Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC)

The Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC) was registered as a Non-profit Organization in 1984 and founded a training Institute in 1987. PCC was accepted as a Component Member of the International Psycho-Analytical Association in 1991.

The Psychoanalytic Center of California Training Institute was established in 1987 to provide training in the theory and clinical practice of psychoanalysis. Candidates, Members, and Faculty of the PCC share a common dedication to expanding psychoanalytic thought within various fields including mental health, the humanities, and social sciences.

As a result of the ever-increasing scope of psychoanalytic investigations into primitive areas of mind, a special interest of the Psychoanalytic Center is to explore treatment modalities that reach beyond the realm of the classical neuroses. Research into and treatment of primitive mental states, including narcissistic, borderline, autistic and psychotic states, is an important addition our understanding of the mind and to the development of more complete treatment of serious mental disorders.

The PCC approaches psychoanalysis as an expansion of the ideas of Freud formulated with a strong emphasis on an object relations orientation. The orientation includes the appreciation of the works of Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, Ronald Fairbairn, Donald Winnicott and those more contemporary analysts who expanded their ideas. Nevertheless, all points of view are represented, welcomed and encouraged.

The Institute does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national or ethnic origin in its administration or educational policies, or in any other Institute- related program. For further information visit our website at www.psycc.org.