EVENTS
MITPP is approved by the New York State Education Department as a provider of continuing education for LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, LPs and Licensed Psychologists. Contact hours/CE credits are granted to participants who attend the full program and complete an evaluation. Partial credits cannot be offered. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking contact hours/CE credits to comply with these requirements.
All events are Eastern Standard Time (EDT).
IN-PERSON MINI-COURSE – APPROVED FOR 6 CEUs
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
PRESENTER: ASHER KAHN, Ph.D.
What is countertransference? Is it the analyst’s unconscious response to the patient’s transference? Is it all the feelings the analyst has towards the patient? Is it just problematic? Is it always, never or sometimes useful, or all of the above? The purpose of this 4-session course is to become more familiar with countertransference, its definitions and how it is managed clinically.
Each meeting will consist of several parts. First, we will review a reading by Freud, Racker, Ferenczi, Winnicott or Bach. Second, we will have a brief clinical presentation: Each student, and the instructor, will have the opportunity to present a problematic or non-problematic countertransference-related vignette for us to discuss. And finally, we will review our days’ work.
I am very much looking forward to engaging with you on this complicated topic.
This mini-course is limited to a small group.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
1) understand countertransference.
2) learn how to use countertransference.
3) understand the difficulties of countertransference.
PRESENTER: ASHER KAHN, Ph.D. Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, NYU Postdoctoral Program. Faculty and Supervisor: Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adult Program and Child and Adolescent Program. Supervisor: City University of New York.
LOCATION: 470 West End Avenue (West 83rd Street), Manhattan
FEE: $200 or $175 for students (with proof of student status)
Registration deadline: October 5, 2025
The New York State Education Department has approved this online workshop for 6 contact hours (CEUs) for LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, LPs 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.
PATIENTS' SECRETS, ANALYSTS’ SECRETS: THEIR ROLE IN THE ANALYTIC PROCESS
PRESENTER: THEODORE J. JACOBS, MD
NOTE DATE CHANGE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT ON ZOOM
In this talk, Dr. Jacobs will discuss the role of secrets in analysis and psychotherapy. By means of several clinical examples involving secrets kept by patients and analysts, he will illustrate the impact that secrets can have on the analytic process.
Secrets that go undetected, or that are avoided by one or both participants, can have a profound effect on the course and outcome of treatment.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1) understand the role that secrets kept by patient and analyst play in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
2) identify and discuss the various defenses and resistances utilized by patients and analysts to avoid exposure of their secrets.
3) identify and discuss the collusions between patients and analysts that not infrequently develop to avoid exposure of their secrets.
PRESENTER: THEODORE J. JACOBS, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry: The Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Training and Supervising Analyst: The New York Psychoanalytic Institute; The Institute for Psychoanalytic Education. Author: The Use of the Self: Countertransference and Communication in the Analytic Situation, The Possible Profession: The Analytic Process and The Process of Change, and co-author of On Beginning an Analysis (with Arnold Rothstein), as well as novels, The Year of Durocher and The Way it Ends. Dr. Jacobs has written numerous psychoanalytic papers and has published short fiction in Harpers Magazine, Humor from Harpers, Mutiny Magazine, and Martha Foley's Best Short Stories of the Year.
LOCATION: ONLINE THROUGH ZOOM
FEE: $60 or $40 for students (with proof of student status)
NO FEE FOR MCMH STAFF THERAPISTS
Zoom instructions and meeting link will be emailed to participants prior to the workshop.
Registration deadline: October 23, 2025
The New York State Education Department has approved this online workshop for 2 contact hours (CEUs) for LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, LPs 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
YOU’RE THE BEST! I DON’T NEED YOU!
NAVIGATING NARCISSISTIC IDEALIZATION AND DEVALUATION AS A NEW THERAPIST
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
PRESENTER: BRYAN LEACH, LCSW
This clinical presentation describes a four-year treatment with a woman in her late 50s who sought out therapy to address feelings of depression and anxiety related to multiple, concurrent major life transitions. A key feature of the treatment was the intersection of the patient’s narcissistic defenses and my insecurities as a new therapist, which created periods of false peace, facilitated enactments that threatened the treatment, and undermined my confidence as a clinician. This presentation will focus on observable phenomena in the consultation room that may be indicative of a patient's narcissistic organization, as well as on how to work with such patients while simultaneously seeking to establish a stable sense of “professional self” as a new therapist.
PRESENTER: BRYAN LEACH, LCSW 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 CANDIDATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CONTACT HOURS FOR
CONTINUING EDUCATION IN MITPP COURSES.
Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2025 semester.
MITPP Candidates In-Person Wine and Cheese Reception
Sunday, October 5, 2025 from 3-5 PM.
E.23rd Street, Manhattan location.
Details provided upon registration.
There is no fee for this event.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Ethical Issues in Psychoanalytic Practice
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Presenter: Elena Mancini, Ph.D., LP
This three-hour course is required by NYSED to meet the requirement for the LP license in NYS.
Details TBA.
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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.
