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Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis

A Home for Comparative Psychoanalysis

Stechler Child & Adolescent Fellowship

Virtual Open House: June 11

MIP’s one-year fellowship for mental health professionals interested in psychodynamic approaches to child and adolescent psychotherapy.

Stechler Fellowship

Postgraduate Fellowship Programs (PGFP)

Boston & Amherst (West)

The Boston PGFP is no longer accepting applications for 2022 and will be on a waitlist. The West program is on a rolling admissions cycle until the program fills.

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MIP’s Graduation &
Year-End Celebration

June 4, 2022 at History Cambridge • 11–3pm

The event will include a ceremony, cocktails, and a catered luncheon. RSVP through Paperless Post.

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About MIP

The Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis (MIP) is a comparative psychoanalytic training institute in which multiple psychoanalytic perspectives are brought together and taught in open, continuing dialogue. We represent a wide range of thinking, from classical to contemporary, preparing analytic candidates and post-graduate fellows to be broadly skilled clinicians who can hold the integrity of the psychoanalytic tradition while expanding our understanding and work with an increasingly wide, diverse range of patients.

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Our Training and Education Programs

The Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis is an educational organization comprised of teaching faculty, students training in comparative psychoanalysis as well as graduates, other clinicians and academics. It is a membership organization and professional home for those in its several programs.

Training Program in Psychoanalysis

The Training Program in Psychoanalysis is a 4-year program of in-depth study in comparative psychoanalysis, both theory and practice. In addition to required and elective academic and clinical courses, candidates are free to choose their own clinical supervisors and personal analyst.

Postgraduate Fellowship Program

The MIP Postgraduate Fellowship Program is a one-year program for mental health providers and scholars designed as a broad introduction to a range of psychoanalytic approaches and clinical applications.

Stechler Child and Adolescent Therapy Fellowship

This Stechler fellowship is a 24-session program that covers topics in child and adolescent psychotherapy and is designed to help clinicians master the inherent challenges working with children.

Continuing Education Programs

Continuing education courses are offered throughout the year to MIP members, as well as Non-MIP members. CEUs and CEs credits may be awarded.
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Membership

MIP welcomes everyone in the larger mental health and academic community with an interest in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy to become members and join us. Our current membership includes our psychoanalytic candidates, post-graduate fellows, the graduates of these programs, MIP faculty, supervisors and other members of the clinical and academic community.

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MIP’s Commitments to Antiracism and Racial Equity

MIP’s Non-Discrimination Policy

MIP has a strong and consistent commitment to equal opportunity and does not discriminate in any of its policies on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identification, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, and social class.

Consultations and Referrals

MIP members are available to consult with you regarding your options for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

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