EVENTS

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THE HUNGRY SELF: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO BINGE EATING DISORDER
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026         
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM DST ON ZOOM
PRESENTER: KARI OLSON, Ph.D., LCSW

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most recently recognized eating disorder, becoming a diagnosis in the DSM in 2013.  It is also the most common eating disorder. Psychoanalytic theorists have relatively recently begun to focus attention on BED, linking it to early trauma and attachment issues, dissociated self-states, and alexithymia. Concepts including “the hungry self”, “body-states” and “not-body/not-self” have arisen to help define the phenomenological experiences of BED, as well as effective treatment approaches. This workshop will consider the psychoanalytic theories that explore the developmental origins of binge eating disorder that link it to childhood experiences, as well as societal ideals of body image. Resulting symptoms of binge eating and accompanying dissociation, including the dire need to suppress and avoid difficult emotions and bodily sensations, will also be reviewed through examples from clinical cases. Treatment approaches that emphasize the therapist’s need to tune into, not only patients’ unique histories and different self- and body states that emerge, but also our own emergent self- and body-states in and out of the therapeutic setting, will be explored.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
1) define and recognize the common underlying self-structure and defensive mechanisms and how they are related to the symptoms of patients with Binge Eating Disorder.
2) identify how insecure attachment and trauma histories can lead to Binge Eating Disorder.
3) learn therapeutic approaches to patients with BED from a relational/interpersonal perspective.

PRESENTER: KARI OLSON, Ph.D., LCSW Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Certificate in Eye Movement Sensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), EMDR Institute, Inc. Supervisor: Metropolitan Center for Mental Health. Member: Metropolitan Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists. 

LOCATION: ONLINE THROUGH ZOOM

FEE: $60 or $40 for students (with proof of student status)
NO FEE FOR MCMH STAFF THERAPISTS

 Registration deadline: April 30, 2026

The New York State Education Department has approved this online workshop for 2 contact hours (CEUs) for LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, LPs, LMFTs and Licensed Psychologists. A certificate will be emailed to those who sign in at the beginning of the session, stay until the end of the session, complete an emailed evaluation. The evaluation form will be emailed to you within a week of the event and usually much more quickly. Full session must be attended to be eligible for CEUs/Contact hours.

OPEN HOUSE & CLINICAL PRESENTATION

OPEN TO THOSE CONSIDERING POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

LOOKING FOR A THERAPEUTIC WINDOW: NAVIGATING COUNTERTRANSFERENCE AND SEARCHING FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHILE WORKING WITH A NARCISSISTICALLY DISTURBED PATIENT
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026   
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
RESENTER: MICHAEL AMBROSINO, LMSW

This presentation details the treatment of a 59-year-old male whose clinical presentation was defined by a striking contrast: a disarmingly affable personality underpinned by an inexplicable sense of intimidation. The patient sought treatment after being fired from his job, hoping to obtain stability until his retirement. The presenter will explore the profound countertransference of feeling confused, intimidated, and unable to think or speak. The presentation will also highlight the ways in which the therapist searched for windows of opportunity to create depth and meaning in a patient who felt he desperately lacked it.

PRESENTER: MICHAEL AMBROSINO, LMSW Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adult Program.

LOCATION:  ONLINE VIA ZOOM - Zoom instructions and meeting link will be emailed to participants prior to the event.

RSVP:  There is no fee but you must reserve in advance. For reservations: please email info@mitpp.org.

Training opportunities, including flexible scheduling and financial options to fit individual needs, will be described following the presentation.

MITPP, originally established in 1962 to train MCMH clinicians and chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers three certificate programs: a three-year program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adults, a two-year program in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, and a program leading to the New York State license in Psychoanalysis. Social Workers may qualify for the LCSW through their training at MITPP. Matriculants see patients at the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, which is licensed by the Office of Mental Health. Truly affordable training: Low tuition of $1,400 per semester includes both individual and group supervision and up to three courses. Courses are also offered on a non-matriculated basis and, upon matriculation, are applied toward a certificate. Candidates begin seeing patients as soon as they are processed. MITPP’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion across race, age, gender identity, physical ability, ethnicity and experience has been a priority since its inception.

 MITPP CANDIDATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CONTACT HOURS FOR
CONTINUING EDUCATION IN MITPP COURSES.

 Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2026 semester.

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REGISTRATION FORM

PAYMENT OPTIONS

• Zelle – Debit Card or Bank Account
  You may use Zelle through your bank or download the Zelle app and follow the instructions.  Zelle will not accept credit cards. Payment should be made to: info@mitpp.org.

• Chase QuickPay with Zelle – Access through the Chase app.

• PayPal - Please add $5.00 to your total to cover PayPal fees for payments up to $75. For payments above $75, contact MITPP for fee information. PayPal payments should be made to info@mitpp.org.
  
  If you are unable to pay electronically and would like to send a check, please contact MITPP.

  For questions about payment, please email info@mitpp.org

Refund Policy

If you find you are unable to attend an event for any reason, you must notify MITPP by email at least 48 hours prior to the time the course/workshop begins in order to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued after that time.