Prospective Student Info Sessions at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis are an excellent opportunity to see the School and learn about the BGSP experience, academic programs, modern psychoanalytic training, career options, the admissions process, financial aid, and much more. Adult learners are welcome and often find that BGSP can advance or enhance their careers. Location

For many clinical settings, the use of psychodynamic treatment and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) for working with patients with borderline personality disorder are antithetical. In some settings they co-exist, and even enhance outcomes. The fact is, psychodynamic theories are at the foundation of behavioral techniques. Case presentations compare and contrast these approaches to address clinical work with

"We need to revise how we think of aging. The old paradigm was: you're born, you peak at midlife and then you decline into decrepitude. Looking at aging as ascending a staircase, you gain well-being, spirit, soul, wisom, the ability to be truly intimate and a life with intention." -Jane Fonda This workshop explores the

It's a bird! It's an allegory! It's Raymond Carver meets Icarus, meets Shakespeare, meets Buddhism! Using the tools of dream analysis, we will unpack symbolically loaded layers of the film to reveal its rich messages. Please see the film in advance and bring your ideas and questions to the discussion   Presenter Mara Wagner, Psy.D., Cert.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go. -Dr. Seuss What can you do with BA in Counseling, Social Work or Psych? Are

This presentation addresses psychoanalytic methods and concepts used when working with art and design students. These include identifying and sometimes resolving resistances, mining the unconscious for creative ideas, and learning to tolerate discomfort by creating outside one's comfort zone. This presentation is designed to help the participant: 1. List the psychoanalytic methods and concepts used

Please join us for our Conference Call at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis on April 9, 2015 at 11:15 a.m.  Informational Conference Calls are a convenient option for those who are located outside of Massachusetts, live outside of the United States, or are unable to attend an Informational Open House to learn more about the Boston

This information session offers a valuable introduction to BGSP’s many programs. Learn about the BGSP experience, academic programs, modern psychoanalytic training, the admissions process, financial aid, and much more. Adult learners are welcome and often find that BGSP can advance or enhance their careers. For more information about the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, please contact

In its second decade of continuous war, our country has become painfully aware of the suffering caused to soldiers and veterans by traumatic events, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Less well known is moral injury, the suffering caused by the actions of soldiers that violate their deeply held moral beliefs, resulting in powerful guilt, shame,

The Giver can be viewed as a commentary on totalitarianism, psychopharmacology, and the importance of one's history in the development of their character. The idea of giver and receiver parallels that of the analytic situation and the use of color in the film references the importance of having all your feelings. Come and discuss this