The North American Psychoanalytic Confederation (NAPsaC) is pleased to announce the official launch of its newly redesigned website. Built with a modern, fresh aesthetic and enhanced functionality, the upgraded digital platform is tailored to better serve member organizations, psychoanalytic professionals, and the broader mental health community across North America and the Pacific Rim.

The updated platform introduces a streamlined experience designed to foster greater collaboration and connection throughout the region. Key highlights of the new website include:

• Modernized Theme & Layout: A refreshed, user-friendly design that makes navigating organizational resources, history, and updates intuitive across all desktop and mobile devices.

• Integrated Event Registration: Visitors can now seamlessly register for upcoming events directly through the site.

• Centralized Community Event Sharing: Member organizations can easily submit and showcase their local events, workshops, and lectures on a shared calendar, amplifying outreach across the entire psychoanalytic network.

• Simplified Online Donations: An upgraded, secure portal allows supporters to make contributions directly online, furthering NAPsaC’s mission to support and elevate psychoanalytic training and practice.

"This new platform represents a significant step forward in how we connect with our member institutes and the psychoanalytic community at large," said NAPsaC leadership. "By centralizing event promotion and simplifying registration and contributions, we are creating a more vibrant, accessible hub for our members."

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NAPsaC’s 2027 Program

SPOTLIGHTING CANADIAN PSYCHOANALYSTS

On June 5^th, 2026, NAPsaC gave a presentation for the first time at the national meeting of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society. The panel was called, CAN PSYCHOANALYSIS HELP TO ALLEVIATE POLARIZATION AND RADICALIZATION, chaired by NAPsaC’s President Elect, Elizabeth Wallace from Calgary and panelists Louis Brunet from Montreal and Sue Kolod, NAPsaC President from New York City. Carolyn Steinberg, NAPsaC Secretary from Vancouver BC, gave the discussion.

Following this successful presentation, NAPsaC’s Program Committee decided to spotlight Canadian psychoanalysts in its 2027 program. We are delighted to announce these outstanding clinicians and theorists:

January 23rd, 2027

Presenter: Joseph Fernando

Case presenter: Mary Sacco

Chair: Elizabeth Wallace

April 10^th, 2027

Presenter: Gurmeet Kanwal

Discussant: Jamie Smith

Chair: Maria Nardone

May 8th, 2027

Presenter: Roger Frie

Chair: Carolyn Steinberg

Discussant: TBA

We hope you will join us for what promises to be an exciting series! All events will be held on zoom, from 11:30 to 1:30ET

More information to follow.

A panel presentation entitled "Society's Polarization and Radicalization: What Can Psychoanalysis Offer to Clarify and Alleviate?" took place on June 5, 2026 at the CPS Congress in Montreal.

This is the first time that NAPsaC has participated in the CPS Congress, and we were pleased to receive very positive feedback.

Many thanks to the IPA for their co-sponsorship of the presentation.

Left to right: Carolyn Steinberg  (NAPsaC Secretary), Sue Kolod (NAPsaC President), Louis Brunet (CPS), Elizabeth Wallace (Moderator, NAPsaC President-elect)

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APSA voluntarily relinquished its special regional status, becoming a component society of the IPA. APSA will continue to be an affiliate society of NAPsaC as well.

 The NAPsaC By Laws and Manual were updated

This committee has proposed that NAPsaC become a coalition of membership organizations of the IPA, rather than being another membership organization itself.  The proposal, then is that the Board would be made up of 7 reps from each membership organization:  APsaA, Canada (CPS), and CIPS.  There would also be room for a rep from the Japanese Psychoanalytic Society and the Taiwanese Psychoanalytic Society.  Study groups sit on the NAPsaC Board, but do not vote.  This will make up a Board that is about 25 members.  That is close to the number that meets currently. 

Projects, when agreed upon, would be by assessment for each organization.

2019: A Mission Statement was created: 

Mission statement:

NAPsaC has been created with the mission of expanding cooperation between the IPA psychoanalytic groups within the North American region, to better coordinate the professional activities and endeavors of North American IPA groups with those of the international psychoanalytic community, to promote awareness of psychoanalysis and its relevance to human problems, and to provide the public in North America with information about psychoanalytic treatment, including referrals to low-fee treatment centers and other referral services.

NAPsaC will invite representatives from EPF and FEPAL to the January APsaA meeting and to the CIPS meeting.  APsaA will pay for those reps in January and other NAPsaC member societies will pay for those at their co-sponsored conference. 

Society.

Now incorporated; inter-regional hospitality begun.