International Psychoanalytical Association

What International Psychoanalytical Association does

The International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) is a London-headquartered non-profit professional association and accrediting body founded in 1910 at the Third International Psychoanalytic Congress in Weimar, Germany. It is the world's primary regulatory and accrediting organization for the profession of psychoanalysis, setting training standards and credentialing analysts through a network of constituent societies, 155 training institutes, 87 Directors of Training, and 2,829 training analysts operating across more than 40 countries. Its core product surface consists of member directory services (Find a Member, Find a Training Analyst, Find a Training Institute), a scientific events program including biennial Congresses, Asia-Pacific Conferences, Thinking Labs, Journal Clubs, Clinical Discussion Groups and Webinars, an editorial portfolio (newsletters, blogs, obituaries, IPA journals), three podcast series (Talks on Psychoanalysis, Off the Couch, Geographies of Psychoanalysis), the Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary (IRED), the German-Chinese Freud Lectures, and child & adolescent analysis resources supported by the COCAP committee. The Action Research Process on integrating tele-analysis into psychoanalytic training represents a research-policy initiative to modernize practice standards.

IPA's revenue model is fundamentally subscription-recurring, generated primarily through membership dues paid by psychoanalysts, training analysts, candidates, and member societies worldwide; supplementary streams include congress registration fees, publication-related income, and training-related activities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by member type and region. The go-to-market motion is community-led: members join through constituent societies, access a multilingual member portal supporting 16 languages, and engage via directories, congresses, conferences, and webinars. Geographic presence spans Europe (26 countries including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordics, and Eastern European states), North America (USA, Canada), Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Peru, Paraguay), and Asia-Pacific and other markets (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, India, Israel, South Africa, China, Lebanon). The London central office is staffed by an executive team led by President Heribert Blass, Vice President Katy Bogliatto, Treasurer Adela Escardó, and Executive Director Mark Hilton, with functional heads covering finance, events, membership, communications, publications, and International New Groups.

Name

International Psychoanalytical Association

Legal name

International Psychoanalytical Association

Website

http://www.ipa.world

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), founded in 1910 and headquartered in London, is the world's primary accrediting and regulatory body for psychoanalysis, providing membership, training standards, publications, and events to psychoanalysts, training analysts, and candidates across more than 40 countries.

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Accreditation Coordination, Recognition & Meta-Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accreditation Standards, Benchmarking & Framework Organizations (EDADACAJ), Specialized/Single-Purpose Accreditors (e.g., seminaries, arts conservatories) (EDADACAD)

Keywords

• Psychoanalysis accreditation
• Professional membership services
• Psychoanalytic training
• Mental health credentialing
• Clinical education events

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: IPA generates revenue primarily through membership fees from psychoanalysts, training analysts, candidates, and member societies worldwide. Members pay dues to be part of the global professional community and access member-only resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The International Psychoanalytical Association is the world's primary accrediting and regulatory body for psychoanalysis, founded in 1910. It provides professional membership, standardized training frameworks through 155 authorized institutes worldwide, accreditation and credentialing of psychoanalysts and training analysts, member directories, scientific events (biennial Congress, regional conferences, webinars), publications, podcasts, and the multilingual Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary. Services are delivered to individual psychoanalysts, candidates, training analysts, and child/adolescent analysts globally.

Product overview

The International Psychoanalytical Association operates as a professional membership organization offering a unified platform of services for the global psychoanalytic community. The core offerings include member directory services (searchable rosters for members, training analysts, and training institutes), events management (Congress, Asia-Pacific Conference, webinars, journal clubs, thinking labs, clinical discussion groups), and educational resources (podcasts, Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary, German-Chinese Freud Lectures). The association also provides research initiatives through its Action Research Process and maintains specialized resources for child and adolescent psychoanalysis through the COCAP committee. All services are accessible through the IPA's member portal with multilingual support across 16 languages.

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Brands

• Talks on Psychoanalysis: Podcast series sharing topics published in the IPA Society Journals and Congress debates worldwide.
• Off the Couch
• Geographies of Psychoanalysis

Products and services

• Professional Membership Annual membership subscription granting psychoanalysts, training analysts, and candidates access to member-only resources, directories, scientific events, publications, and global peer community. Members join through constituent societies worldwide.
• Member Directory Services Searchable online rosters enabling users to find IPA members, training analysts, child and adolescent analysts, directors of training, and training institutes worldwide. Available to members and the public for referrals.
• Scientific Events and Congress Biennial IPA Congress (54th Congress scheduled for Vancouver 2026), Asia-Pacific Conference, Thinking Labs, Journal Clubs, Clinical Discussion Groups, and Webinars for scientific exchange and continuing professional development.
• IPA Podcast Series Three podcast series covering topics from IPA Society Journals and Congress debates (Talks on Psychoanalysis), psychoanalysts in diverse settings (Off the Couch), and global perspectives on psychoanalysis (Geographies of Psychoanalysis).
• Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary (IRED) Multilingual encyclopedic resource providing updated and expanded psychoanalytic terminology entries across IPA regions. Supported by a communications consultant and accessible via the IPA website.
• German-Chinese Freud Lectures Cross-cultural educational resource featuring translations and lectures on Sigmund Freud's works between German and Chinese, supporting cross-cultural psychoanalytic scholarship.
• Training Institute Accreditation Authorization of psychoanalytic training institutes worldwide (155 institutes) to deliver IPA-standardized training following the Eitingon Model, covering training analysis, theoretical seminars, and supervised cases. Candidates graduate as credentialed analysts.
• Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis Certification Specialized training, certification, and professional development for child and adolescent analysts through the COCAP committee. Officially accepted by IPA in 1997.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Latin American Institute of Psychoanalysis (ILaP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in 2006 as a collaboration between IPA and FEPAL (Federation of Latin American Psychoanalytic Associations). ILaP teaches, trains, and promotes psychoanalysis in Latin American regions where IPA training institutes do not already exist. Currently working in Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Training is based on the Uruguayan training model with a tripartite approach.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IPAonline
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/broomhills100?feature=results_main
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternationalPsychoanalyticalAssociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2485602

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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