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
Trimester II

Classes held on Mondays

December 14, 21 (No class Dec 28 – Holidays)

January 4, 14, 18, 25

February 1, 8, 22 (No class Feb 15 – Mid-winter break)

March 1

March 8: Make-up class

First Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:30am- 10:00am
Journey into Therapeutic Transformation
Marc Sholes, LCSW
msholesny@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:00pm
Freud II: Freud’s Papers, A Close Reading
Lisa Bialkin, LCSW, JD
Lisa.Bialkin@gmail.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Clinical Case Seminar
Amy Joelson, LCSW
amy.joelson@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
Ethics and Challenges in Psychoanalytic Treatment
Charlotte Curtis, LCSW-R
ccc@charlottecurtislcsw.com

Rebecca Stahl, LCSW
rebeccastahl.lcsw@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:30pm
5 Papers – Clinical Applications
Sarah Mendelsohn, LCSW
sarahmendelsohnlcsw@gmail.com
December 12 – All Day
Field of Analysis
Jill Gardner

Fourth Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:25am- 9:55am
Significant Papers
Peter Kaufmann, PhD
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:00am- 11:30pm
Airless Worlds
Paul Sireci, LCSW
paulsirecilcsw@yahoo.com
(Dec. 14, 21, Jan. 4, 11, 18)

Steven Stern, PhD
ssternpsyd@gmail.com
(Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 22, Mar. 1)
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Gender & Sexuality
Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
dmtdeb@yahoo.com
Trimester III

Classes held on Mondays

March 15, 22, 29

April 5, 12, 19 (No class Apr 26 – Spring Break)

May 3, 10, 17, 24

June 7: Make-up class

First Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:30am- 10:00am
Freud III: The Freudian Tradition After Freud
Peter Kaufmann, PhD
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:45am- 12:15pm
Self Psychology III: Self Psychology After Kohut
Shaké Topalian, MA, RN, PMHCNS-BC
shaketopalian@gmail.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Clinical Case Seminar
Jackie Gotthold, PhD
jackie.gotthold@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
Dreams: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Utility
Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com
10:45am- 12:15pm
Working with Trauma and Affect
Heather Ferguson, LCSW hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Relationality to Field Theory
Vanessa Grimm, LCSW
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com

Fourth Year:

Time Course Instructor
9:15am- 10:45am
Philosophy in Psychoanalysis, Donna Orange’s Work
Jackie Gotthold, PhD
jackie.gotthold@gmail.com
11:00am- 12:30pm
Contemporary Applications of Drive
Sam Guzzardi, LCSW
sgpsychotherapy@gmail.com
April 17 – All Day (Zoom only)
Field of Analysis
Hazel Ipp

Course Materials

First Year:
Trimester I

Clinical Case Seminar

Self Psychology I: Fundamentals of Self Psychological Theory

Freud I: Freud’s Arc

Trimester II

Self Psychology II: Journey into Therapeutic Transformation

Freud II: Freud’s Papers, A Close Reading

Clinical Case Seminar

Trimester III

Freud III: The Freudian Tradition After Freud

Self Psychology III: Self Psychology After Kohut

Clinical Case Seminar

Third Year:
Trimester I

Interpersonal to Relational Theory

5 Papers – Clinical Applications

Field of Analysis

Trimester II

Ethics and Challenges in Psychoanalytic Treatment

American Relational Theory

Field of Analysis

Trimester III

Dreams: Theoretical Foundations, and Clinical Utility

Working with Trauma and Affect

Relationality to Field Theory

Fourth Year:
Trimester I

Writing Psychoanalytically

Extreme Behaviors

Identity & Difference: The Cultural Dimensions of Subjectivity

Field of Analysis

Trimester II

Significant Papers

Airless Worlds

Gender & Sexuality

Trimester III

Philosophy in Psychoanalysis, Donna Orange’s Work

Contemporary Applications of Drive

Field of Analysis

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

Lola Noero
lola.noero@gmail.com

Elizabeth Ellington
elizabethaellington@gmail.com

Melissa Stanger
melissa@melissastangertherapy.com

Nick Santo
nicksantolcsw@gmail.com

Students: Fourth Year

Eliza Badalyan
elisa.badalyan@gmail.com

Joanah Hötte Fittipaldi
joanahf@gmail.com

Alison Howard
dralisonhoward@gmail.com

April Rohr
aprilrohrlcsw@gmail.com

Jason Whipple
Jason.lee.whipple@gmail.com

 

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
Trimester II

Classes held on Mondays

December 14, 21 (No class Dec 28 – Holidays)

