The Psychoanalytic Center of California

Radical Rethinking: A Future for Psychoanalysis Beyond the Individual Unconscious
2024-09-14 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hybrid – In-Person and Virtual, 3200 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, 90034, United States
In this program Dr. Francisco Gonzalez will discuss Radical Rethinking: A Future for Psychoanalysis Beyond the Individual Unconscious. Learn More

2024 Melanie Klein Lectureship, Melanie Klein's Narrative of an Adult Analysis
2024-10-26 09:00 - 15:00 | CA
PCC’s 2024 Annual Melanie Klein Lectureship will focus on Dr. Christine English’s new book, Narrative of an Adult Analysis (2023), which is an exploration of the first record of Melanie Klein’s long treatment of an adult patient, Mr. B. Learn more.

Melanie Klein Lectureship Brunch on Dinner
2024-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Lulu at the Hammer
PCC Members and Candidates are invited to join Christine English for an intimate and elegant dinner at Lulu at the Hammer, located in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Westwood, 90024. Free self -parking is available at the Hammer, with entrances on both Westwood Blvd and Lindbrook Blvd. Valet parking is $10. Learn more.

From Fear to Love: Revisioning the Oedipus Complex
2025-05-03 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom online
In her lecture, “From Fear to Love: Revisioning the Oedipus Complex”, Dr. Kunst will explore the Oedipus complex by drawing from the ideas of Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein, and contemporary Kleinians. She will apply these models to the challenges of modern life and clinical work in an easily digestible and compelling way. Film clips and audience discussion will be utilized to enhance the learning experience. Learn more.

Jean Laplanche's Theory of the Unconscious and Why Gender Matters in Psychoanalysis
2025-09-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom online
Join us for Jean Laplanche’s Theory of the Unconscious and Why Gender Matters in Psychoanalysis with Dr. Dominique Scarfone. Learn More.

An Advanced Ethical Framework for Psychoanalysis with Dr. Jennifer Kunst
2025-11-09 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom online
Please join Dr. Jennifer Kunst as she presents “An Advanced Ethical Framework for Psychoanalysis“. Learn more

Infantile Trauma and Transformations: The Application of Infant Observation to Clinical Work with Children and Adults
2026-02-14 09:00 - 12:15 | New Center for Psychoanalysis, 2014 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90025, United States
PCC’s Infant Observation Committee has dedicated this year’s Infant Observation Conference to showcasing the work of Alessandra Cavalli, Ph.D. and her unique model of infant observation which integrates Jung, Klein and Bion’s thinking in analytic work with children and adults. Learn more.

Hope and the Machine: Thriving in, Not Just Surviving, the AI Revolution with Todd Essig, PhD
2026-03-14 09:00 - 12:15 | CA
Dr. Todd Essig will discuss Hope and the Machine: Thriving in, Not Just Surviving, the AI Revolution. Learn More.

A Cure Through Love? with Dr. Judy Eekhoff
2026-04-25 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom online
Join the PCC for “A Cure Through Love?” half-day conference with Judy Eekhoff, Ph.D. Learn More.

The Psychoanalyst's Listening with Dr. Bruce Reis
2026-06-06 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom online
Join us on Zoom on Saturday, June 6, 2026 for this enriching seminar, “The Psychoanalyst’s Listening: for, to, and with” featuring Dr. Bruce Reis. Learn more and register here

On Countertransference: Bearing the Unbearable
2026-09-26 09:00 - 12:15 | Zoom online
Join the PCC Conference entitled, “On Countertransference: Bearing the Unbearable” featuring Dr. Dhwani Shah. Learn more.
