About Us

Center for Psychoanalytic Studies offers comprehensive training in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Clinical graduates of the Studies in Psychoanalysis program at the Center qualify for Certification by the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Why Try Psychoanalysis?

Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy are especially suited to people who want to get to the root of long-term problems and patterns that continually crops up and get in the way of living a fulfilled life.

Coronavirus Resources

The global pandemic is having an emotional toll.   Here are resources for the public, parents, educators, and mental healthcare professionals.  We will continue to monitor the situation daily, make adjustments and provide updates as needed.

Our Mission

The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies is dedicated to educating clinicians in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy and is committed to providing affordable mental health treatment to individuals in the wider community.

Studies in Psychoanalysis

Studies in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Studies in Psychoanalytic Thinking

For trainees interested in understanding the theoretical foundation of psychoanalysis but who do not wish to undertake clinical training

Studies in Child Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Thinking and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Training

The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies provides advanced training in understanding the complexities of our clients’ motivation and how that complexity keeps them from achieving a successful life. We also provide specific training in the management and use of transference. Our training provides a way of looking at clinical work that is relevant no matter the setting or the theoretical approach.

We welcome applicants from all mental health disciplines who hold a license to practice.

Admissions Open House presented by Felecia R. Powell-Williams, Ed.D., L.P.C-S, RPT/S

An Emerging Unconscious:  When Children Use Play To Tell A Story

Visiting Teachers  for  CFPS Faculty, Candidates and Trainees

FALL VISITING TEACHERS - ARIETTA SLADE, PHD AND STEPHANIE SCHECHTER, PSYD

SPRING VISITING TEACHER - PAUL WILLIAMS, PHD

CFPS Alumni Group 

Membership is open to graduates of CFPS psychoanalysis and psychotherapy training programs, current candidates and trainees, and faculty members.  Other clinicians may attend Alumni Roundtable Discussion Series at a non-member rate.

Roundtable Discussion Series are presented by a CFPS faculty member, alumni or guest presenters.  Sessions are scheduled 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM Central Time through video sessions only. 

The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies will post psychoanalytic community events.  

Please click here to submit your event.

CFPS Referral Services - Greater Houston Area/Austin/San Antonio/Dallas

CFPS offers referrals for interested individuals (adults, adolescents and children) seeking psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The professionals to whom we refer are trained and licensed mental health professionals from all of the major mental health disciplines (psychiatry, psychology, social work, counseling, and nursing) who have completed, or are pursuing, advanced training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy at CFPS.

Persons seeking treatment will  speak with a CFPS faculty member who will take into consideration the caller's presenting problems, financial circumstances, and any preferences (i.e., clinician's gender or practice location) in order to suggest an appropriate referral.  This referral service does not monitor or otherwise participate in the treatment of patients.

Those interested in a referral, please click on this link to submit  Referral Request.  Some one will contact you as soon as possible.

For more information, email CFPS (info@cfps-tx.org) with name , telephone contact information  or leave a confidential voice message at 713-524-0790.

You may also wish to visit the CFPS Faculty section of our website for a listing of members who are in practice.