Community Bridges
Psychoanalysis on the Move
Psychoanalysis is more than a treatment. It’s a way of looking, of listening, of being in the world. We can use psychoanalysis as a lens on social justice, politics, the arts and culture, academia, and beyond. Today’s psychoanalysis is on the move, alive, and engaged.
The branches of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society organize events and activities to create bridges with the public at large—outside of the clinic. This includes the sharing of psychoanalytic knowledge, the creation of opportunities for multidisciplinary dialogue, and the planning of media events for public participation and conversation.
Upcoming Branch & National Events
TORONTO, TPS
Scientific Meeting
After a 45 year long journey through psychoanalysis: Where am I now?
May 21, 2025
Online Event
MONTREAL, QEB
Scientific Meeting
A CONFUSION OF TONGUES: THE INTERTWINING OF THE INFANTILE AND THE ADOLESCENT EROTIC
May 22, 2025
In-person Event
MONTREAL, CPS
Canadian Psychoanalytic Encounters
The Vicissitudes of Gender: Are We at a Crossroads?
June 7, 2025
Hybrid Event
2024-2025 Programs & Series
TORONTO, TPS
Freud Café Canada
FREE public talks on psychoanalytic ideas with an open discussion about their impact on our lives today
Various Dates
Upcoming International Events
ATHENS, CPLF
85ème Congrès des Psychanalystes de Langue Française
Traumatismes, désymbolisation, mémoires
May 29 – 31, 2025
Books
The Work of Donald Meltzer Revisited – 100 Years After His Birth
Edited By Carlos Moguillansky and Gabriela Legorreta
On Freud’s “Neurosis and Psychosis” and “The Loss of Reality in Neurosis and Psychosis”
100 Years Later
Edited By Gabriela Legorreta and Catalina Bronstein
The Reality of the Message – Psychoanalysis in the wake of Jean Laplanche
Dominique Scarfone
Videos
Freud Café Canada
March 1, 2025 – Psychoanalysis as Soul Making
Freud Café Canada
October 26, 2024 – The Revolt against Mourning: The Outlawing of Grief and the Road to Social Violence, Vengeance and War
Psychotherapy Saves Series
This video series demonstrates that intensive psychotherapy is a medically necessary mental health treatment that saves lives.
Psychoanalytic Thinking Parts 1-4
Video Series by Don Carveth
Entrevue avec le Dr Wilfrid Reid
Entrevue avec le Docteur Wilfrid Reid (SPM), réalisée par Pierre Joly (SPM) pour la revue Filigrane à l’occasion du statut de membre émérite de la SPM décerné au Dr Reid en 2019.
Civilization and the Discontented: A Presentation by Christopher Bollas
Community West Treatment Videoconference
Podcasts
Conversations in Psychoanalysis Today
The podcast of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society
New Books in Psychoanalysis
An Interview with Dominique Scarfone and Avgi Saketopoulou, The Reality of the Message – Psychoanalysis in the Wake of Jean Laplanche
New Books in Psychoanalysis
An Interview with Paul Ian Steinberg, Applying Psychoanalytic Thought to Contemporary Mental Health Practice
IPA Resources
IPA Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
The International Psychoanalytical Association’s Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychoanalysis is intended to be a truly international and up-to-date tool for anyone interested in psychoanalysis.
Articles
A-tishoo, A-tishoo We All Fall Down
Jonathan Sklar
Ferenczi Forum
The New Theatrics of Remote Therapy
Adam Gopnik
The New Yorker
Conference Resources
Sincerity and Freedom in Psychoanalysis
A studio conference inspired by Sandor Ferenczi’s Clinical Diary organised by The Freud Museum and IMAGO International