International Psychoanalytical Association
 The world’s primary accrediting and regulatory body for the profession of psychoanalysis. Learn more →
 
Our call for proposals has now closed, but proposals for pre-congress working groups and working parties remain open until 30 September 2026.
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Latest News

 

Action Research Process

Find out about our first Action Research Cycle, read our report: ‘Exploring controversies surrounding the integration of tele analysis into psychoanalytic training’, and watch our video describing the process.
 

Talks On Psychoanalysis

In her thought-provoking podcast, “The Body as a Pulsing Frontier”, Ema Ponce de León offers her particular view on the theme of the body in psychoanalysis, developed through her dialogue with Freud and with contemporary authors.
 

Clinical Discussion Groups

Registration is now open for September - December Clinical Discussion Groups!
 

Officers News

June News. This month, we reintroduce the IPA's Presidents' Meeting Process (PMP) initiative, and the work of the PMP committee.


They Said So - Interview with IPA President Heribert Blass

Online magazine They Said So interviewed IPA President Heribert Blass for an article: 'On the Couch'.
 
 

IPA Journal Club: Jack Drescher

Register now for September 11th: Jack Drescher discusses the rethinking of sexuality and sexual identities.
 

Thinking Labs 7

Registration is now open for September-December Thinking Labs!
 

IPA Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary

New entries! 'Transference' - updated and expanded, and 'Representation'
talks on psychoanalysis

Building a Space for Thinking - Alberto Carrión García de Parada
Off The Couch 
Listen to the latest episode from the Off The Couch blog.
Encyclopedic Dictionary