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NPSI Consulation Group: For the Curious Mind

ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2026/27 GROUP IS OPEN.


Course Description

Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society and Institute is pleased to announce that enrollment is open for a new learning opportunity, in the form of a Consultation Group. This in-person course is designed for licensed mental health professionals interested in psychoanalytic theory and its application to clinical practice. The Consultation Group will consist of five to six members, maintaining a small size to promote an intimate learning experience. The group will focus on clinical work presented by participants and led by rotating NPSI analysts and senior candidates.

Consultation Experience

In this eight-month program of weekly case consultation, participants will have the experience of following clinical material, to deepen their understanding of how analytic concepts such as transference, countertransference, unconscious phantasy, anxieties and defenses are manifested during a session. Our analyst-facilitators will help the group members become increasingly adept at psychoanalytic listening, using reverie, thinking psychoanalytically and making psychoanalytically-informed interventions with a British Object Relations emphasis. For a more immersive experience, this course can be taken along with the Fundamentals of Psychoanalysis course. 

Collegial Camaraderie

The course opens the door to connecting with like-minded colleagues and analyst mentors. By joining the NPSI community, participants are welcomed into myriad opportunities for ongoing personal and professional growth.

General Information

Course: Weekly in person group sessions beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2026, through Tuesday, May 25, 2027 (8 months).  

The Consultation Group will not meet on the following dates:  November 24, 2026; December 22, 2026; December 29, 2026

Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Pacific Time.

Location: NPSI offices - 2800 1st Ave, Seattle WA 98121

Group Facilitators: NPSI Psychoanalysts and Senior Candidates

Link to Online Application

Application & payment schedule:

Application fee due with application, $100 (non-refundable)

Fall term $375, due September 28, 2026

Winter term $375, due November 23, 2026

Mid-Winter term $375, due January 25, 2027

Spring term $375, due March 29, 2027


A $50 discount is applied to the Spring term payment if the participant is an NPSI Community Member.  Click HERE to join.

    For further information please email admin@npsi.us.com



    Our Mission

    Our mission is to

    1. Deliver premier psychoanalytic education and training for individuals aspiring to become psychoanalysts and psychoanalytically informed psychotherapists, with a dedicated focus on British Object Relations theory, the work of Wilfred Bion, and contemporary Post-Bionian clinical practice;
    2. Foster the ongoing professional growth and development of our analyst members, candidates, and community members through rigorous scholarship, mentorship, and collegial exchange;
    3. Advance regional, national, and international understanding of mental life by contributing original thought and research to the evolving field of psychoanalysis; and
    4. Promote emotional health, creativity, and well-being for those we serve through the ethical and compassionate practice of psychoanalysis.


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    Seattle, WA 98121

    Tel: 206.930.2886

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