Contemporary Freudian Society

Name

Contemporary Freudian Society

Legal name

Contemporary Freudian Society

Website

https://contemporaryfreudiansociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychoanalytic Training and Professional Membership

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Psychoanalytic training
• Professional membership organization
• Mental health training
• Parent-infant psychotherapy
• Psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from professionals including CFS dues (Full Member $575 half-year, Partially Retired $288), IPA dues ($400 full, $200 partially retired, $115 fully retired), and PEP Web dues ($78).
2. Psychoanalytic Training Programs: Tuition-based training programs including the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program at $2400 per year, integrated training programs in NYC and DC, and various continuing education offerings.
3. Donations and Support: One-time gifts, sustaining monthly gifts, five-year pledges, and legacy giving/bequests to support PTI/CFS operations and training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Contemporary Freudian Society is a not-for-profit psychoanalytic membership organization that delivers rigorous professional training in adult, child, and adolescent psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy through its Psychoanalytic Training Institute, with campuses in New York City and Washington, DC. It also connects the public to member therapists via a Find a Therapist directory and runs community outreach programs such as the SPRING Project for prenatal and postpartum mental health.

Product overview

The Contemporary Freudian Society operates primarily as a professional psychoanalytic training organization offering a platform of educational programs through its Psychoanalytic Training Institute. The core offering consists of the Integrated Training in Psychoanalysis Program, which integrates child and adult psychoanalytic training across two campuses in New York City and Washington, DC. Additional specialized programs include Lifecycle Training (child and adolescent psychoanalysis), The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program, The Anni Bergmann Parent-Infant Training Program, and a Fellowship Program. The society also operates community-focused initiatives including Psychoanalytic Brooklyn, The SPRING Project (perinatal mental health services), and the Washington Case Conference. Supporting offerings include the Plumsock Prize for early-career writers and Distance Psychoanalytic Training options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychoanalytic Training Institute
• Integrated Training in Psychoanalysis Program
• Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program
• The SPRING Project
• Society Membership
• Find a Therapist Directory Public online directory connecting individuals with CFS therapists, including options for low-fee psychotherapy and treatment for common mental health issues across the life cycle.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates serve as leaders in psychoanalytic practice, scholarship, and advocacy both at home and abroad
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993CFS became a Component Society of IPA in 1993. IPA is the oldest and largest international psychoanalytic organization and the world's primary accrediting and regulatory body for psychoanalysis. Graduates of the Institute trained in adult psychoanalysis are automatically recommended to IPA for membership upon completion.
• Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIPS is an organization of psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic societies founded in 1992 to represent interests of psychoanalysts belonging to independent component societies of IPA in the US. CFS participates as a member society.
• IPTAR (Institute of the Psychoanalytic Association and Training Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint sponsorship of the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program since 2006. Previously the program was solely under the Psychoanalytic Training Institute of CFS.
• Washington-Baltimore Center for PsychoanalysisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFS co-sponsors the Washington Case Conference with the Washington-Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, a stimulating series of discussions held monthly on psychoanalytic topics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis: Midwest psychoanalytic training institute and IPA Component Society with adult, child, and psychotherapy training programs. Direct peer representing a comparable institute model outside CFS's coastal footprint.
• Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR): NYC-based psychoanalytic training institute offering adult, child, and parent-infant programs. Direct peer with overlapping program offerings; also an existing CFS partner in the joint sponsorship of the Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program.
• Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research: University-affiliated psychoanalytic training program in NYC offering adult and child analytic training. Direct peer with comparable curriculum and NYC location, training mental health professionals to IPA standards.
• William Alanson White Institute: NYC-based psychoanalytic training institute known for its interpersonal/relational orientation. Direct peer in the same NYC training market with comparable curriculum (adult/child psychoanalysis and psychotherapy training) and similar IPA-affiliated credentialing.
• Washington-Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis: Regional psychoanalytic training center serving the DC/Mid-Atlantic market — CFS's primary competitive overlap in the DC division. Direct peer as a fellow IPA Component Society with whom CFS already co-sponsors the Washington Case Conference.
• Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: IPA Component Society in New England offering psychoanalytic training and treatment, including child/adolescent and parent-infant work. Direct peer serving mental health professionals in a comparable Northeastern market.
• Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC): San Francisco Bay Area psychoanalytic training institute offering adult, child, and parent-infant training. Direct peer with comparable program structure and IPA-affiliated credentialing.
• New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: Oldest and one of the largest psychoanalytic training institutes in the US, located in NYC. Directly comparable to CFS as an IPA Component Society offering adult and child psychoanalysis training, continuing education, and clinical services in the same NYC market.
• Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies: West Coast psychoanalytic training institute offering adult and child psychoanalysis training with IPA affiliation. Direct peer representing the institute model in a different US geography.

Broad incumbents

• American Psychoanalytic Association: National professional organization for psychoanalysts in the US and primary accrediting body for psychoanalytic education. Broader incumbent that CFS is a constituent society of; provides national-level advocacy, accreditation, and continuing education across the field.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ContemporaryFreudianSocietyNYDC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-contemporary-freudian-society-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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