IPTAR

What IPTAR does

IPTAR (Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research) is a New York State nonprofit professional association founded in 1958 that operates three integrated units: a Training Institute, the IPTAR Clinical Center (ICC), and a membership society. The Training Institute delivers multiple pathways — Adult Psychoanalytic Program (minimum four years), Respecialization Program (two years, for career changers with advanced degrees in any field), Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program (CAP, three-year certificate), the IPA-approved Integrated Training Track combining adult and child work, the NYS License-Eligible Program in Psychoanalysis (LP), the Externship/Practicum for doctoral students, the International Candidate Program (SEVIS, F-1 visa), the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program, and the L.J. Gould Center for organizational consultation. Graduates receive IPA-recognized credentials enabling the FIPA designation and CIPS membership. The ICC, founded 1993 and recognized by the American Psychoanalytic Association and American Psychological Association, provides adult, adolescent, and child psychotherapy on a sliding scale ($65–$250 per session) in 13+ languages with in-network insurance billing, plus the On-Site School Program across five NYC public schools and a pro-bono Asylum Program in partnership with Health Right International. Adjacent revenue lines include NYSED-approved Continuing Education (CE) for LCSW/LMHC/LP/LCAT/PSY licensees, hourly office and conference room rentals (UES Coworking Space), membership dues, and charitable donations via Typeform.

The underlying technology is administrative and informational rather than proprietary clinical IP: MemberClicks membership portal, IntakeQ intake booking, Orbund online applications, Typeform donation forms, and subscription access to the PEP Web psychoanalytic digital library. The clinical methodology is a contemporary Freudian framework integrating object relations, attachment theory, and self-psychology. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on content marketing via the iptar.org WordPress site, email newsletter, Facebook, Sunday Salons and Open Houses, conferences, and the Candidates' Organization and study groups (Clinical Conundrums, LGBTQ Supervision, Race/Class/Culture). Pricing is a mix of subscription (tuition, membership, CE), unit pricing (conference tickets, office rentals), and sliding-scale professional services (therapy). IPTAR holds an NYS absolute charter (1960), IPA component society membership (1980/1989), SEVIS authorization (2008), and five NYSED CE provider approvals.

Name

IPTAR

Legal name

Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Inc.

Website

https://iptar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IPTAR is a 501(c)-equivalent New York nonprofit founded in 1958 that runs a psychoanalytic Training Institute, the IPTAR Clinical Center, and a membership society affiliated with the IPA. It serves licensed mental health professionals seeking psychoanalytic training, career changers via Respecialization, and NYC-area patients needing affordable psychotherapy.

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Product category

Psychoanalytic Training and Mental Health Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

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Keywords

• Psychoanalytic training
• Psychotherapy services
• Mental health education
• Continuing education credits
• Clinical psychoanalysis

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Continuing Education (CE) Program Fees: Revenue from CE-credit eligible programming — short seminars, lectures, workshops, conferences, and the 4–8 week 'Beyond the Basic Curriculum' (BBC) series (6–12 CE credits per course). NYS-approved CE provider for LCSW, LMHC, LP, LCAT, and PSY.
2. Training Program Tuition: Tuition from Adult Psychoanalytic Program, Respecialization Program, CAP Program, Integrated Track, Externship/Practicum, Parent-Infant Program, and Gould Center. Candidates also pay a $500 enrollment deposit credited toward first tuition payment. Scholarships available (Enrico Jones Diversity, CAP, Adult Psychoanalytic Training).
3. Clinical Therapy Fees (ICC): Patient fees from the IPTAR Clinical Center on sliding scale ($65–$250 per session, with lower fees for financial hardship or increased frequency), in-network insurance reimbursements (Empire Plan, NYSHIP SEHP, NYSHIP HMO/EmblemHealth, Emblem Millenium), out-of-network superbills, and NYCE PPO low-cost plan for city/state employees. Pro-bono treatment for asylum seekers.
4. Office & Conference Room Rental: Hourly ($30–$65), daily ($100–$300), weekly ($500–$700), and monthly ($1,500–$2,100) rental of therapy and business offices; plus conference room rental ($200/hr, $500 half-day, $1,000 full-day including A/V setup and cleaning). Additional A/V ($100) and cleaning ($100) fees.
5. Membership Dues: Annual dues from IPTAR Society Members and Candidates. Membership grants access to PEP Web library, scientific meetings, conferences, study groups, IPA and CIPS affiliate memberships.
6. Donations & Fundraising: Charitable contributions solicited via Typeform donation form on the website. IPTAR is a NYS Nonprofit Corporation (EIN 136144019).
7. Conference & Event Fees: Ticketed programming such as 'Expanding the Field: Thinking Creatively about Gender and Sexuality' (Candidates $50, IPTAR Members $85, Non-IPTAR Members $95) and other conferences, workshops, and salons open to the wider community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IPTAR is a New York State nonprofit psychoanalytic training institute and clinical center that delivers a tripartite model of training (training analysis, supervised control work, and contemporary Freudian/object-relations/attachment/self-psychology coursework) across adult, child/adolescent, respecialization, integrated, parent-infant, organizational, and international tracks. Alongside its Training Institute, IPTAR operates the IPTAR Clinical Center (ICC), an award-winning affordable outpatient psychotherapy and psychoanalysis practice serving the NYC metropolitan area, plus NYS-approved Continuing Education programming, the UES Coworking hourly office rental, and the pro-bono On-Site School Program and Asylum Program.

