SFCP Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program

ADULT AND CHILD PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION DIVISION COMMITTEE (contact info)

Beth Steinberg, PhD (she/her), Chair
William Glover, PhD (he/him), Vice Chair
Leora Benioff, PhD (she/her), Dean
Catherine Mallouh, MD (she/her), Secretary

Admissions Committee: Dena Sorbo, LCSW (she/her) & Maureen Ruffell, MD (she/her), Co-Chairs
Advisor / Mentorship Committee: Suzanne Klein, PhD (she/her)
Candidate Representratives: Juliette Kelley, LCSW (she/her), Douglas Slakey, PhD (he/him)
Committee on Child Analysis: Marsha Silverstein, PhD (she/her)
Committee on Psychoanalysis Across the Disciplines (CPAD): Naomi Janowitz, PhD (she/her)
Curriculum Committee: Maria Longuemare, MD, PhD, Chair
Adam Goldyen, MD (he/him), Associate Chair
Outreach for Psychoanalytic Training: Adam Goldyne, MD (he/him)
Progression and Graduation: Karen Johnson, MD (she/her)
Supervising Analyst Committee: Holly Gordon, DMH (she/her)
Training Analyst Chair: Michael B. Donner, PhD (he/him)
Visiting Professor Committee: Vacant

 

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE (contact info)

Maureen Smith Ruffell, MD (she/her) and Dena Sorbo, LCSW (she/her), Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Biggart, PhD (she/her)
Paul Brinich, PhD (he/him)
Kristen Callahan, MFT (she/her)
Robin Deutsch, PhD (she/her)
Genie Dvorak, PsyD (she/her)
R. Robert Eskuchen, Jr., MD (he/him)
Katherine Fraser, DMH (she/her)
Steven Goldberg, MD (he/him)

 

ADVISOR / MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE (contact info)

Suzanne Klein, PhD (she/her), Chair

 

CANDIDATE REPRESENTATIVE (contact info)

Juliette Kelley, LCSW (she/her) & Douglas Slakey, PhD (he/him)

 

COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOANALYSIS ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES (CPAD) (contact info)

Naomi Janowitz, PhD (she/her), Chair

 

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (contact info)

Maria Longuemare, MD (she/her), Chair
Adam Goldyne, MD (he/him), Associate Chair

Liaison to Child Analytic Group: Catherine Phillips, LCSW (she/her)
Electives: TBA
Faculty: Amy Glick, LCSW (she/her) & Beth Steinberg, PhD (she/her)

 

Candidate Representatives:
1st Year: Jenessa Radocchio, LCSW (she/her)
2nd Year: Jennie Merovick, LCSW (she/her)
3rd Year: Juliette Kelley, LCSW (she/her)
4th Year: TBA
Post-Seminar: TBA

 

PROGRESSION AND GRADUATION COMMITTEE (contact info)

Karen Johnson, MD (she/her), Chair
Leora Benioff, PhD (she/her), Dean
Eric Glassgold, MD (he/him)
Michael Donner, PhD (he/him)
Klaus Poppensieker, Dr. med. (he/him)
Walt Beckman, PhD (he/him)
R. Robert Eskuchen, Jr., MD (he/him)
Jonathan Shedler, PhD (he/him)
Wendy Stern, DMH (she/her) advisor)

 

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYTIC COMMITTEE (contact info)

Phyllis Cath, MD (she/her) & Marsha Silverstein, PhD (she/her), Co-Chairs
Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Education Committee:
Phyllis Cath, MD (she/her)
Christina Lapides, LCSW (she/her)
Catherine Phillips, LCSW (she/her) (Representative to Curriculum Committee)
Marsha Silverstein, PhD (she/her) (Representative to the Adult PED)

Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Program Committee:
Phyllis Cath, MD (she/her)
Maureen Katz, MD (she/her)
Christina Lapides, LCSW (she/her)
Era Loewenstein, PhD (she/her)
Ann Martini, LCSW (she/her) (advisory)
Louis Roussel, PhD (she/her) (advisory)
Marsha Silverstein, PhD (she/her)

 

OUTREACH FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING (contact info)

Adam Goldyne, MD (he/him), Chair

 

SUPERVISION ANALYST COMMITTEE (contact info)

Holly Gordon, DMH (she/her), Chair
Kirsten Beuthin, LMFT (she/her)
Karen Johnson, MD (she/her)
Ilene Philipson, PhD, PsyD (she/her)
Beth Steinberg, PhD (she/her) (ex-officio)
Leora Benioff, PhD (she/her) (ex-officio)
Michael Donner, PhD (he/him) (ex-officio)

 

TRAINING ANALYST COMMITTEE (contact info)

Michael B. Donner, PhD (he/him), Chair
Beth Steinberg, PhD (she/her) (ex-officio)
Holly Gordon, DMH (she/her) (ex-officio)

Upcoming Events

Saturday, October 25, 2025
Child Colloquium Series
Learning to Surf: Analyzing Adolescents
Mary Brady, PhD (presenter); Jill Sallberg, PhD, ABPP (discussant)
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Scientific Meetings
LEADERSHIP IN THE PSYCHOANALYTIC MOVEMENT
Harriet Wolfe, MD (presenter); Brett Penfil, LMFT, MPH (interviewer)
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Committee on Groups
Deepen the Dialogues: Conversations Across Difference
The Committee on Groups
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Child Colloquium Series
The Play of Eros: The Story of an Adolescent Boy, his Body and his Analyst’s Body
Bruce Reis, PhD, FIPA, BCPsa (presenter); Terrence Owens, PhD (discussant)
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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, November 15, 2025
Transformation, Creativity, and the Aesthetic Experience
Transformation, Creativity, and the Aesthetic Experience: Comparative Psychoanalytic Perspectives within the Jungian and Contemporary Object Relations Traditions
John Beebe, PhD, ABPP; Diane Elise, PhD; Henry Markman, MD; and Paul Watsky, PhD, ABPP (presenters and panelists)
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
Coalition for Clinical Social Work Clinical Evening Series: Psychoanalysis Under Attack: Practicing Psychoanalytically-Informed Work in Beleaguered Communities Abroad
Silvia Rivera, PhD (presenter); Dania Dandashli, MA, LPC-S (discussant)
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Malignant Nostalgia: the impulse to eradicate "the bitter experience of life.”
Donald Moss, MD (presenter) in Conversation with Mitchell Wilson, MD
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)
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