About Us
Center for Psychoanalytic Studies offers comprehensive training in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Clinical graduates of the Studies in Psychoanalysis program at the Center qualify for Certification by the American Psychoanalytic Association.
Why Try Psychoanalysis?
Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy are especially suited to people who want to get to the root of long-term problems and patterns that continually crops up and get in the way of living a fulfilled life.
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Our Mission
The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies is dedicated to educating clinicians in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy and is committed to providing affordable mental health treatment to individuals in the wider community.
Studies in Psychoanalysis
Four-year comprehensive curriculum with three seminars per week (including psychoanalytic theories and techniques, and integrating contemporary, historical, and developmental perspectives).
Supervised clinical work in psychoanalysis.
Personal psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalytic students may also attend the child seminars on Friday mornings
All classes are currently held in person and on-line.
Studies in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Two-year comprehensive curriculum consisting of three seminars a week covering psychoanalytic theory and technique of psychotherapy. The seminars integrate contemporary, historical and developmental perspectives.
Supervised clinical work in psychoanalytic psychotherapy
All classes are currently held in person and on-line.
Studies in Psychoanalytic Thinking
For trainees interested in understanding the theoretical foundation of psychoanalysis but who do not wish to undertake clinical training
Four-year comprehensive curriculum with three seminars per week covering psychoanalytic theory and technique. Seminars integrate contemporary, historical and developmental perspectives.
All classes are currently held in person and on-line.
Studies in Child Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Thinking and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Three-year comprehensive curriculum covering child and adolescent psychoanalytic theory and technique of psychotherapy. The seminars integrate contemporary, historical and developmental perspectives. The course of study for working with children and their parents is divided into developmental stages: first year: infancy and early childhood, second: middle childhood, and third: adolescence. Weekly one hour and a half seminars for 10 weeks each for three semesters. The first two semesters are clinical curriculum and the third semester is a case conference.
Educational consultation clinical work for two child or adolescent cases with Child and Adolescent faculty members of the Center.
All classes are currently held on-line.
Training
The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies provides advanced training in understanding the complexities of our clients’ motivation and how that complexity keeps them from achieving a successful life. We also provide specific training in the management and use of transference. Our training provides a way of looking at clinical work that is relevant no matter the setting or the theoretical approach.
We welcome applicants from all mental health disciplines who hold a license to practice.
Admissions Open House presented by Sagman M. Kayatekin, MD
Topic: Working Psychoanalytically in Varied Settings
Tuesday, January 28, 2025- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Presenter: Sagman M. Kayatekin, MD
900 Lovett Boulevard, 1st Floor, Houston, TX 77006
Virtual attendance will be made available for those who can not attend in person. RSVP Required
Visiting Teachers for CFPS Faculty, Candidates and Trainees
FALL VISITING TEACHERS - AISHA ABBASI, MD
November 15, 2024 - Child Study Program & Candidate and Trainee Session - Aisha Abbasi, MD | Topic: Developing a Stable Internalized Home: Implications for Analytic Technique, Adult Development, and Geographic Relocations
November 15, 2025 - Faculty Retreat - Aisha Abbasi, MD | Topic: Developing a Stable Internalized Home: Implications for Analytic Technique, Adult Development, and Geographic Relocations
SPRING VISITING TEACHER - TBD
February 21, 2025 - Child Study Program - Speaker TBD
February 21, 2025 - Candidate and Trainee Session - Speaker TBD
February 22, 2025- Faculty Retreat - Speaker TBD
CFPS Alumni Group
Membership is open to graduates of CFPS psychoanalysis and psychotherapy training programs, current candidates and trainees, and faculty members. Other clinicians may attend Alumni Roundtable Discussion Series at a non-member rate.
Roundtable Discussion Series are presented by a CFPS faculty member, alumni or guest presenters. Sessions are scheduled 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM Central Time through video sessions only.
The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies will post psychoanalytic community events.
CFPS Referral Services - Greater Houston Area/Austin/San Antonio/Dallas
CFPS offers referrals for interested individuals (adults, adolescents and children) seeking psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The professionals to whom we refer are trained and licensed mental health professionals from all of the major mental health disciplines (psychiatry, psychology, social work, counseling, and nursing) who have completed, or are pursuing, advanced training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy at CFPS.
Persons seeking treatment will speak with a CFPS faculty member who will take into consideration the caller's presenting problems, financial circumstances, and any preferences (i.e., clinician's gender or practice location) in order to suggest an appropriate referral. This referral service does not monitor or otherwise participate in the treatment of patients.
Those interested in a referral, please click on this link to submit Referral Request. Some one will contact you as soon as possible.
For more information, email CFPS (info@cfps-tx.org) with name , telephone contact information or leave a confidential voice message at 713-524-0790.
You may also wish to visit the CFPS Faculty section of our website for a listing of members who are in practice.