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

Thursdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
Consultation Group for Post-Masters Social Workers
Elyse Miller, LCSW (consultant)
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Scientific Meetings
THE RADICAL OTHERNESS OF MASUD KHAN
Ilene Philipson, PhD, PhD (presenter); Charles Fisher, MD (moderator)
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Special Programs
Visiting Professor Revisited — On Arrogance
Peter Goldberg, PhD (presenter); Renu Maria Cappelli, PhD, MFT (moderator)
Wednesdays, October 15, 2025 to May 27, 2026
Extension Education Programs
2025-2026 Seasoned Clinicians Program
 Jeffrey Sandler, MD; Clara Kwun, LCSW; Mark Swoiskin, MD; Jeanne Harasemovitch, LCSW; Michael Wagner, PhD, MFT; Joanna Wise-Bradman, LCSW, Dorian Newton, PhD; and Catherine Mallouh (leaders)
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Transformation, Creativity, and the Aesthetic Experience
Notions of Creativity in the Clinical Setting: Case Discussions from Jungian and Contemporary Object Relations Perspectives
Jan Ole Luuk, LLM (presenter); Robert Grossmark, PhD, ABPP; and Paul Watsky, PhD, ABPP (discussants)
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.
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