Product overview

IPTAR (Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research) is a 501(c)-equivalent New York State nonprofit professional association offering a platform-plus-modules architecture rather than a single product. Its core platform is the Training Institute, which sits alongside the IPTAR Clinical Center (ICC) and the IPTAR Society (membership). The Training Institute delivers a portfolio of named training programs that candidates can take individually or combined: the Adult Psychoanalytic Program, Respecialization Program, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program (CAP), the Integrated Training Track (ITT) combining adult and child work, the NYS License Eligible Program (LP), the Externship/Practicum Program, the International Candidate Program (SEVIS), the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program, The L.J. Gould Center for organizational study and consultation, and Continuing Education (Beyond the Basic Curriculum, BBC). The Clinical Center delivers clinical services to the community — adult treatment, child/adolescent treatment, the IPTAR Assessment Center, the On-Site School Program (in NYC public schools), and the pro bono Asylum Program. Adjacent offerings include the UES Coworking Space (hourly office and conference room rentals), the Close Process Groups (Clinical Conundrums, LGBTQ Supervision Group, Race/Class/Culture), and the Freedman Center for Psychoanalytical Research. The IPTAR Society layer ties these together via membership benefits, IPA/CIPS affiliation, conferences, and access to PEP-WEB.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IPTAR Clinical Center (ICC): Award-winning, affordable mental health clinic that has served the New York City metropolitan area since 1993, recognized by the American Psychoanalytic Association as one of the finest community mental health centers in the United States.
• The L.J. Gould Center for Psychoanalytic Organizational Study and Consultation
• Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program (CAP)
• The Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program
• Freedman Center for Psychoanalytical Research

