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Upcoming Events

3-21-26 (Saturday, 10am – 4:30pm ET): “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream”: Sleep and Sleepiness in Psychoanalytic Sessions — Insight, Drama, and Dissociation (ORI 2026 Annual Conference) - Object Relations Institute
3-21-26 (Saturday, 10am – 4:30pm ET): “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream”: Sleep and Sleepiness in Psychoanalytic Sessions — Insight, Drama, and Dissociation (ORI 2026 Annual Conference) - Object Relations Institute

Courses in Progress

2-4-26 – 3-25-26: Defense Mechanisms in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications and Object Relations (8-week virtual live course with Dr. Jerome Blackman): All Registrants Receive Recordings
2-4-26 – 3-25-26: Defense Mechanisms in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications and Object Relations (8-week virtual live course with Dr. Jerome Blackman): All Registrants Receive Recordings
1-21-26 - 3-25-26: Dream Appreciation and Interpretation: Montague Ullman’s Visionary Method (with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin) - Object Relations Institute
1-21-26 - 3-25-26: Dream Appreciation and Interpretation: Montague Ullman’s Visionary Method (with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin) - Object Relations Institute
01-15-26 – 03-19-26: “Analyst as Instrument” Group Supervision Course (with Susan Kavaler-Adler, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA, DLitt) Thursdays, 7:15pm – 8:30pm
01-15-26 – 03-19-26: “Analyst as Instrument” Group Supervision Course (with Susan Kavaler-Adler, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA, DLitt) Thursdays, 7:15pm – 8:30pm
1-15-26 – 3-19-26: Self-Integration Through Mourning vs. Melancholic Psychic & Somatic Retreats: Object Relations Perspectives (with Dr. Susan Kavaler-Adler) Thursdays, 8:40 – 9:55 pm ET
1-15-26 – 3-19-26: Self-Integration Through Mourning vs. Melancholic Psychic & Somatic Retreats: Object Relations Perspectives (with Dr. Susan Kavaler-Adler) Thursdays, 8:40 – 9:55 pm ET

Our Colleagues Events

February 28, 2026 (11am-1pm EST): Psychobiography Reading Group Dedicated to Harry Guntrip. - Psychohistory Forum
February 28, 2026 (11am-1pm EST): Psychobiography Reading Group Dedicated to Harry Guntrip. - Psychohistory Forum
March 7, 2026 (11am – 1pm EST): Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony. The Awardees are: James W. Anderson, Paul H. Elovitz, Joseph G. Ponterotto, and Charles B. Strozier. - Psychohistory Forum
March 7, 2026 (11am – 1pm EST): Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony. The Awardees are: James W. Anderson, Paul H. Elovitz, Joseph G. Ponterotto, and Charles B. Strozier. - Psychohistory Forum
5-29-26 - 5-31-26: IPhA’s 2026 Annual Conference: Breaking the Cycles of Violence: Psychohistorical Perspectives on Individual and Collective Healing
5-29-26 - 5-31-26: IPhA’s 2026 Annual Conference: Breaking the Cycles of Violence: Psychohistorical Perspectives on Individual and Collective Healing

Calls For Papers

Ongoing: Call for Papers - Psychobiography
Ongoing: Call for Papers - Psychobiography
Due 2.28.2026: Honoring and Remembering Robert Jay Lifton (1926–2025)
Due 2.28.2026: Honoring and Remembering Robert Jay Lifton (1926–2025)
Due 2.28.26: Reflections on Grandparenthood: Meanings, Joys, and Sorrows
Due 2.28.26: Reflections on Grandparenthood: Meanings, Joys, and Sorrows
Due 4.1.26: Integrating Psychoanalytic Concepts into Modern Psychohistorical & Psychobiographical Scholarship
Due 4.1.26: Integrating Psychoanalytic Concepts into Modern Psychohistorical & Psychobiographical Scholarship
Due 5.1. Reflections on How Psychoanalysis & Other Depth Therapies Changed Your Life
Due 5.1. Reflections on How Psychoanalysis & Other Depth Therapies Changed Your Life
Due 9.1. AI and Digital Media: Intimacy, Identity, and the Future of Human Relationships - Psychohistory Forum

