Palo Alto Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (PAPPTP)

About PAPPTP
Two-Year Program
PAPPTP Fellowship Year
Post-Seminar Case Conference
Tuition and Fees
How to Apply
PAPPTP Manual
The PAPPTP Team
Questions and Contact Information

THE PAPPTP TEAM

Program Co-Chairs: Neil Brast, Catherine Phillips      

Admissions Coordinator: Neil Brast

Faculty & Curriculum Team: Celeste Birkhofer, Neil Brast, Emily Horowitz, Anne Ingham, Jana Kahn, Beate Klein, Ryan Pate, Catherine Phillips, Stephen Richmond, Tina St. Lorant, and a student representative.

Recruitment Team: Hila Maoz-Mezer, Catherine Phillips

Student Development & Case Consultation Team: Celeste Birkhofer, Jana Kahn, Ann Martini, Tina St. Lorant, Hila Maoz-Mezer, Emily Horowitz

Information-Infrastructure Team: Neil Brast,  Emily Horowitz, Ryan Pate,

Special Projects: Richard Almond, Sharon Levin, Maureen Ruffell, Michael Smith, Dena Sorbo

Upcoming Events

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Specialized Parent Work: a Critical Element to Supporting the Health of Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Exploring Youth
Melissa Holub, PhD (presenter); Michelle Jurkiewicz, PsyD (case presenter)
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Wednesdays, February 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Exploring the Unconscious – An Introduction to Jungian Dreamwork
Betty Tharpe, MFT (instructor)
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
Social Work Now: Ethical Dilemmas
Kyle Ahlers, LSW, ASW; Rachel Gray, LCSW; Bridget Leach, LCSW; and Jerika Norona, PhD (panelists)
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
A Passion For Ever More
Dominique Scarfone, MD (presenter); Adam Blum, PsyD (discussant)
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
Special Programs
SFCP TOWN HALL MEETING
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Engage in conversation about proposed revisions to the Bylaws!
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Psychoanalytic Education Division
Psychoanalytic Training Informational Evening
Please join SFCP Faculty and Candidates for Dinner, Drinks, and a Discussion of Psychoanalytic Training at SFCP.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Film Screening and Discussion: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW (discussant)
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Visiting Professor Weekend
An Introduction to Rudi Vermote, MD, PhD
Peter Goldberg, PhD; and Kristin Fiorella, PsyD, MFT (presenters)
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Saturday, February 28, 2026
The James Grotstein Memorial Lectures in Comparative Psychoanlaysis
Part 2: Antonio Ferro’s Field Theory
Catherine Mallouh, MD (presenter)
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Wednesdays, March 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Theory, and Trans Experience(s)
Loïc Pritchard, MFT (instructor)
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Saturday, March 7, 2026
Scientific Meetings
ENDINGS IN ANALYSIS: THERE IS NO “USUAL” WAY
Stephen Purcell, MD and Alice Jones, MD (presenters); Steven Goldberg, MD (interviewer)
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Education Division
San Francisco Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (SF-PPTP) Informational Open House
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Saturday, March 14, 2026
Visiting Professor Weekend
A Day With Rudi Vermote, MD, PhD
Rudi Vermote, MD, PhD (presenter)
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