Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis

05/21/2026

Join Us for the second session of the
COWAP Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective Series

presented by COWAP North America International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) and WBCP

Saturday, June 27, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Via Zoom
1.5 CME/CE per session · 4.5 CME/CE total
Captions in all languages

Session 2: Fashion from a Gender Psychoanalytic Perspective
Presenters: Patricia Gherovici, PhD and Margarita Cereijido, PhD

This session explores fashion from a gender psychoanalytic perspective, approaching it not as decoration but as an interface between the individual’s internal and external worlds. Fashion can help contain, protect, and organize psychic experience. It can also help individuals inhabit different subjectivities and moods.

From war bonnets to crown jewelry, cocktail dresses to loincloths and bikinis, fashion can be seen as a space where identities—such as gender and social status—as well as desires are inscribed and communicated.

Alternating between restrictive styles that reshape and constrain the body and transparent, revealing aesthetics, fashion plays a role in navigating the tensions between self-expression and compliance. The session explores how fashion participates in the formation of subjectivity, and how these dynamics reverberate in our clinical work.

Register: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_beauty_gender_series_spring_2026 #!/

Registration Deadline: June 24th by 4:30pm

For additional details about this session or future sessions, please see the full program flyer:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/COWAP_Beauty/Updated_COWAP%20Beauty%20and%20Gender%20.pdf

Upcoming Sessions:

Saturday, July 25, 2026
Session 3: Changing Notions of Beauty: The Importance of Culture and Technology: “Whose Face is it Anyway? Beauty in the Age of High Technology”
Presenters: Rhonda Garelick, PhD; Margarita Cereijido, PhD; and Atsumi Minamisawa, MD, PhD

05/04/2026

Reminder: Registration for the first session of the COWAP Beauty and Gender Series is closing on Wednesday, May 6, at 4:30 pm.

Don't miss the chance to attend this amazing event!

Register Here: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_beauty_gender_series_spring_2026 #!/

Full Program Details:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/COWAP_Beauty/Updated_COWAP%20Beauty%20and%20Gender%20.pdf

Join Us for the first of three sessions of the COWAP Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective series

presented by COWAP North America International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) and WBCP

Saturday, May 9, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Via Zoom
1.5 CME/CE per session · 4.5 CME/CE total
Captions in all languages

Session 1: Beauty and the Maternal Body
Presenters: Patricia Alkolombre, PhD and Catherine Mallouh, MD

The images of the maternal body and pregnancy throughout history reflect the different ideals of beauty and aesthetics that prevailed in each period. These ideals are expressed in painting and sculpture, and later in images, whether photographic or digital, and in various media.

These images reflect the place of women in each culture, their maternal role and the different vicissitudes they experience. From paintings of Madonnas holding their babies—and hiding their pregnant bodies—to the present day, where women take photographs of their bellies during pregnancy. Or they paint their own experiences of pregnancy, as Frida Kahlo did when she captured her miscarriage in a painting as a way of processing it. We will approach these topics from a psychoanalytic perspective.

Register: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_beauty_gender_series_spring_2026 #!/

For additional details about this session or future sessions, please see the full program flyer:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/COWAP_Beauty/Updated_COWAP%20Beauty%20and%20Gender%20.pdf

Upcoming Sessions:

Saturday, June 27, 2026
Session 2: Fashion from a Gender Psychoanalytic Perspective
Presenters: Patricia Gherovici, PhD and Margarita Cereijido, PhD

Saturday, July 25, 2026
Session 3: Changing Notions of Beauty: The Importance of Culture and Technology: “Whose Face is it Anyway? Beauty in the Age of High Technology”
Presenters: Rhonda Garelick, PhD; Margarita Cereijido, PhD; and Atsumi Minamisawa, MD, PhD

04/30/2026

Our Psychoanalytic Studies and Psychoanalytic Training Programs are now accepting applications!

Psychoanalytic Studies Program (PSP)

A two-year program for licensed clinicians and advanced scholars interested in psychoanalytic approaches to enrich their clinical and academic work.