Past Events

2-22-26 (12-4pm EST): The Power of First Love – A Didactic–Experiential Workshop with Guided Meditative Visualization
2-22-26 (12-4pm EST): The Power of First Love – A Didactic–Experiential Workshop with Guided Meditative Visualization
1-18-26: A Fairbairnian Inner World and Early Chronic Emotional Trauma (virtual live seminar with Dr. David P. Celani)
1-18-26: A Fairbairnian Inner World and Early Chronic Emotional Trauma (virtual live seminar with Dr. David P. Celani)
2-7-26: Robert Jay Lifton: Celebration of His Life and Evaluation of His Legacy. (12-3pm ET)
2-7-26: Robert Jay Lifton: Celebration of His Life and Evaluation of His Legacy. (12-3pm ET)
1-10-26: Psychobiography Reading Group dedicated to Ronald Fairbairn. (11am – 1pm EDT)
1-10-26: Psychobiography Reading Group dedicated to Ronald Fairbairn. (11am – 1pm EDT)
1-4-26: Winter 2026 ORI Open House with a Lecture on Love Addiction, An Object Relations View
1-4-26: Winter 2026 ORI Open House with a Lecture on Love Addiction, An Object Relations View
10-9-25 – 12-18-25: Psychotherapy Case Studies: Deepening Clinical Wisdom - 12.5 CEs
10-9-25 – 12-18-25: Psychotherapy Case Studies: Deepening Clinical Wisdom - 12.5 CEs
10-9-25 – 12-18-25: “Analyst as Instrument” Group Supervision Course (with Susan Kavaler-Adler, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA, DLitt)
10-9-25 – 12-18-25: “Analyst as Instrument” Group Supervision Course (with Susan Kavaler-Adler, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA, DLitt)
10-9-25 – 12-18-25: Introduction to the Object Relations Clinical Theory and Its Clinical Experiential Applications 2025 - 12.5 CEs
10-9-25 – 12-18-25: Introduction to the Object Relations Clinical Theory and Its Clinical Experiential Applications 2025 - 12.5 CEs
11-5-25 - 12-10-25: Dream Appreciation and Interpretation: Montague Ullman’s Visionary Method 5-week Experiential Course with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin - Object Relations Institute
11-5-25 - 12-10-25: Dream Appreciation and Interpretation: Montague Ullman’s Visionary Method 5-week Experiential Course with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin - Object Relations Institute
12-14-25: Meditative Psychoanalysis - The Marriage of Mindfulness, Meaning, and Intimacy Interactive Seminar with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin
12-14-25: Meditative Psychoanalysis - The Marriage of Mindfulness, Meaning, and Intimacy Interactive Seminar with Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin
11-21-25 (Friday, 12-2pm EDT): The Intuitive Brain: A Psychoneurobiological Exploration of Interoception, Mindfulness, and Psychosomatics (Grand Round event with Inna Rozentsvit, M.D., PhD) - 2 CEs
11-21-25 (Friday, 12-2pm EDT): The Intuitive Brain: A Psychoneurobiological Exploration of Interoception, Mindfulness, and Psychosomatics (Grand Round event with Inna Rozentsvit, M.D., PhD) - 2 CEs
11-16-25 & 12-7-25 ADHD, Borderline Personality, PTSD, & Dissociation: A Neurobiological, Psychoanalytic, & Lived-Experience Lens From Diagnostic Labels to Brain-Mind-Body Processes - Object Relations Institute
11-16-25 & 12-7-25 ADHD, Borderline Personality, PTSD, & Dissociation: A Neurobiological, Psychoanalytic, & Lived-Experience Lens From Diagnostic Labels to Brain-Mind-Body Processes - Object Relations Institute
10.5.25: Post-Traumatic Growth: Becoming an Expert Companion in Healing Through Struggle Seminar with Dr. Victoria Grinman (5CEs)
10.5.25: Post-Traumatic Growth: Becoming an Expert Companion in Healing Through Struggle Seminar with Dr. Victoria Grinman (5CEs)
9.27.25: The Political is Personal: Benevolence and Sadism are Learned at Home - Psychohistory Forum Work-In-Progress Meeting
9.27.25: The Political is Personal: Benevolence and Sadism are Learned at Home - Psychohistory Forum Work-In-Progress Meeting
9.20.25: Understanding and Treating Personality Disorders with Fairbairn’s Object Relations Model - With David P. Celani (6CEs)
9.20.25: Understanding and Treating Personality Disorders with Fairbairn’s Object Relations Model - With David P. Celani (6CEs)
9.13.25: Trauma Treatment in Crisis: Clinical Approaches Following October 7th - Interactive lecture with Aner Govrin, PhD (2CEs)
9.13.25: Trauma Treatment in Crisis: Clinical Approaches Following October 7th - Interactive lecture with Aner Govrin, PhD (2CEs)
9.4.25–9.25.25: James F. Masterson’s Approach to Modern Psychoanalytic Praxis: A Contemporary Introduction (10CEs)
9.4.25–9.25.25: James F. Masterson’s Approach to Modern Psychoanalytic Praxis: A Contemporary Introduction (10CEs)
8.23.25: Psychobiography Reading Group - Oliver Sacks: Childhood, Neuroscience, and the Poetics of the Mind
8.23.25: Psychobiography Reading Group - Oliver Sacks: Childhood, Neuroscience, and the Poetics of the Mind
8.10.25: Book Celebration - Jeffrey B. Rubin’s Psychotherapy Case Studies: Escaping the Prison You Didn't Know You Were In - Mind Mend Media
8.10.25: Book Celebration - Jeffrey B. Rubin’s Psychotherapy Case Studies: Escaping the Prison You Didn't Know You Were In - Mind Mend Media
8.8.25: The Spiritual Brain: A Functional PsychoNeuroBiological Exploration of Transcendence and Healing
7.27.25-8.3.25: The Adaptable Brain: Leveraging ADHD’s Neurobiological, Psychoanalytic, and Personal Vicissitudes - Object Relations Institute
7.27.25-8.3.25: The Adaptable Brain: Leveraging ADHD’s Neurobiological, Psychoanalytic, and Personal Vicissitudes - Object Relations Institute
7.10.25-8.7.25: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Dream Work: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Monte Ullman
7.10.25-8.7.25: Foundations of Psychoanalytic Dream Work: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Monte Ullman

Additional Resources

Mastery of the Mind: Exploring Neuroplasticity, Neurodiversity, and the Art of Self-Directed Cognitive Development w/ Dr. Inna Rozentsvit - The Apex Podcast
Mastery of the Mind: Exploring Neuroplasticity, Neurodiversity, and the Art of Self-Directed Cognitive Development w/ Dr. Inna Rozentsvit - The Apex Podcast
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