Products and services

• Adult Psychoanalytic Program Four-year minimum training track in adult psychoanalysis comprising training analysis, a contemporary Freudian curriculum integrating object relations, attachment, and self-psychology, and supervised control work with two analytic patients each seen four times per week. Graduates receive a Certificate in Psychoanalysis, IPTAR Society membership, IPA membership with the FIPA credential, and CIPS membership. For licensed and license-eligible mental health professionals (psychologists, LCSWs, LMSWs, MDs, PsyDs) seeking IPA-recognized psychoanalytic credentials and NYS LP licensure.
• Respecialization Program Two-year pre-psychoanalytic training sequence for individuals with at least a master's degree in any field, providing theoretical coursework in psychopathology, technique, and diagnosis plus clinical training at the IPTAR Clinical Center. Designed for career changers from the humanities, social sciences, education, law, medicine, and the arts who want a foundational pathway into the Adult Psychoanalytic Program and NYS LP licensure.
• Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program (CAP) Three-year certificate program offering a contemporary psychoanalytic perspective on psychotherapy, play therapy, and parent work with children and adolescents, integrating child development, neuropsychology, trauma, diversity, and infant-parent research. Includes two supervised training cases and a final oral presentation. For master's or doctoral-level clinicians seeking child/adolescent analytic credentials.
• Integrated Training Track (ITT) in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis IPA-approved simultaneous training in adult and child psychoanalysis for Adult Program candidates, adding CAP coursework, a year-long infant observation seminar, and two child analytic control cases; confers qualification for IPA listing as both adult and child psychoanalyst and ACP membership.
• NYS License Eligible Program in Psychoanalysis (LP) Additional pathway to New York State licensure as a Psychoanalyst (LP), combining IPTAR's Adult Psychoanalytic Program with coursework in Child Abuse Identification, Research in Psychotherapy, and Ethics; approved by New York State in 2006.
• Externship/Practicum Program Pre-psychoanalytic training for advanced doctoral psychology or social work students, providing supervised clinical experience at the IPTAR Clinical Center and Asylum Seekers Program, weekly individual and group supervision, didactic seminars, and an Invited Speaker Series. Applications routed through the NYNJ-DOT Externship portal for APA-accredited psychology programs and through school Practicum Field Placement Coordinators for social work students.
• International Candidate Program (SEVIS) Program established in April 2008 under U.S. SEVIS authorization to issue I-20 forms and admit non-immigrant foreign students on F-1 visas to IPTAR's training programs. For international clinicians from countries where advanced psychoanalytic training is unavailable.
• Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program Specialized program (founded 1997, joined IPTAR in 2006) offering intensive training in infant observation, psychoanalytic perspectives on infancy, the parent-infant relationship, and parent-infant psychotherapy, jointly sponsored with the Contemporary Freudian Society.
• The L.J. Gould Center for Psychoanalytic Organizational Study and Consultation Center (begun 2015) grounded in systems psychoanalytic perspective (Freud, Klein, Winnicott, Bion, Tavistock Group Relations, Open Systems), providing case conferences, BBC courses, training electives, and organizational consultation/executive coaching. Named after Laurence J. Gould, PhD, FIPA.
• Continuing Education / Beyond the Basic Curriculum (BBC) NY State-approved Continuing Education (CE) credit provider for LCSW, LMHC, LP, LCAT, and PSY licensees, offering 4-8 week courses (6-12 CE credits) plus short seminars, lectures, workshops, and conferences.
• IPTAR Clinical Center (ICC) Award-winning affordable outpatient mental health clinic (founded 1993) recognized by the American Psychoanalytic Association as one of the finest community mental health centers in the United States, offering adult, adolescent, and child psychotherapy and psychoanalysis on a sliding scale ($65-$250 per session) in 13+ languages.
• ICC Adult Treatment Psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for adults, with session frequency ranging from once-weekly psychotherapy to three-to-five-times-weekly psychoanalysis based on clinical need. Sliding scale $65-$250 per session plus in-network insurance (Empire Plan, NYSHIP SEHP, NYSHIP HMO/EmblemHealth, Emblem Millenium) and out-of-network superbills.
• ICC Child/Adolescent Treatment Therapeutic services for children and adolescents including play therapy, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis, with guidance to parents and consultation with teachers and other significant people in the child's life.
• IPTAR Assessment Center Comprehensive reduced-fee psychoeducational and neuropsychological testing for individuals ages 6 through adult, delivered via the IPTAR Clinical Center.
• On-Site School Program Psychodynamically-oriented individual and group therapy provided on-site at five NYC public schools, including one elementary school and two middle schools for intellectually gifted students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds; awarded the American Psychoanalytic Association's Educational Achievement Award in 2013.
• Asylum Program (IPTAR Asylum Seekers Program) Program established May 2007 in collaboration with the Human Rights Clinic of Health Right International (formerly Doctors of the World) providing pro bono individual dynamic psychotherapy and psychosocial assessments to asylum seekers in the United States.
• UES Coworking Space (Hourly Office Rental) Hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rental of private offices (internal/un-windowed and external/windowed) and a conference room (capacity 85) at 1651 Third Avenue, Suite 205, New York, with HEPA-filtered HVAC, in-room air purifiers, kitchen, and ADA access. For mental health practitioners and other professionals seeking private workspace.
• Close Process Groups Three monthly close process groups via Zoom: Clinical Conundrums, LGBTQ Supervision Group, and Race, Class, and Culture in the Clinical Encounter. For IPTAR members and candidates to examine clinical material and process in a peer setting.
• IPTAR Society Membership Membership society founded in 1958 offering PEP Web library access, IPA and CIPS affiliate memberships, four to six annual conferences, workshops, study groups, research activities, and publications for analysts and analysts-in-training.
• Freedman Center for Psychoanalytical Research Research center instituted by the IPTAR Board in 2012 (commemorating Norbert Freedman) that coordinates, facilitates, and promotes IPTAR's research activities, including ICC psychotherapy effectiveness studies published in JAPA (1999) and doctoral dissertations.