Who Should Apply: The Psychoanalytic Studies Program is open to licensed mental health professionals, including licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and professional counselors. Academic scholars interested in psychoanalytic theory are also invited to apply.

Tuesdays, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
September–May
Mixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required)
Application Fee: $275
Application Deadline: June 1, 2026

Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program: https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-studies-program/

Application: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/psp_application_26-27 #!/
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Psychoanalytic Training Program

Prepare to practice as an Adult Psychoanalyst. Child and Adolescent training is also offered.

Who Should Apply: Applicants to both Adult and the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Programs must be independently licensed in a mental health field. These include (but are not limited to) psychiatry, psychology, social work, professional counseling, and marriage and family counseling. There is also a Psychoanalytic Scholar Program for academicians not seeking full clinical training.

Tuesdays, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm
September–May
Mixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required)
Application Fee: $275
Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program: https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-training-program/

Application: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/institute-application-2026-2027

Please note: The Institute Training Program is only offered on a full-time basis.

Applicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application, as partial submissions are not accepted.

Psychoanalytic Studies ProgramIntroduction to essential concepts in psychoanalysis.The application portal for 2026-2027 is now open.Applications are due by June 1, 2026. About Curriculum Logistics admission & tuition About the Program A two-year program for licensed professional clinicians and advan...

04/22/2026

Today is the last chance to register for the final session of the Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival! Registration closes at 4:30 pm ET.

Don't miss the chance to attend this exciting event!

Register Here: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_leon_levin_film_2026

Flyer:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/Leon%20Levin%20flyer%2025-26%28Brit%29.pdf

Movie: Speak Sunlight (La Voz Del Sol) (2023)

Presented by Noreen Honeycutt, PhD with Director Carol Polakoff

Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Doors Open at 1:30pm
Where: Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218

04/13/2026

Join Us for the first of three sessions of the COWAP Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective series

presented by COWAP North America International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) and WBCP

Saturday, May 9, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Via Zoom
1.5 CME/CE per session · 4.5 CME/CE total
Captions in all languages

Session 1: Beauty and the Maternal Body
Presenters: Patricia Alkolombre, PhD and Catherine Mallouh, MD

The images of the maternal body and pregnancy throughout history reflect the different ideals of beauty and aesthetics that prevailed in each period. These ideals are expressed in painting and sculpture, and later in images, whether photographic or digital, and in various media.

These images reflect the place of women in each culture, their maternal role and the different vicissitudes they experience. From paintings of Madonnas holding their babies—and hiding their pregnant bodies—to the present day, where women take photographs of their bellies during pregnancy. Or they paint their own experiences of pregnancy, as Frida Kahlo did when she captured her miscarriage in a painting as a way of processing it. We will approach these topics from a psychoanalytic perspective.

Register: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_beauty_gender_series_spring_2026 #!/

For additional details about this session or future sessions, please see the full program flyer:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/COWAP_Beauty/Updated_COWAP%20Beauty%20and%20Gender%20.pdf

Upcoming Sessions:

Saturday, June 27, 2026
Session 2: Fashion from a Gender Psychoanalytic Perspective
Presenters: Patricia Gherovici, PhD and Margarita Cereijido, PhD

Saturday, July 25, 2026
Session 3: Changing Notions of Beauty: The Importance of Culture and Technology: “Whose Face is it Anyway? Beauty in the Age of High Technology”
Presenters: Rhonda Garelick, PhD; Margarita Cereijido, PhD; and Atsumi Minamisawa, MD, PhD

04/09/2026

Please note the time for our upcoming Observational Studies Program Open House for Online Students has changed!

Saturday, April 18, 2026
*12:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET (updated from 9:30 am – 11:30 am)*
Via Zoom

We hope you will still join us to learn more about the program, meet faculty, and ask questions about the curriculum.

Register Here: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/osp_open_house_online_students_4-18-26 #!/

Learn More About the Observational Studies Online Program at the Upcoming Open House!

