boston psychoanalytic society & institute

Creating an Analytic Process
(The 2020 Fall Academic Lecture) The development of an “analytic process” is considered central to the therapeutic action of psychoanalytic treatments. But what do we mean when we say an analytic process is occurring? And how do we facilitate its development? Click the banner for more information.
BPSI's Commitment to Anti-Racism
Our Anti-Racism pledge is a public commitment to acknowledge the history of race and racism as a shared problem that must be addressed by psychoanalysis, as a fundamental issue of human rights, and to give sustained attention to values, priorities, and efforts to achieve meaningful change.
BPSI Bulletin (Spring/Summer 2020)
A biannual publication featuring the writing of BPSI members. (Click on 'BPSI Bulletin' under the 'Who We Are' tab above to read previous editions.)
Featured Paper
"Lived Depth: A Phenomenology of Psychoanalytic Process and Identity", an article by this month's BPSI author, Jack Foehl. Click the banner to read an excerpt of the content.