IMPULSE was launched five years ago with a particular vision. In addition to sharing relevant NCSPP news, we wanted to put into action NCSPP's ability to offer an umbrella to the psychoanalytically interested community in the Bay Area.

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PINC REFERRAL SERVICE 

The Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC) trains licensed and experienced mental health professionals to become psychoanalysts.

PSYCHOANALYTIC COUPLES THERAPY EVENT 

NCSPP and BACPPG* are presenting "The Relationship and The Other: A Day with Mary Morgan." 

Classifieds: 

FALL, 2009 PSYCHOANALYTIC CONSULTATION/STUDY GROUPS: Using participants’ case material and readings, we will bring our attention to the heart of analytic technique as we focus on the ways in which we, as therapists, move toward and away from contact with both our patients and our own internal states. Berkeley. For flyer: Cindy Sachs, (510) 339-3260, cinsachs@aol.com

ONGOING CASE CONSULTATION AND READING GROUP: Readings on dissociation and clinical comparisons with splitting and repression. Friday afternoons, Oakland Sep 25 - Jan 22. $50/session ($800 total). CE approved. Annie Sweetnam, Ph.D. (510) 428-2913,Anniesweetnam@sbcglobal.net.

WRITING SUPPORT GROUP for those writing or interested in writing. Focus on individual voice and style. 4th Sat. month, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, start Sep 26, Berkeley. $75/session. 8 session commitment. Annie Sweetnam, Ph.D. (510) 428-2913, Anniesweetnam@sbcglobal.net.

"THE TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS" - A Weekly Consultation Group led by Mary Brady, Ph.D. and Robert Tyminski, D.M.H. Mondays from noon to 1:15, 3159 Sacramento St., S.F. Approved for CE credit. $50/meeting. For information call Mary Brady at (415) 776-3174.

NEW CONSULTATION GROUP in Menlo Park for Licensed Therapists. Psychodynamic, attachment, relational and biological perspectives including addiction. Focus on countertransference and interpersonal process. Empathic, non-judgmental. Mondays 2:15-3:45, 9/14 through 6/14. $400/month. Call (650) 321-9228 or e-mail:drbarbarafinn@sbcglobal.net.

ON-GOING PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY GROUP: Working with Primitive Anxieties and Psychosomatic disorders has openings for fall 2009. Meets Thursdays 10:15-11:45AM. Fee: $45/meeting. Contact Dori Dubin, PsyD at (510) 547-2522 or ddubinpsyd@comcast.net.

PSYCHOANALYTIC CONSULTATION GROUP. On-going group focusing on the use of countertransference responses, including the group's response, to discover the moment of alive contact in each session. Weds. 10:30 AM - 12 PM. Albany. $50 per meeting. Maureen Franey, Ph.D. (510) 527-6141. 

DREAM WORK PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP forming this fall in Palo Alto for high-functioning adults interested in exploring unconscious conflicts and themes in a lively small group setting. $50 per session. Tuesdays, 5:15 to 6:45 PM. Call Dr. Gloria Golden, (650) 325-4275.

 

Appointment Book: 

LUTECIUM: Clinical Case Conference
Wed, Sep 2 (begins) / 6 PM - 8 PM / Flood Building, 870 Market St. / San Francisco
Lutecium / Marian Joycechild, Ph.D. / $400

LUTECIUM Seminar: Lacan's "Sinthome" - a close reading
Thu, Sep 3 (begins) / 6 PM - 8 PM / Flood Building, 870 Market St. / San Francisco
Lutecium / Rebecca Bauknight, Ph.D. / $400

SFCP Ext Div East Bay Year Long 2009-10
Fri, Sep 4 (begins) / 12 PM - 1:30 PM / 2215 Prince Street, The Garden Room / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / $1,000

SFCP Ext. Div. Continuous Case Conferences
Fri, Sep 4 (begins) / 1:45 PM - 3 PM / 2215 Prince Street, The Garden Room / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / $900

A Related Approach to the Transference: the Work of A. Ferro
Tue, Sep 8 (begins) / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / East Bay Private Practice Office 
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Mark Sullivan, Ph.D., MFT / $90 - $195

SFCP Community Members North Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, Sep 8 / 7 PM - 9 PM / 4340 Redwood Highway / San Rafael
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Renee Spencer, Ph.D. and Jim Dimon, M.D. / free

SFCP Community Members East Bay Clinical Forum
Wed, Sep 9 / 7 PM - 9 PM / Herrick Hospital, Conf. Room CC, 2001 Dwight Way / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Milena Edwards, Psy.D and Abby Wolfson, Ph.D. / free

SFCP Public Lecture Series: Inner Lives in Transition
Wed, Sep 9 / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / SFCP, 2340 Jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Nathan Szajnberg, M.D. / free

SFCP Child Psychotherapy Seminars
Wed, Sep 9 (begins) / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / SFCP, 2340 Jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / $1,400

