INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY INSTITUTE: METRO PROGRAM
2010-2011
CAROLINE M. SEHON, MD, Chair
Bonnie S. Eisenberg, PHD, Associate Chair

IPI Metro serves the DC metropolitan area and provides a variety of programs in connection with the International Psychotherapy Institute. We are a leading resource for continuing education of students, residents and professionals in the mental health field and allied professions. We study a contemporary multidimensional perspective derived from psychoanalysis and from individual, couple, and family psychotherapies. We come together as teachers and learners in many formats – in person, by telephone, by video link, and through our website. We welcome you to join our vibrant learning community to further your professional growth!

PROGRAMS

Newly Revised Master Speaker Seminar Series (2011-2012)

“Inhabiting the Unconscious:  Dreams, Play, & Bion”
David E. Scharff, M.D., Chair
Beginning in September, the 2011-2012 Master Speaker monthly videoconference seminars will examine unconscious processes through discussion of dreams, children’s play, and the work of Wilfred Bion.  Drawing on presentations by IPI faculty and guests from abroad, participants from Washington, DC, Salt Lake City, UT, Indianapolis, IN, Long Island, NY, Omaha, NE and Panama City, Panama will think together about this captivating topic. Participants not located in these cities may elect to participate by telephone or video connection from their own computer.  The seminars are each two hours, one Friday a month, September-May, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  Look for more information in our Fall 2011 brochure or on our website. Speakers for next year will include Charles Ashbach, Geoff Anderson, Brian Grant, Jill and David Scharff, and Janine Wanlass.  Additional 2011-2012 speakers will be announced within the next few months.  Check our this page for updates.

Master Speaker Videoconference Seminar Series (2010-2011)
(up to 18 hours CE)

This once monthly 2-hour seminar features outstanding therapists and analysts from across the U.S. and abroad who join students from around the U.S. and abroad, united by videoconference technology. Participants are linked between Washington, DC (IPI Metro),Salt Lake City, UT, Indianapolis, IN, Long Island, NY, and Omaha, NE, and students in other locations who can join from their own computer, or via streaming video or by telephone (contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details). The video conference seminars are 2 hours each, one Friday a month from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. ET. Speakers present on a selected topic with group discussion across the participating sites facilitated by IPI faculty. Advance readings provided.

September 24, 2010
Mike Stadter, PhD in Washington, DC
Time, Psychotherapy and the Times

October 8
David Bell, MD, Tavistock Clinic, London
Construction in Psychoanalysis, From Freud to Modern Approaches

November 5
C. Fred Alford, PhD, University of Maryland, in Washington, DC
Melanie Klein as a Social Theorist

December 3
David Celani, PhD, in Salt Lake City
Applying Fairbairn’s Concepts to Treating Difficult Patients

January 28, 2011
Carl Bagnini, MSW, in Long Island
Tracking, Thinking and Deciding on the Use of Transference

February 11
Margot Waddell, Tavistock Clinic, London
From Resemblance to Identity: The Internal Narrative of a Fifty-minute Hour

March 18
Claire Teng, M.D. in Taipei, Taiwan
Issues in Treating Patients in Chinese Cultures

April 8
Jane Hall, LCSW, in Long Island
Attachment to Abuse

May 6
Kate Scharff, MSW, IPI, in Omaha, NE
Dynamics of Divorce

Fees: To register for the Master Speaker Videoconference Series in the Washington DC/Chevy Chase area, please contact Anna Innes at 301-215-7377 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy

Janine Wanlass, Ph.D. & David Scharff, M.D., Co-chairs

Beginning a new class in September, 2011, this course teaches both fundamental and advanced aspects of couple therapy, linking theory with illustrative clinical vignettes. It features teachers from IPI faculty in collaboration with the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships in London.  This class takes place on Wednesday mornings from 9:45 to 11:45 Eastern Time. Participants may join this international course at several IPI videoconference sites including Chevy Chase, MD, Indianapolis, IN, Long Island, NY, Omaha, NE, Pittsburgh, PA, Salt Lake City, UT, London, England, Tel Aviv, Israel and Panama City, Panama, or may make arrangements to join from their own computer or telephone by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 301-215-7377.  Full information on the fall class will be in our Fall 2011 brochure, and on this page, when available.

For more information, Contact IPI at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 301-215-7377 for more information on any of the IPI Metro programs, including objectives, target audience, instructional level of the activity, schedule, cost, refund/cancellation policy, instructor credentials and CE credit.