Saturday, April 18, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am ET
Location: Zoom
No CME/CE

A Two-Year Online Training Based on the Esther Bick Infant Observation Model

Register for Open House: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/osp_open_house_online_students_4-18-26 #!/

Program Overview: https://www.wbcp.org/observational-studies-online-program/

Program Flyer:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/26-27/Observational%20Studies%20Online%20Program%20Flyer%20%28B%29.pdf

04/07/2026

Registration for the first session of the WBCP Leon Levin Psychoanalytic Film Festival closes tomorrow, April 8th, at 4:30 pm. See details in the post below.

Don't miss this event! RSVP Today!

Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_leon_levin_film_2026

Leon Levin Psychoanalytic
Film Festival
Two Dates

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Doors Open at 1:30 pm)

In-person Only
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218
3 CE per session

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Katrin Haller, MSW
presents
Close (2023)

A critically acclaimed Belgian coming-of-age drama directed by Lukas Dhont, following 13-year-old best friends Léo and Rémi, whose intense bond is tragically fractured after schoolmates question their closeness. It is an emotional, Oscar-nominated film exploring friendship, intimacy, and grief, often highlighting the pressures of masculinity.

To Register: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_leon_levin_film_2026

Full Program Details:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/Leon%20Levin%20flyer%2025-26%28Brit%29.pdf

Next Film: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Noreen Honeycutt, Ph.D.
with Film Director, Carol Polakoff
present
Speak Sunlight (La Voz Del Sol) (2023)

04/06/2026

Learn More About the Observational Studies Online Program at the Upcoming Open House!

Saturday, April 18, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am ET
Location: Zoom
No CME/CE

A Two-Year Online Training Based on the Esther Bick Infant Observation Model

Register for Open House: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/osp_open_house_online_students_4-18-26 #!/

Program Overview: https://www.wbcp.org/observational-studies-online-program/

Program Flyer:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/26-27/Observational%20Studies%20Online%20Program%20Flyer%20%28B%29.pdf

04/03/2026

Leon Levin Psychoanalytic
Film Festival
Two Dates

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Doors Open at 1:30 pm)

In-person Only
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218
3 CE per session

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Katrin Haller, MSW
presents
Close (2023)

A critically acclaimed Belgian coming-of-age drama directed by Lukas Dhont, following 13-year-old best friends Léo and Rémi, whose intense bond is tragically fractured after schoolmates question their closeness. It is an emotional, Oscar-nominated film exploring friendship, intimacy, and grief, often highlighting the pressures of masculinity.

To Register: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_leon_levin_film_2026

Full Program Details:https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PR/25-26/Leon%20Levin%20flyer%2025-26%28Brit%29.pdf

Next Film: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Noreen Honeycutt, Ph.D.
with Film Director, Carol Polakoff
present
Speak Sunlight (La Voz Del Sol) (2023)

04/02/2026

Our Psychoanalytic Studies and Psychoanalytic Institute Training Programs are now accepting applications!

Logistics for both programs:
Tuesdays, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm
September–May
Mixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required)
Application Fee: $275
Application Deadline: June 1, 2026

Psychoanalytic Studies Program (PSP)

Who Should Apply: The Psychoanalytic Studies Program is open to licensed mental health professionals, including licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and professional counselors. Academic scholars interested in psychoanalytic theory are also invited to apply.

Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program: https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-studies-program/

Apply now: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/psp_application_26-27 #!/

Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program

Who Should Apply: Applicants to both Adult and the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Programs must be independently licensed in a mental health field. These include (but are not limited to) psychiatry, psychology, social work, professional counseling, and marriage and family counseling. There is also a Psychoanalytic Scholar Program for academicians not seeking full clinical training.

Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program: https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-training-program/

Please note: The Institute Training Program is only offered on a full-time basis.

Apply Now: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/institute-application-2026-2027

Not sure which path is right for you?
Join our Virtual Open House on Sunday, April 19th, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm via Zoom.

Learn more about the Psychoanalytic Institute, meet faculty, and ask questions about the curriculum, application process, and student experience.

Open House Registration:
https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/reg_recruitment_open_house_4-19-26