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CONTINUING EDUCATION & CONSULTATION
Psychoanalytic Essentials
Continuing Education, Reimagined
My continuing education program, Psychoanalytic Essentials, is designed to help mental health professionals deepen their understanding and strengthen their clinical skills in psychotherapy through a psychoanalytic lens. Courses explore psychoanalytic theory and technique, drawing particularly on contemporary models in the British object relations tradition.
Most Psychoanalytic Essentials courses are offered as small-group seminars, either live online or in person. Many follow a read-and-discuss format: participants read a selected paper in advance, then gather to explore its ideas and clinical implications. I think of these as “working seminars”—engaging, collaborative learning experiences that encourage lively discussion and value the clinical experiences of all participants. Self-study courses offer another opportunity to engage with psychoanalytic ideas independently and on your own schedule.
Through my providership with the California Psychological Association, eligible licensed mental health professionals may earn continuing education credit for my courses (see details below).
Interested in upcoming seminars?
Licensed mental health professionals are invited to request inclusion on the Psychoanalytic Essentials mailing list. Seminar announcements and registration information are shared with eligible colleagues.
Consultation
I offer psychoanalytic consultation to clinicians seeking space to think deeply about their clinical work, professional development, and the complexities of therapeutic relationships.
Interested in consultation?
Reach out to explore whether consultation would be a good fit.
Learn at Your Own Pace
These self-study courses offer an opportunity to engage with psychoanalytic ideas on your own schedule, with continuing education credit available to eligible licensed mental health professionals.
Developing an Advanced Ethical Framework for Clinical Practice
This four-hour self-study course brings a psychoanalytic perspective to the legal, moral, ethical, and technical dimensions of clinical work.
Includes two recorded lectures, readings by Rolf Künstlicher and Sarah Ackermann, and a post-test. Continuing education credit is available to eligible participants.
White Liberal Guilt and Racism: A Kleinian Framework
Through a series of papers from Psychoanalytic Dialogues, this course examines how persecutory guilt can interfere with thinking, dialogue, and reparation.
Includes a 25-minute introductory lecture and readings by Jane Caflisch, Kali Cyrus, M. Fakhry Davids, and Sally Swartz. Five continuing education credits are available to eligible participants.
What Colleagues Are Saying
“Such a wonderful presentation. I love your talks – so clear and thought provoking. You rock as a teacher!”
— Psychologist participant
“It was such a joy to be in this learning space.”
— Psychologist participant
“This was one of the best seminars that I have ever attended.”
— Seminar participant
Selected Past Programs
A SAMPLING OF RECENT SEMINARS AND COURSES
- Exploring Termination in Psychoanalysis: A Fresh Look · 2026
- A Dynamic Ethical Framework for Psychoanalysts · 2024–2025
- White Liberal Guilt and Racism: Explorations Using a Kleinian Framework · 2025
- The Dynamics of Personality Development: Freud, Klein, and Bion Unplugged · 2023
Continuing Education Credit Disclosure
Jennifer Kunst, PhD is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts continuing education credit granted by the California Psychological Association or by any of its Approved Providers. Jennifer Kunst, PhD maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
If you plan to use the credits in another state please check with that licensing jurisdiction to see if the credits will be accepted. Learn more about my CPA provider accreditation, including information about its mission, complaint and refund policies, disability accommodations, and diversity statement here.
A Free Introduction to Psychoanalytic Ethics
Please enjoy this free video exploring an advanced framework for ethics in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Rather than treating ethical practice as a matter of simply following rules, I consider how external ethical guidelines become internalized and brought to life in the clinical encounter.
Interested in continuing education credit? The ethics self-study course above offers a deeper exploration through recorded lectures, readings, and a post-test.