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Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

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Integration5 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Western New England Psychoanalytic InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019IPTAR joined with the Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute in 2019 to establish the Hans W. Loewald Center, with the primary task of integrating various psychoanalytic theoretical approaches.
• Health Right International (formerly Doctors of the World) — Human Rights CliniccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2007Established May 2007 as a collaborative effort between the IPTAR Clinical Center and the Human Rights Clinic of Health Right International to provide individual dynamic psychotherapy pro bono to people seeking asylum in the United States.
• New York Freudian SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006IPTAR became co-sponsor with the N.Y. Freudian Society in 2006 of the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program, offering intensive training in parent-infant work to psychoanalysts and advanced candidates.
• International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1980IPTAR became a component society of the IPA (one of the first non-medical institutes), binding the organization to IPA's constitution, bylaws, and rigorous training standards. IPA membership allows graduates to use the 'FIPA' credential and provides access to international conferences and scientific meetings.
• Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIPS membership is extended to IPTAR Society members and program graduates. CIPS Liaison on IPTAR's Board is Randi Wirth. CIPS membership enhances IPTAR's standing in the U.S. psychoanalytic community.
• Contemporary Freudian Society (CFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program began in 1997 at CFS and in 2006 came under joint sponsorship of CFS and IPTAR. The program offers intensive training in infant observation, psychoanalytic perspectives on infancy, and parent-infant psychotherapy.
• New York State Education Department (NYSED)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple NYSED State Boards (Psychology #PSY-0026, Social Work #SW-0226, Mental Health Practitioners #P-0011, CAT #CAT-0037, MHC #MHC-0112) recognize IPTAR as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health professionals. NYS approved IPTAR as a program leading to licensure in psychoanalysis (2006).
• Empire Plan / NYSHIP SEHP / NYSHIP HMO (EmblemHealth) / Emblem Millenium NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIn-network insurance partnerships allowing IPTAR Clinical Center patients to use standard copays for therapy sessions. NYCE PPO plan also offered for low-cost treatment to city and state employees.
• Tavistock Center / Tavistock Institute of Human RelationsminorOthersReferenced as intellectual influence and conference partner; IPTAR's Clinical Conundrums group is inspired by close-process seminars held in France and similar to Tavistock Clinical Groups. ICC research presented at the Tavistock Center's First European Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Educational Settings (Paris, 2005). L.J. Gould Center incorporates the Group Relations approach developed at the Tavistock Institute.
• New York City Public Schools (On-Site School Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive NYC public schools have partnered with IPTAR to provide on-site psychodynamic individual and group therapy for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Includes one elementary school and two middle schools for intellectually gifted students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Each school has a site supervisor who is an IPTAR graduate. Since 2002, IPTAR has treated 700+ students and trained 124 therapists through this program.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves20 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis: One of the largest U.S. psychoanalytic training institutes with adult, child, and adolescent programs plus a clinical service; similar mix of training, clinical, and research operations to IPTAR though at materially larger scale.
• Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute: Regional psychoanalytic training institute partnered with IPTAR since 2019 in the Loewald Center; otherwise an independent IPA-affiliated training body serving the New England candidate market.
• New York Freudian Society: NYC psychoanalytic society and training institute; already a partner with IPTAR on the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program but otherwise competes for candidates and clinical referrals in the same metro.
• Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research: University-affiliated psychoanalytic training and research center offering IPA-recognized adult and child analytic training; directly competes with IPTAR for candidates seeking NYS LP-qualifying and IPA-listed credentials.
• William Alanson White Institute: NYC psychoanalytic training institute offering an adult psychoanalytic training program and clinical services; competes for the same NYC candidate pool and serves an overlapping clinical population.
• Contemporary Freudian Society (CFS): Joint sponsor (since 2006) with IPTAR of the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program; otherwise an independent NYC-area psychoanalytic training institute competing for the same candidate and clinical segments.
• New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (NYPSI): NYC-based psychoanalytic training institute founded 1911; the most direct peer to IPTAR as both operate IPA-affiliated training programs, a clinical center, and CE programming in the New York metro for the same candidate population.
• Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: IPA component society offering adult and child psychoanalytic training plus a low-fee clinic; comparable governance, IPA credentialing, and clinical-service model even though it operates in a different U.S. metro.
• Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute / Michigan Psychoanalytic Council: IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic training institute in the Midwest offering adult, child, and adolescent programs; comparable mission, IPA credentialing, and clinical-service offering though in a different region.

Others

• Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing (PEP Web): Operator of the PEP Web digital library to which IPTAR subscribes for member access; an ecosystem enabler rather than a training peer, but tightly coupled to IPTAR's curriculum and candidate value proposition.

Market position

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