January 4, 14, 18, 25

February 1, 8, 22 (No class Feb 15 – Mid-winter break)

March 1

March 8: Make-up class

First Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:30am- 10:00am
Journey into Therapeutic Transformation
Marc Sholes, LCSW
msholesny@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:00pm
Freud II: Freud’s Papers, A Close Reading
Lisa Bialkin, LCSW, JD
Lisa.Bialkin@gmail.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Clinical Case Seminar
Amy Joelson, LCSW
amy.joelson@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
Ethics and Challenges in Psychoanalytic Treatment
Charlotte Curtis, LCSW-R
ccc@charlottecurtislcsw.com

Rebecca Stahl, LCSW
rebeccastahl.lcsw@gmail.com
10:30am- 12:30pm
5 Papers – Clinical Applications
Sarah Mendelsohn, LCSW
sarahmendelsohnlcsw@gmail.com
December 12 – All Day
Field of Analysis
Jill Gardner

Fourth Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:25am- 9:55am
Significant Papers
Peter Kaufmann, PhD
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:00am- 11:30pm
Airless Worlds
Paul Sireci, LCSW
paulsirecilcsw@yahoo.com
(Dec. 14, 21, Jan. 4, 11, 18)

Steven Stern, PhD
ssternpsyd@gmail.com
(Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 22, Mar. 1)
12:00pm- 1:30pm
Gender & Sexuality
Deborah Sherman, BC-DMT, LMHC
dmtdeb@yahoo.com
Trimester III

Classes held on Mondays

March 15, 22, 29

April 5, 12, 19 (No class Apr 26 – Spring Break)

May 3, 10, 17, 24

June 7: Make-up class

First Year:

Time Course Instructor
8:30am- 10:00am
Freud III: The Freudian Tradition After Freud
Peter Kaufmann, PhD
p.kaufmann1133@gmail.com
10:45am- 12:15pm
Self Psychology III: Self Psychology After Kohut
Shaké Topalian, MA, RN, PMHCNS-BC
shaketopalian@gmail.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Clinical Case Seminar
Jackie Gotthold, PhD
jackie.gotthold@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
Dreams: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Utility
Ruth Burtman, PhD
ruthburtman@gmail.com
10:45am- 12:15pm
Working with Trauma and Affect
Heather Ferguson, LCSW hfergusonlcsw@outlook.com
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Relationality to Field Theory
Vanessa Grimm, LCSW
vanessagrimmlcsw@gmail.com

Fourth Year:

Time Course Instructor
9:15am- 10:45am
Philosophy in Psychoanalysis, Donna Orange’s Work
Jackie Gotthold, PhD
jackie.gotthold@gmail.com
11:00am- 12:30pm
Contemporary Applications of Drive
Sam Guzzardi, LCSW
sgpsychotherapy@gmail.com
April 17 – All Day (Zoom only)
Field of Analysis
Hazel Ipp
First Year:
Trimester I

Clinical Case Seminar

Self Psychology I: Fundamentals of Self Psychological Theory

Freud I: Freud’s Arc

Trimester II

Self Psychology II: Journey into Therapeutic Transformation

Freud II: Freud’s Papers, A Close Reading

Clinical Case Seminar

Trimester III

Freud III: The Freudian Tradition After Freud

Self Psychology III: Self Psychology After Kohut

Clinical Case Seminar

Third Year:
Trimester I

Interpersonal to Relational Theory

Trimester I

5 Papers – Clinical Applications

Field of Analysis

Trimester II

Ethics and Challenges in Psychoanalytic Treatment

American Relational Theory

Field of Analysis

Trimester III

Dreams: Theoretical Foundations, and Clinical Utility

Working with Trauma and Affect

Relationality to Field Theory

Fourth Year:
Trimester I

Writing Psychoanalytically

Extreme Behaviors

Identity & Difference: The Cultural Dimensions of Subjectivity

Field of Analysis

Trimester II

American Relational Theory

Course Name

Trimester III

Philosophy in Psychoanalysis, Donna Orange’s Work

Contemporary Applications of Drive

Field of Analysis

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

Lola Noero
lola.noero@gmail.com

Elizabeth Ellington
elizabethaellington@gmail.com

Melissa Stanger
melissa@melissastangertherapy.com

Nick Santo
nicksantolcsw@gmail.com

Students: Fourth Year

Eliza Badalyan
elisa.badalyan@gmail.com

Joanah Hötte Fittipaldi
joanahf@gmail.com

Alison Howard
dralisonhoward@gmail.com

April Rohr
aprilrohrlcsw@gmail.com

Jason Whipple
Jason.lee.whipple@gmail.com

 

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