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) is a community outreach program that offers   psychotherapists and other interested professionals an opportunity to learn more about psychoanalysis in an informal setting. Typically, members of PALS groups meet monthly with one or two LAISPS analysts who facilitate discussions of theoretical and clinical topics from a psychoanalytic perspective.

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.