Four-Year Psychoanalytic Training Program

Course Calendar

Trimester I

Classes held on Mondays

September 14, 28 (No class Sept. 21 – Yom Kippur)

October 5, 12, 19 (No class Oct. 26 – IAPSP conference)

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

December 7: Make-up class

First Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:00am- 9:30am
Clinical Case Seminar
Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com
10:00am- 11:30am
Self Psychology I: Fundamentals of Self Psychology Theory
Peter Lessem, PhD
peterlessem@aol.com
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Freud I: Freud’s Arc
Sam Guzzardi, LCSW
sgpsychotherapy@gmail.com

Second Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:00am- 9:30am
Clinical Case Seminar
Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com
10:00am- 11:30am
Self Psychology I: Fundamentals of Self Psychology Theory
Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Freud I: Freud’s Arc
Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com

Third Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:30am- 10:00am
Interpersonal to Relational Theory
Peter Kaufmann, PhD
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:30pm
5 Papers – Clinical Applications
Jackie Gotthold, PhD
jackie.gotthold@gmail.com
(Sept. 14, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, Nov. 2)

Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
dmtdeb@yahoo.com
(Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30)
October 25 – All Day
Hybrid (in-person in Montreal)
Field of Analysis
Koichi Togashi

Fourth Year:

Time Course Instructor
9:00am- 10:30am
Writing Psychoanalytically
Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
dmtdeb@yahoo.com
11:15am- 12:45pm
Enslavement
Bradley Jones, PhD, LCSW
drbradley1323@gmail.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Identity & Difference: The Cultural Dimensions of Subjectivity
Vanessa Grimm, LCSW
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com
October 25 – All Day
Hybrid (in-person in Montreal)
Field of Analysis
Koichi Togashi
November 14 – All Day
Hybrid
Field of Analysis
George Hagman

Course Materials

First Year:
Trimester I

Melanie Klein & Contemporary Kleinian Theory

Intersubjectivity: Stolorow & Collaborators

Development I:  Infancy and Early Relational Experiences

Trimester II

Winnicott and Fairbairn

Development II: Rethinking the Oedipal

Brandchaft: Emancipatory Psychoanalysis

Trimester III

Infant Research and Adult Treatment

Development III: Latency, Adolescence & Beyond

Introduction to the work of WR Bion

Third Year:
Trimester I

Interpersonal to Relational Theory

5 Clinical Papers – How They Worked and How We Work

Trimester II

American Relational Theory

Trimester III

Dreams: Theoretical Foundations, and Clinical Utility

Working with Trauma and Affect

Relationality to Field Theory

Fourth Year:
Trimester I

Passport to Graduation

Contact Information

Faculty:

Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D.
Beatrice.Beebe@nyspi.columbia.edu

Ruth Burtman, Ph.D.
145 West 110th St 
ruthburtman@gmail.com

Heather Ferguson, LCSW
15 West 12th St., Suite 1G
hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com

Jackie Gotthold, Ph.D.
330 W 58th Street, Suite 20
Jackie.gotthold@gmail.com

Vanessa Grimm , LCSW
17 Monroe Place, Suite 1A, Brooklyn
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com

Amy Joelson , LCSW
amy.joelson@gmail.com

Peter Kaufmann, Ph.D.
1133 Broadway, Suite 828
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com

Sarah Mendelsohn, LCSW
sarahmendelsohnlcsw@gmail.com

JT Mikulka, LCSW-R
30 West 86th Street, Suite 1F
jtmikulka@gmail.com

Judith Rustin, LCSW
judith@judithrustin.com

Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
286 Fifth Ave. #7B
dmtdeb@yahoo.com

Shaké Topalian, MA,RN,PMHCNS-BC
305 West 13th St #4C
shaketopalian@gmail.com

Students: First Year

Eva Bitter
evabitter1@gmail.com

Lev Mendes
lev.mendes@gmail.com

David Devoe
david@resurgamcounseling.com

Mai Breech
mqlai123@gmail.com

Teressa Cohen
teressacohenlmft@gmail.com

Alesha “Dannie” White
awhite@empathycounselor.com

Students: Third Year

Student Name
studentemail@gmail.com

Students: Fourth Year

Student Name
studentemail@gmail.com

Trimester I:

Classes held on Mondays

September 14, 28 (No class Sept. 21 – Yom Kippur)

October 05, 12, 19 (No class Oct. 26 – IAPSP conference)

November 02, 09, 16, 23, 30

December 07: Make-up class

First Year:

8:00am- 9:30am
Clinical Case Seminar

Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com

10:00am- 11:30am
5 Self Psychology I: Fundamentals of Self Psychological Theory

Peter Lessem, PhD
peterlessem@aol.com

12:00pm- 1:30pm
Freud I: Freud’s Arc

Sam Guzzardi, LCSW
sgpsychotherapy@gmail.com

Third Year:

8:30am- 10:00am
Interpersonal to Relational Theory
Peter Kaufmann, PhD
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:00pm
5 Papers – Clinical Applications

Jackie Gotthold, Ph.D.: 9/14, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2
Jackie.gotthold@gmail.com

Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC: 11/19, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30
dmtdeb@yahoo.com

October 25 – All Day
Field Class
TBA
Fourth Year:
All classes held on Zoom

9:00am- 10:30am
Writing Psychoanalytically
Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
dmtdeb@yahoo.com
11:15am- 12:45am
Enslavement
Bradley Jones, PhD, LCSW drbradley1323@gmail.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Identity & Difference: The Cultural Dimensions of Subjectivity
Vanessa Grimm, LCSW vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com
October 25 – All Day
Field Class
TBA

Trimester II:

Classes held on Mondays

Dates: 12/8, 12/15, 1/5, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9
12/22 and 12/29 OFF for Winter Holidays
1/19 and 2/16 OFF for Holidays.

