Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy+
Psychoanalysis

A Community for Self+Relational Theory+Therapy

ICP+P strives to be an anti-racist and inclusionary organization. We are actively and thoughtfully working on making this an ongoing and permanent part of our internal structure. We seek people who bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to join us in this work and are highly motivated to understand and change the way systemic racism has impacted the world, our community, our organization and our professional identities.

What we do

TRAINING+EDUCATION

Self and relational theory are the heart of our academic and collegial programs

MEMBERSHIP

Members form community by engaging in teaching, learning, and empathic relating

OUTREACH

Building and growing our community through programs and resources

REDUCED-FEE REFERRALS

Helping people find low-cost treatment from our members-in-training

NEWS+EVENTS

Joseph D Lichtenberg, MD Memorial ~ July 19, 2021

We invite the ICP+P community to join us for a virtual meeting to remember Joe and to celebrate his life on July 19, 2021 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

Relational Perspectives Institute II: Expansion, Challenge & Opportunity ~ 2020 – 2021

The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (ICP+P), created a series of conferences, the Relational Perspective Institute (RPI) over four weekends in 2009-2010. This project was inspired by the recognition of a fundamental paradigm shift in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy from Freud’s drive structure theories and toward a set of perspectives that place human relationships and relational needs at the center of psychoanalytic theory and practice. In the original RPI, the foundations of relational theory and practice were described by five luminary thinkers from the relational field.

Training+
Education

CAPP COUPLES PSYCHOANALYTIC FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCES SHORT COURSES PROFESSIONAL PEER GROUPS

Welcome to our community

ICP+P is an organization that serves the needs of DC-area mental health practitioners who ground their work in self, relational, and other contemporary psychodynamic models.

At ICP+P, we purposefully create a culture of openness, authenticity and respect – one in which clinicians are able to develop trusting relationships with one another. In this climate members can learn effectively and receive guidance with their work from supportive colleagues. It is special to find a community that speaks your language and demonstrates warmth, operates at a high level of ambition and achievement, values scholarship and depth of learning, and practices empathy, attunement and helpfulness…