Scientific Program featuring Tricia Coleman

Saturday, February 27, 2027
10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Hybrid via Zoom or In-Person at McKimmon Center at NCSU, Raleigh North Carolina 27606 United States

Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Tavistock Model

Presented by Tricia Coleman

 

Registration Fee: Please select the fee level that best reflects your current circumstances.

This scientific program on couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy follows the model as conceptualised and used clinically in the work with couples developed over many years at Tavistock Relationships, London. The emphasis in couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy is on what is shared between the couple and how they externalise their inner worlds of early relationships in the present relationship and in the consutling room. The therapist, through their ability to maintain a “couple state of mind” can begin to understand a couple’s particular relationship through projections, anxieties, defenses and unconcious phantasies. 

About the Speaker

Tricia Coleman was born and raised in Virginia and has lived in London for more than 20 years. While in London she first completed a psychoanalytic training in couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Tavistock Marital Studies Institute, now Tavistock Relationships. Following the British model of completing a training course, she qualified to practice as a Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. She was also a visiting lecturer on couple psychoanalytic traning at the Tavistock, as well as a tutor and supervisor of the course. Following her time at the Tavistock, Coleman studied at the British Psychoanalytic Association (BPA), where she qualified to practice as a Psychoanalyst. 

Currently she continues to hold her memberships in the BPA, the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA), and the European Psychoanalytic Federation (EPF). She is a clinical member of APsA and a member of the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas (PCC). Tricia is committed to the theory and practice of psychoanalysis through clinical work with individuals and couples, teaching, and professional service. 

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine and begin to conceptualize psychoanalytic ideas and theory as applied to Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. 

  2. Examine the differences between their own method of working and the Tavistock Model of working with couples psychoanalytically. 

  3. Begin to apply Couple Psychoanalytic concepts to couple practice. 

 

This program is intended for mental health clinicians and psychoanalysts at the intermediate to advanced level. 

Confidentiality Statement: All case material will be carefully disguised. We ask that participants agree to hold all material presented with the utmost care, following ethical and professional guidelines.

Accommodation Statement: To request an accommodation for this program, please email  Kayla Schilke, PCC Training and Education Program Manager, at least two weeks before the start date.

  1. Glausius, K. (2024). Working with the couple transference: Countertransference in couple psychotherapy. Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, 14(2), 180-193. 

  1. Hewison, D. (2019). Re-visioning creativity in couple psychoanalysis: The importance of Winnicott and Bollas in clinical practice. Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, 9(2), 167–180. 

  1. Kirson-Trilling, O. (2024). Lost to self and other in a world of unseen things: Reflections on Winnicott’s concept of the mirror role in working with narcissistic couples. Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, 14(2), 209-216. 

Continuing Education Credits
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Psychoanalytic Association and Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. The American Psychoanalytic Association is jointly accredited by the Accredication Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accrediation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credits Available:

  • Physicians: 2 Credits 
  • Psychologists: 2 Credits
  • Social Workers: 2 Credits
  • PAs: 2 Credits
  • Nurses & NPs: 2 Nursing Contact Hours 
  • Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians: 2 Credits
    • Pharmacists must claim credits within 30 days and provider their eProfile ID and Birthdate. APsA will not report credits claimed after 30 days or with incomplete information. 
  • Interprofessional Continuing Education: 2 Credits

Other Profession Types
Other profession types will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants may claim credit for recertification; however, their professional organization/institute will hold the final say on which accredited activities they accept. 

Disclosure Statement
None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies* whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no commercial support for this activity. APsA verifies that all materials generated by AI are accurate, including cited publications and posttests. 

*Financial relationships are relevant if the education content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the inelgibile company. –Updated December 2022

Additional Continuing Education Credits:
The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6518. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

Counselors: 2 clock hours 

Contact: Kayla@CarolinaPsychoanalytic.org

For more information on our cancellation policy, please click here.

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