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Welcome to The Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies

Welcome to The Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies

LAISPS was established in 1970 as the first fully interdisciplinary psychoanalytic training program in Los Angeles to include a variety of mental health clinicians such as marriage and family therapists, social workers, and psychologists as well as physicians.

The Institute is committed to excellence in the training and education of psychoanalysts.

We invite your interest and participation.


LAISPS is dedicated to psychoanalytic independence, which we define as an open-minded, discerning attitude toward the rich diversity of psychoanalytic theory and practice. We highly value contemporary orientations and believe that in order to understand them in depth, a strong foundation in Freud's seminal work is necessary. We are committed to the task of helping candidates forge their unique psychoanalytic identities.
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Our Training Programs
In the tripartite model, candidates experience a personal training analysis, conduct three supervised psychoanalytic cases, and participate in an intensive four-year academic program of coursework. Our training analysts, who represent the full range of psychoanalytic perspectives, provide candidates with an in-depth experience of psychoanalytic knowledge while simultaneously respecting their intellectual autonomy.

We begin with classical psychoanalysis and nine months of infant observation, and continue with ego psychology, Kleinian theory, object relations, self psychology, intersubjectivity and relational theory.

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Psy.D. in Psychoanalysis
Ph.D. in Psychoanalysis
Research Psychoanalyst
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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