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Psychoanalytic Education, Training, and Therapy

Opening new doors in understanding the underpinnings of emotional disorders while offering a unique and comprehensive approach to psychoanalytic technique.

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Education

Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies

TRAINING TO BE A PSYCHOANALYST

CMPS is a New York State Licensure Qualifying Institute. The Center's program in psychoanalysis has three training levels: Matriculation,  Certificate Candidacy, and Research Candidacy. We offer a range of education and training programs including a Masters of Arts in Psychoanalysis through the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis-New York (formerly the New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis).

Training and Education

Therapy

Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies

TALKING HELPS

The Consultation and Referral Service is the clinical division of CMPS. We offer affordable short- and long-term therapy for a wide range of life challenges including relationships, job stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, serious illness, and life transitions. We are an inclusive clinical setting where people of all life circumstances are welcome.

Consultation and Referral

CMPS & BGSP-NY Open Houses

Join us for an informational session about the programs of study offered at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies and the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis-New York, forrmerly the New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. [Click here for our Master's program webpage].

Fall 2026 

CMPS
Sat, Oct 31 11:00 AM

BGSP-NY
Sat, Oct 31 1:00 PM

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All Events

Events and
Public Courses

CMPS Annual Conference: Being-with Nothingness

Saturday, November 14, 2026  |  9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Analytic Oneness, And Modern Psychoanalysis

Keynote Speaker: Ofra Eshel, PsyD
Discussants: Aner Govrin, PhD and Dan Gilhooley, PsyaD

This will be a hybrid conference
(limited in-person seating and online via Zoom)

Conference Location:

Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, 16 West 10 th Street, New York City

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Systemic Re-Transmission of Trauma: Defending Against the Lost and Found (Online Presentation)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026  |  10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern)

2 CE Credits for Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, and Social Workers

This case presentation will discuss the ongoing societal intrusions that emotionally handicapped the interracial therapeutic relationship of the psychoanalyst and the patient. 

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Presenter: Felecia Powell-Williams

Psychoanalysis as a Form of Play: Considering Interpretation and Mourning in Relation to Play (Online Presentation)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2026 • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern)

2 CE Credits for Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, and Social Workers

Winnicott’s (1968) assertion that all psychoanalytic treatment is a highly specialized form of play implies that a central aspect of analytic work is helping patients to hold paradoxical realities. For example, experiencing the transference involves holding the analyst as real and unreal at the same time.

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Presenter: Steven H. Cooper