacities in other ways. My mind is filled with details of rearranging the schedules of my practice and my personal life. Times, days, and appointments are floating around in my head without a specific place to land. I wake up in the middle of the night trying to solve the puzzle of fitting in clinical hours plus personal time that I could not arrange during the day. When do I eat? When do I sleep? When do I go for a walk? It is all up for grabs now. I notice myself telling friends in wonder and dismay that I will become a morning person now as my new job will require me to start at 8:30 in the morning, while at my current position, I have been diligently working till midnight.
by San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP)
SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM (SF-PPTP) FREE DINNER / INFORMATIONAL OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | In-Person
444 Natoma Street, San Francisco
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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.
Through seminars, case conferences, and long-term individual supervision, SF-PPTP offers an in-depth introduction to psychoanalytic psychotherapy theory and technique.
by Lila Zimmerman, AMFT
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I started my own private practice this year, a goal of mine for quite some time. I took a risk and jumped right into the deep end, not keeping a clinic job to bolster me along as I built. It was a full-faith attempt to build the professional life I had been working towards for so many years. Around the beginning of month three, I had about 10 patients on my caseload, and while this felt generally like a win it was feeling financially precarious and I was confronted with an unfamiliar feeling of having a little too much time on my hands. I began to consider the idea of a part-time job. I did not want a clinical job, afraid it would feast on my time and my mind and likely find itself prioritized over my own practice. I worked in restaurants before and through graduate school and I thought perhaps I could do that again, for extra money and the comfort of coworkers.
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OAKLAND/ROCKRIDGE OFFICE AVAILABLE PART-TIME. This office sits above the East Bay Booksellers (formerly Diesel, A Bookstore) on College Ave, a five minute walk from Rockridge BART. Bus lines run along College as well. The office is beautifully furnished for work with children and adults, including a sand tray and an analytic couch. There is a private bathroom and a small shared waiting room with one other psychologist. Access is via stairs that look into the bookstore. The office is available from 4 pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays, all day Friday, and all day Saturday. I prefer one tenant for a minimum of two days, $350 per day ($700/month). Internet, utilities, and weekly cleaning are included. See my web site for more photos: www.kellerphd.com Call me at (510) 654-2420. Eileen Keller
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Working With Dreams: A Preliminary Synthesis
Sat, Feb 3 (begins) / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm / 2610 Mission St/ San Francisco
Jung Institute / (628) 688-0646 / S. Zemmelman, MSW, Ph.D. / $180
A Psychoanalytic Study of Lives Across Time - Part 1
Mon, Feb 5 / 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 444 Natoma St / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / H. Massie, M.D.; N. Szajnberg, M.D. / free
CCSW Evening: Working with Incarcerated Parents and Their Kids
Wed, Feb 7 / 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm / Zoom
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / N. Cumpian, et al. / free
An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy
Wed, Feb 7 (begins) / 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm / Zoom
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / D. Iscoff, MFT / free
Preventing School Shootings
Wed, Feb 7 / 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm / Zoom
NCSPP / (510) 455-3020 / P. Langman, Ph.D. / $30 - $70
Insights From Group Analysis
Fri, Feb 9 (begins) / 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm / Zoom
NCSPP / (650) 762-5869 / H. Weinberg, Ph.D., et al. / $180 - $420
Helping Clients Resolve Interpersonal Difficulties
Fri, Feb 9 (begins) / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm / Zoom
NCSPP / (415) 687-3466 / L. Kasper, Ph.D. / $45 - $105
Psychedelic Neuroscience: Opening Windows for Change
Sat, Feb 10 / 9:00 am - 12:00 pm / Zoom
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / K. Peoples, Ph.D., et al. / $25 - $95
The James Grotstein Memorial Lectures Part 2
Sat, Feb 24 / 9:00 am - 11:00 am / Zoom
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / J. Aguayo, Ph.D. / $100 - $250
Early Career Psychoanalytic Case Conference
Tue, Feb 27 / 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm / private residence / Sacramento
PINC / (415) 288-4050 / P. Kenney, Psy.D., et al. / $120 - $210
Mostly Dead is Slightly Alive!
Fri, Mar 1 (begins) / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm / Zoom
NCSPP / (415) 680-3501 / M. Wachter / $68 - $158
The Oblivious Object
Sat, Mar 2 (begins) / 10:00 am - 12:00 pm / 444 Natoma St / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / M. Brady, Ph.D.; A. Alvarez, Ph.D., MACP / free
Scientific Meeting: Psychoanalysis as a Subversive Phenomenon
Mon, Mar 4 / 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm / 444 Natoma St / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / A. Trotter, Psy.D.; A. Harlem / free
Introduction to the Lacanian Clinic
Wed, Mar 6 (begins) / 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm / Zoom
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / S. Tan, Psy.D. / free
SF-PPTP Informational Open House
Thu, Mar 7 / 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm / 444 Natoma St / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / A. Goldyne, M.D. / free