2026-2027 Calendar
September 18, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Efrain Bleiberg, MD
Narcissism and Pathological Narcissism in Children and Adolescents: A Mentalizing Perspective
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
October 2, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Tim Rice, MD
Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C): Psychoanalytic Principles for Research and Education
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
November 6, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Tanya Bennett, MD
Mushrooms on the Couch: Psychedelic-assisted Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
January 8, 2027
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Alan Sugarman, PhD
Countertransference: The Total Situation in Child Psychoanalysis
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
February 12, 2027
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenters: Ariela Alpert, LCSW and Adrianna Martinez, LCSW
A Relational Canvas and The Relational Triad: Animals in the Therapy Room as the Third Subject
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
March 12, 2027
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Felecia R. Powell-Williams, Ed D, LPC-S, RPT/S FABP
The Kaleidoscope of Diversity: Integration and Defense
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
April 2, 2027
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Brian Ngo-Smith, LCSW, FABP
Canceling Oedipus: Generational Collisions and the Hoarding of the Future
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
May 07, 2027
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Paula Christian-Kliger, PhD, ABPP
State of the World: Facing Our Divides, Uncovering Our Humanity
No Battles to Be Won, No Sorrow to be Soothed through Hate: Heart of the World… Awaken!
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
2025-2026 Past Events
2025-2026
September 5, 2025
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Era A. Loewenstein, PhD
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
September 6, 2025
Expanding Psychoanalytic Practice in Communities (EPIC)
Presented by Contemporary Freudian Society
October 3, 2025
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Traumatic Loss and Continuation : A Clinical Story
Presenter: James Lomax, MD
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
November 7, 2025
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Sydney Anderson, PhD
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
January 9, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: Dr. Jim Bennett
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
February 13, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Charlie and His Maps: The Developmental Vicissitudes in Achieving a Recognition of External Reality
Presenter: Dr. Kirsten Dahl
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
March 6, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
When Machines Seem to Care: Close Encounters with the Techno-Subjunctive
Presenter: Todd Essig, PhD.
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
April 10, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Presenter: William M. Singletary, MD
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time
May 1, 2026
Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series
Working with the Unspeakable: Shame, Self-Hatred, and Relational Repair in Clinical Practice
Presenter: Cynthia Mulder, LCSW-S
Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:30pm Central Time