Palo Alto Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (PAPPTP)

TUITION AND FEES

For Two-Year Program and Post-Seminar Case Conference, tuition covers the following:

  • Seminars for the full academic year
  • Access to the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing (PEP) and EZ-Proxy online databases of books and articles
  • Community Membership at SFCP: Community Membership is an entry into a diverse and vibrant community of clinicians, scholars, and educators united by their common interest in psychoanalytic practice and thought. See https://www.sfcp.org/community-membership/ for details of benefits.
  • Access to the SFCP library’s extensive collection of psychoanalytic books and journals

Please note that for the Two-Year Program case consultation fees are in addition to tuition and are arranged individually between case consultant and student. Consultation fees range from $0 to $150 per session. 

Please also note that with few exceptions assigned readings are available from the online databases PEP Web or EZ-Proxy, access to which are included in tuition fees. Assigned readings which are not on PEP Web or EZ-Proxy will be available online for a small additional fee. Please also note that the CME/CE credits fee is separate from the tuition fee.

Tuition Refund Policy

Any courses / segments already attended would be charged as usual and any courses / segments that will not be attended will be handled as a pro-rated refund of the total tuition. Any course / segment in progress at the time of withdrawal will continue to be charged. There will be no refund of application, registration fees, and deposit. Once a quarter has started, the tuition for that quarter cannot be refunded. Only the remaining future tuition is eligible for a refund.

Upcoming Events

Wednesdays, January 7 to 28, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Becoming a Couple: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy
Dana Iscoff, MFT (instructor)
Thursdays, January 8 to February 12, 2026
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
CCSW mini-Module: THERAPEUTIC RELATEDNESS
Sandra Gaspar, LMFT (instructor)
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Scientific Meetings
PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOANALYSIS: TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE SELF
Megan Rundel, PhD (presenter); Ilene Philipson, PhD, PhD (moderator)
Thursdays, January 15 to May 21, 2026
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
Foundations of Psychodynamic Clinical Work in Community Mental Health Settings - Year 1
 Julia St. George, LCSW; Corey Datz-Greenberg, LCSW; and Beth Kita, LCSW, PhD (instructors)
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)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
A Passion For Ever More
Dominique Scarfone, MD (presenter); Adam Blum, PsyD (discussant)
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Child Colloquium Series
Film Screening and Discussion: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW (discussant)
Wednesdays, March 4 to 25, 2026
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Theory, and Trans Experience(s)
Loïc Pritchard, MFT (instructor)
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Scientific Meetings
ENDINGS IN ANALYSIS
Stephen Purcell, MD and Alice Jones, MD (presenters); Steven Goldberg, MD (interviewer)
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