LUTECIUM: Writing Group "Letters"
Fri, Sep 11 (begins) / 6 PM - 8 PM / Flood Building, 870 Market St. / San Francisco
Lutecium / Group Participants / $80

The Relational Turn - A Late Summer Conversation
Sat, Sep 12 / 4 PM - 7 PM / 2027 7th St / Berkeley
NCSPP / Drs. Murphy, Rosbrow, Hartman, Burka, Sarnat, Harlem, Carnochan / $35

LUTECIUM Seminar: Freud/Lacan IV
Sat, Sep 12 (begins) / 11 AM - 1 PM / Flood Building, 870 Market St. / San Francisco
Lutecium / Drs. Joycechild, Ewert, Wolff Bernstein, Gasperoni / $400

SFCP Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis: Peace Building
Sat, Sep 12 / 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM / SFCP Auditorium, 2340 Jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Kimberlyn Leary, Ph.D., M.P.A. / $35 - $45

SFCP Scientific Meeting with Kimberlyn Leary, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Mon, Sep 14 / 7:15 PM - 9:30 PM / SFCP Auditorium, 2340 Jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Kimberlyn Leary, Ph.D., M.P.A. / free

SFCP Community Members South Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, Sep 15 / 7:15 PM - 9 PM / Psychiatric Building, 401 Quarry Rd. / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / TBA / free

SFCP Community members San Francisco Clinical Forum
Tue, Sep 15 / 7 PM - 9 PM / SFCP 2340 jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Presenter: Susmita Das, M.F.T. Discussant: Steve Purcell, M.D. / free

The Relational Turn - East Bay Intensive Study Group
Thu, Sep 17 (begins) / 10 AM - 12 PM / 1953 Hopkins St. / Berkeley
PINC & NCSPP / (510) 444-5458 / Drs. Burka, Sarnat, Harlem, Carnochan / $1650 - $1800

The Relational Turn - San Francisco Intensive Study Group
Fri, Sep 18 (begins) / 10 AM - 12 AM / PINC Library, 2252 Fillmore St. / San Francisco
PINC & NCSPP / (510) 444-5458 / Drs. Spezzano, Murphy, Rosbrow, Hartman / $1650 - $1800

SFCP Theater on the Couch: Brief Encounter 
Fri, Sep 18 / 8 PM - HHMM AM/PM / ACT Theatre, Geary Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Wendy Stern, D.M.H. & Linda Lagemann, Ph.D. / see ACT box office

SFCP Ext. Div. SF Year Long Program 2009-10
Fri, Sep 18 (begins) / 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM / SFCP, 2340 Jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / $1800

SFCP Conversations on Adolescence: Why They do What They Do
Sat, Sep 19 / 10 AM - 12 PM / Flamingo Conf. Resort, Oak room, 2777, Fourth St. / Santa Rosa
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Katherine Fraser, D.M.H. / free

2009 Training Year Kickoff Picnic
Sun, Sep 20 / 2 PM - 5 PM / Mission Dolores Park / San Francisco
NCSPP / H. LaBouy (206) 930-6940 / Sponsored by the Pre-licensed Clinicians Committee / free

LUTECIUM Workshop: Spoken, unspoken, and unspeakable...
Sun, Sep 20 / 10 AM - 2 PM / Flood Building, 870 Market St. / San Francisco
Lutecium / Kristopher Lichtanski, Ph.D. / $40 - $80

SFCP Community Members: Marketing Your Practice Online
Mon, Sep 21 / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / SFCP Auditorium, 2340 Jackson St. 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Peter Carnochan, Ph.D., Robert Friend, M.D. and TBA / free

Therapeutic Action in the Clinical Hour: What Facilitates Change?
Wed, Sep 23 (begins) / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / PINC Library, 2252 Fillmore Street / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Drew Tillotson, Psy.D. / $95 - $275

PINC Presents: Continuous Case Conference Sept. 23-Dec. 9
Wed, Sep 23 (begins) / 6:30 PM - 8 PM / PINC Library, 2252 Fillmore Street / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 922-4050 / Gail Bates, Ph.D. and Shelley Alhanati, Ph.D. / $300 / Limit 12. CE

NCSPP: Student Paper Presentation - "The Peculiar Case History"
Fri, Sep 25 / 7 PM - 9 PM / Private Home / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 948-8823 / Elizabeth Bradshaw, M.Sc., Peter Carnochan, Ph.D. / free, $10 for CE

PINC: Generations of Meaning: Introduction to Infant Observation
Fri, Sep 25 (begins) / 4 PM - 6 PM / PINC Library, 2252 Fillmore Street / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 922-4050 / Angela Sowa, Psy.D. / $160 - 110; 6 weeks CE

SFCP Ext. Div. Peninsula Year Long 2009-10
Fri, Sep 25 (begins) / 12 PM - 1:30 PM / University Psychiatry Building, 401 Quarry Rd. / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / $1,000

SFCP Grand Rounds at Stanford
Wed, Sep 30 / 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM / Psychiatric Building, 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / John Barry, M.D. / free