New Washington School of Psychiatry (NWSP) upcoming events

Inside the Lacanian Clinic - November 7th, 2026 (04/22/2026)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Inside the Lacanian Clinic

Welcome to “Inside the Lacanian Clinic," an ongoing program developed by the Lacanian Forum of Washington D.C. in cooperation with the New Washington School of Psychiatry.

The program aims to increase knowledge of Lacanian theory in a way that is both clarifying and clinically impactful. All presenters are practicing psychoanalysts, authentically formed from within the Lacanian field and chosen for the depth of their knowledge and demonstrated teaching skills. Our theme for 2026 is The Symptom: A Lacanian Perspective.

3 CE/CME Credits per Seminar

Fee:

Registration Type	Fee
Member	$75
Student	$25
International	$25
Non-member	$90

Questions or more information contact: devrasimiu@aol.com

Please click here for more details about each seminar.

Seminar Schedule 2026

(Via Zoom)

Saturday, Nov. 7th, 2026: 11:00 a.m.— 2:10 p.m. ET

Alon Yaffe, PhD

A Symptom with no Complaint

Registration closes Friday, Nov. 6th at noon ET.

Please click here for more details about each seminar.

NWSP Book Club: Freud and Neuroscience (10/06/2026)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

NWSP Book Club

Freud and Neuroscience

Date: First Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 to February 2nd, 2027

(Nov 3rd, 2026; Dec 1st, 2026; Jan 5th, 2027)

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 pm ET

Location: Zoom Online

Cost: Free to Members; $20 Non-members

The NWSP Membership Committee would like to invite you to a book club to discuss Mark Solms’s new book “The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing.” Solms, a neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst, examines Freud’s psychoanalytic ideas in the light of modern neuroscience. This is an informal discussion group that will not provide CEUs. We will start on September 15th and discuss the introduction and first chapter. If you are interested, please respond to this thread or email me directly at dougeifert@gmail.com.

From the publisher‘s website:

Once dismissed as unscientific, psychoanalytic therapy is proving to be among our most effective medical treatments of any kind - outperforming psychiatric drugs and rivalling vaccines in its power to prevent and heal. Why does it work so well?

Perhaps because one of the most controversial figures in psychology was right all along. Neuroscience now confirms much of what Sigmund Freud conjectured over a century ago: our deepest struggles stem, not from chemical imbalances, but from buried memories and unconscious conflicts that no pill can touch.

Using enthralling case studies and cutting-edge brain science, pioneering neuroscientist Mark Solms makes the case that psychoanalysis should resume its position as our master theory of the mind. Yet modern research also reveals where Freud got important things wrong. Could correcting these errors make therapy even more effective?

Registration closes October 4th, 2026 at noon ET.

Group as Superhero: The Origin Story and Special Powers of Group Therapy (01/08/2027)

Fri, 08 Jan 2027 14:00:00 GMT

The National Group Psychotherapy Institute (NGPI) of the New Washington School of Psychiatry (NWSP)

has now opened registration for individuals interested in single-weekend participation for its award-winning, 2-year Intensive Training Program, Group Therapy in the 21st Century: Dynamics, Identities, Hope and Healing

Group as Superhero: The Origin Story and Special Powers of Group Therapy

Co-Chairs: NGPI Steering Committee

Co-Speakers: NGPI Faculty

Date: January 8-9, 2027

Time: Friday - 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (to be finalized)

Location: Friends Meeting House of Washington, 2111 Decatur Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008, In-Person Only

12 CE/CMEs

Space is limited

Program Description:

Some might say that in individual therapy, people talk about the challenges in their lives, whereas in group therapy, those challenges come to life through the interactions with other group members in the here-and-now. This conference, the first in a cycle of six programs over two years, will highlight the origins and distinctive healing powers of psychodynamic group treatment. Our experiential approach to training group therapists in the 21st century emphasizes an integration of developmental and sociocultural perspectives. Through interactive plenaries, small process groups, and large group encounters - three learning formats that will be used throughout the cycle - attendees will experience and explore how developmental and sociocultural forces shape group dynamics and can be harnessed by effective group leaders to transform members and complement individual work.

Learning Objectives

By the conclusion of the conference, participants will be able to:

Discuss the historical origins of contemporary group psychotherapy.
Name three ways group therapy differs from individual therapy.
Identify three therapeutic factors specific to group therapy.
Describe how large group dynamics show up in therapy groups.

Registration closes January 7, 2027 at noon ET.

Space is limited.