Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center

What Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center does

The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center (PPC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational and training institution founded in 1959 and headquartered at 401 Shady Ave, Suite B101, Pittsburgh, PA. It is affiliated with and accredited by the American Psychoanalytic Association (ApAA), one of more than 70 psychoanalytic societies and institutes worldwide, and operates the only ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic training program in Western Pennsylvania. PPC serves licensed mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors), pre-licensed developing clinicians, uninsured community members, and the broader Pittsburgh public through four primary program lines: the multi-year Psychoanalytic Training Program (5-10 years), the James T. McLaughlin Training Program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, continuing education courses with CE/CME credits, and the Clinic Without Walls. The organization maintains 11 employees and is led by Executive Director Mia Bernard with Board President Paula Moreci.

Name

Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center

Legal name

Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center

Website

https://pghpsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) institution offering ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic training, continuing education, and low-fee community psychotherapy to licensed mental health professionals and uninsured individuals in Western Pennsylvania.

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Product category

Psychoanalytic professional education and training

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Psychoanalytic training
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy
• Continuing education
• Clinical supervision
• Mental health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Psychoanalytic Training Program Tuition: Revenue from tuition fees for the multi-year psychoanalytic training program (5-10 years). Program includes training analysis, course instruction, and supervised clinical work. Prices vary by year and component; application and candidate bulletin materials are available.
2. Continuing Education Programs: Revenue from CE/CME-accredited courses and events including the Comprehensive Freud Course ($600 tuition, 40 credits), Year 1 McLaughlin Program ($1,200 tuition, 60 credits), Advanced Year McLaughlin Program ($600 tuition, 20 credits), and individual CE events ($30-$85 per event).
3. Public Events and Seminars: Revenue from single-session and multi-session public educational events on psychoanalytic topics, priced from $20-$100 per event depending on CE/CME credit purchase.
4. Clinic Without Walls Patient Fees: Minimal patient fees ($25 per session) from the Clinic Without Walls nonprofit arm. Insurance is not accepted. Fee can be further reduced upon application for reduced-fee status. This is a nonprofit mission-driven service rather than a significant revenue driver.
5. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, PPC receives charitable donations from the public. Donations are accepted via credit card through Ticketleap and by check mailed to the office.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is a nonprofit psychoanalytic training and educational institution accredited by the American Psychoanalytic Association. It delivers a multi-year (5–10 year) Psychoanalytic Training Program, the James T. McLaughlin Training Program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, ongoing continuing education courses and seminars (CE/CME), and operates the Clinic Without Walls, a low-fee ($25/session) psychodynamic psychotherapy clinic for uninsured and under-insured community members.

Product overview

The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center operates as a unified educational and training institution offering multiple interconnected programs. The core offerings include an accredited Psychoanalytic Training Program (5-10 years) for mental health professionals, the James T. McLaughlin Training Program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Year 1 and Advanced Year virtual courses), and continuing education seminars. The Center also operates Clinic Without Walls, a nonprofit community outreach providing low-fee psychotherapy. These programs share the common goal of advancing psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy practice through education, training, and community service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clinic Without Walls: A nonprofit organization offering low-fee psychodynamic psychotherapy to individuals from the Pittsburgh community who are uninsured or under-insured, operating under the Pittsburgh Coalition for Dynamic Psychotherapy
• James T. McLaughlin Training Program In Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Pittsburgh Coalition for Dynamic Psychotherapy

