The Psychoanalytic Center of California

What The Psychoanalytic Center of California does

The Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit psychoanalytic society and institute that provides intensive training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for licensed mental health professionals. Founded in 1980 as the Department of Psychoanalysis at the California Graduate Institute and spun off into an independent society in 1989, PCC is one of the first US Society-Institutes to achieve independent component society status with the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA). The institute's core offering is the Core Adult Program, which leads to an IPA-approved Certification in Psychoanalysis; parallel tracks include the Core Child Training Program (Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis) and one-year and two-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Programs for both adults and children. A 2024-approved Integrated Training Program now unifies adult, infant, child, and adolescent training into a single curriculum.

The underlying pedagogy is grounded in the British Object Relations School, including the Tavistock Model of infant observation, alongside in-depth study of Freud, Klein, Bion, Winnicott, and contemporary topics such as trauma, narcissism, and primitive mental disorders. Supporting the certification tracks, PCC runs a Continuing Education Program, the ICAPP Clinical Series, and recurring signature events such as the Bion Conference and the Melanie Klein Lectureship, featuring both internal faculty and visiting international psychoanalytic scholars. Distribution is delivered primarily in-person at the LA headquarters (11110 Ohio Avenue, Suite 106) and partner venues including the New Center for Psychoanalysis and the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center, with Zoom and hybrid formats extending reach beyond Southern California.

Revenue is generated through training program tuition (multi-year cohorts), continuing education workshop and conference fees, and charitable donations via the PCC General Fund, Dr. Grotstein Memorial Fund, and Dr. Albert Mason Memorial Fund. The organization is governed by Training and Supervising Analysts under President Dr. Eliane Hary and Dean Dr. Jennifer Langham, and operates as a member of the Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS) and the North American Psychoanalytic Confederation (NAPsaC). PCC is not venture-backed and discloses no external ownership.

Name

The Psychoanalytic Center of California

Legal name

The Psychoanalytic Center of California

Website

https://p-c-c.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Psychoanalytic Center of California is a Los Angeles-based non-profit psychoanalytic institute offering IPA-approved Certification in Psychoanalysis, child psychoanalysis training, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy programs for licensed mental health professionals in Southern California.

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Product category

Mental Health Professional Education and Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

Keywords

• Psychoanalytic training programs
• Mental health professional education
• Clinical psychotherapy certification
• Continuing professional education
• Mental health referral services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Program Fees: Revenue from intensive training programs including Core Adult Psychoanalysis Program, Child Training Program, and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy programs (one-year and two-year).
2. Continuing Education Programs: CE programs offering continuing education credits to licensed mental health professionals, including workshops, conferences, and special events.
3. Donations and Memorial Funds: Charitable contributions including PCC General Fund, Dr. Grotstein Memorial Fund, and Dr. Albert Mason Memorial Fund.

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Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

The Psychoanalytic Center of California provides IPA-approved training and certification in adult and child psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for licensed mental health professionals, delivered through multiple program tracks (Core Adult, Core Child, PPP Adult, PPP Child, and an Integrated Training Program). It also offers continuing education courses, the ICAPP Clinical Series of clinical case seminars, and a PCC Referral Service that connects the public with member psychoanalysts in the Los Angeles area.

Product overview

The Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC) is a Los Angeles-based psychoanalytic society and institute offering intensive training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The organization provides a comprehensive educational portfolio structured around its core training programs: the Core Adult Program leading to IPA-approved Certification in Psychoanalysis, the Core Child Training Program for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis certification, and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Programs (both Adult and Child tracks) spanning one to two years. Supporting these primary offerings are the Continuing Education Program and ICAPP Clinical Series, which provide ongoing professional development through workshops, seminars, and conferences. The PCC also operates a Referral Service connecting individuals with qualified psychoanalysts. The training approach emphasizes early states of mind and incorporates infant observation based on the Tavistock Model, with curriculum covering Freud, Klein, Bion, Winnicott, and the British Object Relations School. The institution serves licensed mental health professionals, students, and the general public in the Los Angeles area.

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Products and services

• Core Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCC offers a Certification in Psychoanalysis approved by the IPA. PCC was one of the first Society-Institutes in the US to become recognized as an independent component society of the IPA, achieving this status in 1989. IPA approval is a key differentiator for PCC's training programs.
• Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCC was one of the founders of CIPS, demonstrating leadership in the independent psychoanalytic community. CIPS represents a network of independent psychoanalytic societies.
• North American Psychoanalytic Confederation (NAPsaC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Jeanette Gadt was a founding member of NAPsaC, connecting PCC to broader North American psychoanalytic organizations.
• New Center for Psychoanalysis (NCP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCC co-sponsored a hybrid continuing education event with NCP on July 15, 2023 featuring Merav Roth. NCP served as the in-person venue for this event.
• Psychoanalytic Center of PhiladelphiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the On Countertransference event featuring Dr. Dhwani Shah, demonstrating inter-institutional programming partnerships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis: IPA-affiliated Chicago institute providing psychoanalytic training programs for mental-health professionals and CE programming. Comparable programmatic structure and educational mission to PCC.
• New Center for Psychoanalysis: Also a Los Angeles-based psychoanalytic society/institute offering IPA-aligned training. Most directly comparable on geography, scope, and target candidate (licensed clinicians in Southern California); PCC co-sponsors events with NCP and uses it as a venue partner.
• Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (LAISPS): Another LA-based psychoanalytic training institute serving licensed mental-health professionals with multi-year certification programs. Direct overlap in candidate pool and curriculum model (object relations, contemporary psychoanalysis).
• Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia: IPA-affiliated society/institute providing psychoanalytic training and CE. PCC explicitly partners with this center on cross-institutional events (e.g., On Countertransference), making it a clearly comparable peer in mission and program structure.
• San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis: Bay Area IPA-affiliated society/institute offering psychoanalytic certification and psychotherapy programs. Comparable in size, programmatic mix (adult/child tracks plus CE), and candidate base of licensed clinicians.
• Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: IPA-affiliated society/institute offering adult and child psychoanalysis training and a robust continuing-education calendar. Comparable mission, curriculum emphasis, and target clinician audience to PCC.
• Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute: IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic society/institute offering training programs and continuing education in psychoanalysis for licensed clinicians. Comparable scope and structure to PCC's mission.

Broad incumbents

• New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: The largest and oldest US psychoanalytic training institute, offering IPA-approved adult and child psychoanalysis training plus extensive CE. Sets the standard against which smaller IPA societies like PCC are benchmarked; competes for top-tier faculty and senior candidates.
• Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research: University-affiliated psychoanalytic training center providing adult and child certification plus extensive CE. Anchored in an academic medical center, it operates at greater scale and resources than PCC but serves the same clinician training mission.
• PESI (Professional Education Systems Institute): Large commercial provider of continuing-education programming for mental-health professionals (LMFTs, LCSWs, psychologists). Represents the broader-CE competitive set against which PCC's CE programming competes for clinician attention and CE-credit spend, though PESI does not offer IPA-style depth training.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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