Second Year:

8:30am- 10:00am
Winnicott and Fairbairn
Peter Kaufman, Ph.D.
1133 Broadway, Suite 828
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:30am-12:00pm
Brandchaft: Emancipatory Psychoanalysis
Shaké Topalian, MA,RN,PMHCNS-BC
305 West 13th St 4C
shaketopalian@gmail.com
12:45pm- 2:15pm
Development II: Rethinking the Oedipal
Amy Joelson, LCSW
1 Christopher St, Suite 1A
amy.joelson@gmail.com

Third Year:

9:00am- 10:30am
American Relational Theory
Sarah Mendelsohn, LCSW
Zoom only
sarahmendelsohnlcsw@gmail.com
10:15am- 11:45pm
Beyond Words
Judith Rustin, LCSW
Zoom only
judith@judithrustin.com

Trimester III:

Classes held on Mondays

This trimester of courses will all be taught on Zoom, with the exception of March 30th, which will be in-person. Candidates should confirm with instructors about timing for March 30th.

Dates: 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1
4/6 OFF for Spring break. 5/25 OFF for Memorial Day.

Second Year:

8:30am- 10:00am
Infant Research and Adult Treatment
Jackie Gotthold, Ph.D.
330 W 58th Street, Suite 20
Jackie.gotthold@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:00pm

Development III: Latency,
Adolescence & Beyond

Amy Joelson, LCSW
1 Christopher St, Suite 1A
amy.joelson@gmail.com
12:45pm-2:15pm
Introduction to the work of WR Bion

Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
286 Fifth Ave. #7B
dmtdeb@yahoo.com

Third Year:

9:00am- 10:30am
Dreams: Theoretical Foundations, and Clinical Utility
Ruth Burtman, Ph.D.
145 West 110th St
ruthburtman@gmail.com
10:40am- 12:10pm
Working with Trauma and Affect
Heather Ferguson, LCSW
15 West 12th St., Suite 1G
hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com
12:30pm- 2:00pm
Relationality to Field Theory
Vanessa Grimm, LCSW
17 Monroe Place, Suite #1A, Brooklyn
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com
First Year:
Trimester I

Melanie Klein & Contemporary Kleinian Theory

Intersubjectivity: Stolorow & Collaborators

Development I:  Infancy and Early Relational Experiences

Trimester II

Winnicott and Fairbairn

Development II: Rethinking the Oedipal

Brandchaft: Emancipatory Psychoanalysis

Trimester III

Infant Research and Adult Treatment

Development III: Latency, Adolescence & Beyond

Introduction to the work of WR Bion

Third Year:
Trimester I

Interpersonal to Relational Theory

5 Clinical Papers – How They Worked and How We Work

Trimester II

American Relational Theory

Trimester III

Dreams: Theoretical Foundations, and Clinical Utility

Working with Trauma and Affect

Relationality to Field Theory

Fourth Year:
Trimester I

Course Name

Trimester II

American Relational Theory

Trimester III
Faculty:

Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D.
Beatrice.Beebe@nyspi.columbia.edu

Ruth Burtman, Ph.D.
145 West 110th St 
ruthburtman@gmail.com

Heather Ferguson, LCSW
15 West 12th St., Suite 1G
hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com

Jackie Gotthold, Ph.D.
330 W 58th Street, Suite 20
Jackie.gotthold@gmail.com

Vanessa Grimm , LCSW
17 Monroe Place, Suite 1A, Brooklyn
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com

Amy Joelson , LCSW
amy.joelson@gmail.com

Peter Kaufmann, Ph.D.
1133 Broadway, Suite 828
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com

Sarah Mendelsohn, LCSW
sarahmendelsohnlcsw@gmail.com

JT Mikulka, LCSW-R
30 West 86th Street, Suite 1F
jtmikulka@gmail.com

Judith Rustin, LCSW
judith@judithrustin.com

Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
286 Fifth Ave. #7B
dmtdeb@yahoo.com

Shaké Topalian, MA,RN,PMHCNS-BC
305 West 13th St #4C
shaketopalian@gmail.com

Students: First Year

Eva Bitter
evabitter1@gmail.com

Lev Mendes
lev.mendes@gmail.com

David Devoe
david@resurgamcounseling.com

Mai Breech
mqlai123@gmail.com

Teressa Cohen
teressacohenlmft@gmail.com

Alesha “Dannie” White
awhite@empathycounselor.com

Students: Third Year

Student Name
studentemail@gmail.com

Students: Fourth Year

Student Name
studentemail@gmail.com

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