We are pleased to announce that the
WBCPS (Western Branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society)
and WPSI (Western Psychoanalytic Society Institute)
have recently amalgamated and will now be known by our new joint name:

WCPSI
Western Canada Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Official transition of our structure and name will happen throughout 2024. We continue to invite your participation in our programs and look forward to this next chapter in our growth as an analytic Society and Institute.


Upcoming Events

For tender translation: An Encounter Between Plato and Ferenczi | April 27, 2024

For tender translation: An Encounter Between Plato and Ferenczi Presenter: John Tavares | Discussant: Darren Thompson Art Credits: Artist: Raphael | Title: The School of Athens  |  1511  |  Fresco  “He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.”Plato, The Symposium Relying on concepts
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The Rules of Treatment and The Rules of Play: Ethical, Moral, and Technical Considerations in Psychoanalytic Practice – June 22, 2024

The Rules of Treatment and The Rules of Play: Ethical, Moral, and Technical Considerations in Psychoanalytic Practice Presenter: Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D. Chair: Judith Setton-Markus, M.Ed., R. Psych. Art Credits: Artist: Richard Markus  |  Perspectives   |  August 1 2023  |  Multiple exp
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Writing Words That Touch: Tuning Our Psychoanalytic Voice | 2024

Writing Words That Touch: Tuning Our Psychoanalytic Voice | 2024 I don’t know what I think until I write it down. I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means, What I want and what I fear.– Joan Didion Touch me, astonish me, t
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