Community Outreach

LAISPS is committed to providing psychoanalytic education to the mental health community through the following programs:

• The Extension Division features topical seminars in psychoanalytic theory, technique, and applied psychoanalysis.
• LAISPS Referral Service offers low-fee psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to individuals in the community. For Further Information Call (310) 440-0333
• Professionals Affiliated with LAISPS (PALS) offers psychotherapists and other interested professionals a chance to learn more about psychoanalysis in an informal setting. Typically, members of PALS groups meet monthly with two LAISPS analysts who facilitate discussions of theoretical and clinical topics from a psychoanalytic perspective. Members of PALS, through their formal affiliation with LAISPS, participate in special events and activities.

One of LAISPS' distinguishing characteristics is its commitment to bringing psychoanalytic understanding to underserved groups within our community.

• The Ernest S. Lawrence Trauma Center represents this commitment to community outreach. The Center's projects are run by volunteer licensed clinicians who provide free psychoanalytically-informed psychological services to "at-risk" populations as well as educational presentations to the community.