Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy+
Psychoanalysis

A Community for Self+Relational Theory+Therapy

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ICP+P strives to be an anti-racist and inclusionary organization. We are highly motivated to understand and change the way systemic racism has impacted the mental health field, our organization and our personal and professional identities.

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What we do

EDUCATION

Self psychology and relational theory are the heart of our training, conferences, and study groups

MEMBERSHIP

Members form community by engaging in teaching, learning, and empathic relating

OUTREACH

Building and growing our community through programs and resources

REDUCED-FEE REFERRALS

Helping people find low-cost treatment from our members-in-training

NEWS+EVENTS

Dreams are the Royal Road to healing attachment ties and relational wounds ~ Sep 27, 2026

During the workshop, Dr. Ringel will utilize clinical material and live demonstrations to actively engage the audience, and to show how we may process and work with patients’ dreams, the range of perspectives from which to work with dreams, and how the process may unfold intersubjectively.

Short Course: Loss and Analytic Vulnerability ~ November 14th, 2026

Offering 2.0 CEs ~ In this course we will explore the effect of debilitating illness and early traumatic loss on the developing child and family

Training+
Education

CAPP COUPLES PSYCHOANALYTIC FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCES SHORT COURSES PROFESSIONAL PEER GROUPS

Welcome to our community

ICP+P is an organization that serves the needs of DC-area mental health practitioners who ground their work in self, relational, and other contemporary psychodynamic models.

At ICP+P, we purposefully create a culture of openness, authenticity and respect – one in which clinicians are able to develop trusting relationships with one another. In this climate members can learn effectively and receive guidance with their work from supportive colleagues. It is special to find a community that speaks your language and demonstrates warmth, operates at a high level of ambition and achievement, values scholarship and depth of learning, and practices empathy, attunement and helpfulness…