Community Membership

Community Membership

Community Membership starts on July 1st and ends on June 30th of each year. Regardless of which membership fee category you pay, you receive full Community Membership benefits that develop your interests in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy and support you in building a network of colleagues and a professional home within the Center.

Benefits

  • NEW! 50% discount on registration and free CME/CE credits on most single-event programs
  • NEW! 10% discount on registration and $10 per CME/CE credits on most multi-date/multi-week programs
  • online access to online version of International Journal of Psychoanalysis (IJP), a $270 value, at a greatly reduced cost of $57 (opt-out option)
  • online access to EZ Proxy which provides access to recently published articles from selected online journals
  • opportunity to receive mentorship from a candidate or analyst for professional development
  • full privileges at the SFCP Library
  • inclusion in the printed SFCP Membership Directory*
  • inclusion in the online SFCP Membership Directory
  • subscription to monthly SFCP E-Newsletter
  • eligible to join SFCP All-Members listserv
  • invitation to attend and participate at the SFCP Annual Meeting

*One must join/renew their membership by July 31 in order to be listed in both of our printed and online Membership Roster.  Those who join/renew their membership on or after August 1 will be listed in our online roster only.

Community Membership Fee Categories

For Licensed and Unlicensed Professionals
$195 per year – INCLUDING $60 IJP subscription
$135 per year – if OPT-OUT of $60 IJP subscription
This membership fee category is for licensed and unlicensed professionals. Please note that membership dues are subject to change and typically increase 3% each year.

For Students, retired individuals, or those who work at least 51% time in community mental health
$90 per year – INCLUDING $60 IJP subscription
$30 per year – if OPT-OUT of $60 IJP subscription
This membership fee category is reserved for students or those who work at least 51% time in community mental health. Verification of student ID or community agency employment is required upon application submission.

Automatic Renewals

Starting July 1, when you renew your membership online, you will have the option to save your credit card information in our processing system so your membership automatically renews on July 1st of each year. Alternatively, SFCP will mail or email an invoice to you in June of each year. 

Important:  The tuition of SF-PPTP, PAPPTP and CAPPTP includes the Community Membership.  If you will be joining these training programs, please do not sign up for the Community Membership.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, January 24, 2026
The James Grotstein Memorial Lectures in Comparative Psychoanlaysis
Part 1: Deconstructing Thomas Ogden’s Model of Intersubjectivity
Joseph Aguayo, PhD (presenter)
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)
Wednesdays, February 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Exploring the Unconscious – An Introduction to Jungian Dreamwork
Betty Tharpe, MFT (instructor)
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)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
A Passion For Ever More
Dominique Scarfone, MD (presenter); Adam Blum, PsyD (discussant)
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Special Programs
SFCP TOWN HALL MEETING
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Engage in conversation about proposed revisions to the Bylaws!
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.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Film Screening and Discussion: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW (discussant)
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Visiting Professor Weekend
An Introduction to Rudi Vermote, MD, PhD
Peter Goldberg, PhD; and Kristin Fiorella, PsyD, MFT (presenters)
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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