Four-Year Psychoanalytic Training Program

Course Calendar

Trimester I

Classes held on Mondays

Dates:  9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 

10/20 OFF for IAPSP Conference.  12/1 MAKE UP or OFF

Second Year:

TIMECOURSEINSTRUCTOR
8:15am- 9:45amMelanie Klein & Contemporary Kleinian TheoryJT Mikulka, LCSW-R
30 West 86th Street, Suite 1F
jtmikulka@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:00pmIntersubjectivity: Stolorow & CollaboratorsJudith Rustin, LCSW
79 West 12th Street,14A
judith@judithrustin.com
12:45pm- 2:15pmDevelopment I:  Infancy and Early Relational Experiences

Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D.: 10/6, 10/27, 11/3
beebebe@nyspi.columbia.edu

Jenna Davino, LCSW: 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24
jdavinolcsw@gmail.com

On Zoom

Third Year:

TIMECOURSEINSTRUCTOR
8:30am-
10:00am
Interpersonal to Relational TheoryPeter Kaufmann, Ph.D.
1133 Broadway, Suite 828
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:15am-
11:45pm
5 Papers – Clinical ApplicationsJackie Gotthold, Ph.D.: 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/27
Jackie.gotthold@gmail.com


Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24
dmtdeb@yahoo.com
Trimester II

Classes held on Mondays

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:

TIMECOURSEINSTRUCTOR
8:30am- 10:00amWinnicott and FairbairnPeter 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:

TIMECOURSEINSTRUCTOR
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

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:

TIMECOURSEINSTRUCTOR
8:15am- 9:45am

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:

TIMECOURSEINSTRUCTOR
9:00am-
10:30am
Dreams: Theoretical Foundations, and Clinical UtilityRuth Burtman, Ph.D.
145 West 110th St
ruthburtman@gmail.com
11:15am-
12:45pm
Working with Trauma and AffectHeather Ferguson, LCSW
15 West 12th St., Suite 1G
hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com
1:30pm-
3:00pm
Relationality to Field Theory

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

Course Materials

Second 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

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: Second Year

Elizabeth Ellington
elizabethaellington@gmail.com

Lola Noero
lola.noero@gmail.com

Nick Santo
nicksantolcsw@gmail.com

Melissa Stanger
melissa@melissastangertherapy.com

Students: Third Year

Eliza Badalyan
elisa.badalyan@gmail.com

Joanah Hötte Fittipaldi
joanahf@gmail.com

Alison Howard
dralisonhoward@gmail.com

April Rohr
aprilrohr@gmail.com

Jason Whipple
Jason.lee.whipple@gmail.com

Trimester I:

Classes held on Mondays

Dates:  9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 

10/20 OFF for IAPSP Conference.  12/1 MAKE UP or OFF

Second Year:

8:15am- 9:45am
Melanie Klein & Contemporary Kleinian Theory
JT Mikulka, LCSW-R
30 West 86th Street, Suite 1F
jtmikulka@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:00pm
Intersubjectivity: Stolorow & Collaborators
Judith Rustin, LCSW
79 West 12th Street,14A
judith@judithrustin.com
12:45pm-2:15pm
Development I:  Infancy and Early Relational Experiences

Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D.: 10/6, 10/27, 11/3
beebebe@nyspi.columbia.edu

Jenna Davino, LCSW: 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24
jdavinolcsw@gmail.com

On Zoom

Third Year:
8:30am- 10:00am
Interpersonal to Relational Theory
Peter Kaufmann, Ph.D. 1133 Broadway, Suite 828 p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:15am- 11:45pm
5 Papers – Clinical Applications
Jackie Gotthold, Ph.D.: 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/27 Jackie.gotthold@gmail.com

Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 dmtdeb@yahoo.com

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

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
11:15am- 12:45pm
Working with Trauma and Affect
Heather Ferguson, LCSW
15 West 12th St., Suite 1G
hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com
1:30pm- 3:00pm
Relationality to Field Theory
Vanessa Grimm, LCSW
17 Monroe Place, Suite #1A, Brooklyn
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com
Second 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

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: Second Year

Elizabeth Ellington
elizabethaellington@gmail.com

Lola Noero
lola.noero@gmail.com

Nick Santo
nicksantolcsw@gmail.com

Melissa Stanger
melissa@melissastangertherapy.com

Students: Third Year

Eliza Badalyan
elisa.badalyan@gmail.com

Joanah Hötte Fittipaldi
joanahf@gmail.com

Alison Howard
dralisonhoward@gmail.com

April Rohr
aprilrohr@gmail.com

Jason Whipple
Jason.lee.whipple@gmail.com

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