Products and services

• Psychoanalytic Training Program A comprehensive 5–10 year psychoanalytic training program accredited by the American Psychoanalytic Association, consisting of training analysis, course instruction in theory and technique, and supervised clinical work, designed for licensed mental health professionals seeking credentialed analyst status.
• James T. McLaughlin Training Program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy A two-year virtual training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy consisting of Year 1 (30 sessions, 60 CE/CME credits, $1,200 tuition) and Advanced Year (10 sessions, 20 CE/CME credits, $600 tuition), delivered via Zoom on weekday evenings and Saturdays for mental health professionals.
• Clinic Without Walls A nonprofit low-fee psychodynamic psychotherapy clinic offering $25/session treatment to uninsured or under-insured individuals in the Greater Pittsburgh community, staffed by residents from UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital with no limit on session count.
• Comprehensive Freud Course A 20-session comprehensive survey of Sigmund Freud's complete psychological works, delivered remotely via Zoom, with $600 tuition and 40 CE/CME credits available to mental health professionals.
• Six-Session Child Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Course A six-session course focusing on child development, clinical theory, therapeutic listening, and technique with children and adolescents, offering 12 CE/CME credits for mental health professionals.
• Fiction with Freud A free public program at the Main Carnegie Library in Oakland, Pittsburgh, analyzing fiction literature through psychoanalytic theory, conducted by faculty member Mario Fischetti, Ph.D., for community members interested in psychoanalytic concepts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved social and occupational functioning and productivity for Clinic Without Walls patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Psychoanalytic Association (ApAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPC is affiliated with and accredited by the American Psychoanalytic Association. This is the primary institutional affiliation providing accreditation for PPC's psychoanalytic training programs. PPC is one of more than 70 psychoanalytic societies and institutes in the ApAA network worldwide.
• UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital / UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidents from UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital are assigned to Clinic Without Walls patients and provide low-fee psychodynamic psychotherapy. Patients are seen at the training sites of their clinicians at UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute Hospital in Oakland. Dr. Gary Ciuffetelli (W.P.I.C. Fourth Year Resident) is referenced as a presenting clinician.
• Main Carnegie Library (Pittsburgh)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPC partners with the Main Carnegie Library in Oakland, Pittsburgh for the 'Fiction with Freud' public education series. Sessions are held at the library, providing community access to psychoanalytic education in a public library setting.
• University of PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple faculty members hold appointments or affiliations with the University of Pittsburgh, including faculty who serve as Clinical Assistant Professors of Psychiatry. Dr. Jeffrey McCurry is Director of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center at Duquesne University. The organization serves as a resource to the community through education, consultation, and outreach programs.
• Duquesne UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaculty members including Dr. Daniel Burston (Associate Professor of Psychology), Dr. Jeffrey McCurry (Director of Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center), Dr. Bruce Fink (former Professor of Psychology), and Dr. Derek Hook (Associate Professor of Psychology) hold appointments or affiliations with Duquesne University.
• Chatham UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Sandra Hershberg has held events at Chatham University (e.g., 'A Self-Psychological Approach to the Study of Biography' held at Chatham University's Mellon Board Room).
• Georgetown University Medical SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Caroline Sehon serves as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University. Dr. Sandra Hershberg serves on Clinical Faculty at Georgetown University Medical School. These affiliations support presenter recruitment and academic exchange.
• C.G. Jung Analytic Training Program of PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPC co-sponsored the 'Death Drive Revisited' colloquium with the C.G. Jung Analytic Training Program of Pittsburgh in 2019. Dr. John R. White is Coordinator of the C.G. Jung Institute Analyst Training Program of Pittsburgh.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Philadelphia Association for Psychoanalysis: ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic society providing training, treatment, and CE programming in the Philadelphia region. Comparable to PPC as a similarly scaled regional psychoanalytic training and education organization.
• Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis: ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic training institute offering adult and child psychoanalytic training, treatment services, and continuing education. Comparable to PPC in core training mission and ApAA accreditation, though operating at larger scale.
• Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research: ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic training and research center affiliated with Columbia's Department of Psychiatry. Comparable to PPC as an ApAA-accredited training program integrating academic psychiatry and psychoanalytic education.
• Austen Riggs Center: Not-for-profit psychiatric treatment and training organization emphasizing intensive long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and clinical education. Comparable to PPC in psychodynamic orientation and integration of clinical service with training/CE functions.
• William Alanson White Institute: New York-based psychoanalytic training institute offering accredited programs in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy, with a treatment clinic. Comparable to PPC in combining training, clinic, and CE functions under a nonprofit structure.
• San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis: ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic training and clinical services organization on the U.S. West Coast. Directly comparable to PPC in delivering accredited training, low-fee clinic services, and CE programming to licensed mental health professionals.
• Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic society and institute offering multi-year training and continuing education in Boston. Closely comparable to PPC in mission, accreditation, and program structure, differing only in metropolitan scale and geographic market.
• New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute: One of the oldest ApAA-accredited psychoanalytic training institutes in the U.S., offering psychoanalytic training, child and adult psychotherapy programs, and CE events. Directly comparable to PPC in accreditation, program mix, and trainee demographics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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