Training & Education Programs

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
of Adults, Children & Adolescents

Overview

NYU Psychoanalytic Institute is pleased to offer two post-graduate educational programs, the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Adults and the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Children & Adolescents. These two-year courses of study are designed for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and other qualified professionals interested in enhancing their skills in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Our aim is to deepen the clinician's understanding of the patient's emotional life, particularly as it is experienced in the therapeutic relationship.

For most mental health professions, graduate training experience does not fully prepare one to be a skilled, knowledgeable and confident therapist. While we continue to learn from our patients throughout our professional lives, we believe that advanced formal training is crucial to our efforts to provide the highest level of clinical competence.

The core of these programs is a series of seminars, taught by faculty members of the Adult and the Child & Adolescent Analysis Sections of NYU Psychoanalytic Institute. The instructors are highly trained analysts with extensive clinical and professional experience, members of the faculty of NYU School of Medicine. The courses examine the conceptual underpinnings of psychoanalytic theory and technique as applied to the psychodynamic psychotherapy of adults, children and adolescents.

In addition to academic study, training is enriched by ongoing case conferences and clinical psychotherapy supervision provided by Institute faculty. The patients are drawn from the clinical practices of the students. Candidates also need to be currently undergoing (or have already undergone) their own personal psychodynamic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.

Successful completion of the program leads to a certificate from the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training Program of NYU Psychoanalytic Institute.

Why Study Psychotherapy at NYU Psychoanalytic Institute?
The psychotherapy training program at the NYU Psychoanalytic Institute is enriched by teachers and supervisors from the Institute who have undergone rigorous training in psychoanalytic theory, principles and practice. Candidates benefit not only from their teachers' and supervisors' extensive backgrounds in psychoanalysis, but also from a program which is patterned after the Institute's highly effective psychoanalytic training program.

NYU Psychoanalytic Institute offers the special advantage of being affiliated with one of the country's foremost medical schools, NYU School of Medicine. Candidates in the Psychotherapy Program benefit from access to the Medical Center Library and free subscriptions to the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing database (P-E-P), the Institute's psychoanalytic library, and other resources of the Medical Center.

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Eligibility

The psychodynamic psychotherapy training programs are post-graduate programs for individuals who have earned their graduate degrees in psychiatry, psychology, social work, or psychiatric nursing; who are licensed and professionally insured; and who are practicing psychotherapy with adults or children. If you are currently in psychiatric residency or in a child psychiatry fellowship, you may be eligible to begin training.

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Cost in Time and Money

Course work
The program consists of two years of classes, which are offered on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., from mid-September to early June. Classes are grouped in trimesters, each 10 weeks long. Class evenings are divided into two 70-minute seminars. Most courses involve assigned reading.

Supervision
Each candidate schedules one hour per week of supervision with an Institute faculty member in the first year, and two per week in the second, at a cost of $50 per session, payable to the supervisor. The supervisory process is intended to focus intensively on the ongoing treatment of suitable cases. Candidates write brief annual case reports, which are discussed with their supervisor.

Personal Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Personal experience in therapy enhances the educational process and clinical work. Your own personal psychodynamic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis is required, although it may have been completed prior to training. If desired, a list of available NYUPIr faculty can be obtained from the Institute.

Tuition & Fees
Annual tuition is $2,250, payable in installments.Fees for supervision, $50 per session, are paid directly to the supervisor. Reduction of fees for both psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, and for additional supervision, may be requested.

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Application Procedure

The application process consists of submitting the application form (available here), satisfactory letters of reference, and an interview with a faculty member of the the Admissions Committee. A $100 nonrefundable application fee must be submitted with your application. Applications are accepted on a rolling admissions basis, but should be in by June 15. Early application is encouraged.

Download an application

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Curriculum Overview and Course Descriptions

The course of post-graduate study in the psychodynamic psychotherapy of adults, children and adolescents explores a wide variety of psychopathologic syndromes. Issues of conflict and deficits in mental function which are a consequence of biological and developmental determinants are also explored. The technique courses in particular address the ways in which psychodynamic psychotherapy can affect and modify pathologic outcomes of development. Group discussion of individual case material presented by seminar participants and instructors makes up a significant component of the learning. The clinical seminars approach the various phases of treatment - opening, working through and termination - as case material becomes available.

For the curriculum overview and Course Description, click here.

We welcome your inquiries and questions about our programs. Further information may be obtained by e-mailing the Program Co-Chairs:

Adult

Seth Eichler, M.D.
SeichlerMD@aol.com

Milagros Pico, M.D.
MPICONMD@aol.com

Child & Adolescent

Monica Michell, M.D.
monicamichell@yahoo.com