Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (SF-PPTP)

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants to SF-PPTP or Foundations must submit their electronic application and all supplemental materials by Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM to be guaranteed consideration for matriculation in September 2024.  Applications will not be considered complete until all application materials and fees have been received by the SFCP Office. Once your completed application is received, the Admissions Committee will contact you to schedule an interview (see instructions for Preparing for Your Interview below).  

We highly recommend submitting your application prior to the deadline so you will have more flexibility in scheduling your interview and have time to address any incomplete components before the deadline passes. Applications with materials submitted after 9:00 a.m. on April 3, 2024 will be considered only if there are spots available after all offers are accepted by on-time applicants. 

Please read the program descriptions below for important information about requirements, costs, and eligibility before submitting an application.

Application Steps:

Application Form:

  • This online application form must be completed by April 3, 2024.  Please be aware that this form includes multiple steps and will likely require multiple sittings.  You thus are encouraged to attempt to complete it well in advance of the deadline. 

Supplemental Materials:

  • Well in advance, request that your letter(s) of reference and all additional required documentation be sent to pptp@sfcp.org in time for receipt by April 3, 2024 9:00 a.m.
  • Email all supplemental materials as attachments to pptp@sfcp.org. [Note: some documents may need to be scanned electronically or photographed to be sent as an attachment].
  • We recommend that you contact your reference(s) and other administrators as needed to confirm that materials have been sent.

Upon receipt of your COMPLETED application (application form and all supplemental materials):

  • If your completed application was received prior to the deadline, someone from the Admissions Committee will contact you to schedule an interview which will include a clinical case discussionClick here for guidelines on Preparing for Your SF-PPTP /Foundations Interview
  • If your completed application was received after the deadline, you will be contacted for an interview only if spots remain after all on-time applicants have accepted offers of admission.
  • You will receive notification regarding your admissions decision by mid-June.
  • If accepted, you will be asked to sign an Enrollment Commitment Form and submit a non-refundable deposit by July 1st to secure a place in the September 2024 class. 
  • In recent years, there have been more applicants than positions. Qualified applicants who are not offered admission may be offered a position on the waitlist.

Upcoming Events

Wednesdays, September 4, 2024 to October 9, 2024
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Social Work in Community Settings: How Theory Supports Effective Alliances
Corey Datz-Greenberg, LCSW, and Kissu Taffere, LCSW (instructors)
Fridays, September 6, 2024 to June 20, 2025
Extension Education Programs
2024-2025 San Francisco Yearlong Program: Inventions of Madness: Grappling with Turmoil
Ania Wertz, PhD, PsyD; Diana C. Fuery, PhD, LCSW; Alexander Zinchenko, PhD; Alice Jones, MD; Deborah Weisinger, PsyD; Fernando Castrillon, PsyD; Inti Flores, MD; Shelley Nathan, PhD; and Catherine Mallouh, MD (instructors)
Fridays, September 13, 2024 to June 6, 2025
Extension Education Programs
2024-2025 East Bay Yearlong Program: Letting the Unconscious Lead the Way
Graeme Daniels, MFT; Elizabeth Stuart, MD; Eric Miller, PhD; Ben Goldstone, MA, LMFT; Pedro Job, PsyM; and Paul Watsky, PhD (instructors)
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Child Colloquium Series
Working with the Harsh Adolescent Superego
Holly Gordon, DMH (presenter); Ann Martini, LCSW (discussant)
Thursdays, September 19 to October 17, 2024
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
CCSW mini-Module: Working with Parents: A Complex and Essential Component of Child Psychotherapy
Lea Brown, LCSW, and Amy Wallerstein Friedman, LCSW (instructors)
Fridays, September 20, 2024 to May 23, 2025
Extension Education Programs
2024-2025 San Francisco Yearlong Program: Continuous Case Conference
Marc Wallis, LCSW; Paul Alexander, PhD; Kathy Waller, MD; Bronwen Lemmon, LMFT; and Genie Dvorak, PsyD (case conference group leaders)
Wednesdays, October 2, 2024 to October 23, 2024
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Winnicott, Creativity, and the Place Where We Live
Marty Mulkey, MFT (instructor)
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Scientific Meetings
Dr. Arnold Richards’s Memoir: Unorthodox: My Life Inside and Outside of Psychoanalysis
Arnold Richards, MD (in conversation); Charles Fisher, MD (moderator)
Wednesdays, October 16, 2024 to May 7, 2025
Extension Education Programs
2024-2025 Seasoned Clinicians Program
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW; Clara Kwun, LCSW; Robin Deutsch, PhD; Jeanne Harasemovitch, LCSW; Amy Glick, LMFT; and Gary Grossman, PhD (instructors)
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Scientific Meetings
BORN SMALL, ADDICTED TO GUILT: Analytic treatment of a self-identified addict with special attention to underlying shame, plus guilt as a defense
Graeme Daniels, MFT (presenter)
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