Scientific Programs
The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas offers a rich set of presentations by local and out-of-state speakers. These Scientific Programs, which are generally open to PCC members and other mental health professionals and trainees, are designed to broaden and deepen awareness and understanding of the application of psychoanalytic concepts to clinical work.
Free admission for PCC members, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the departments of social work, psychology, psychiatry, and mental health counseling.
Register now for these Scientific Programs!
The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas and the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work – NC Chapter present:
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Somatic Treatment Under a Psychodynamic Umbrella
Presented by Boris Thomas, JD, PhD
Saturday, September 23, 2023
10 am to 12 pm ET
UNC School of Social Work
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium
325 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Directions and Parking
Fee: $50*
The Phone as a Subject:
Understanding the effects smartphones and AI have on the mind
Presented by Amy Levy, PsyD
Saturday, October 7, 2023
10 am to 12 pm ET
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $50*
A Heart Shattered, the Impenetrable Self, and a Life Unlived:
An Existential-Humanistic Approach to Relentless Despair
Presented by Martha Stark, MD
Saturday, January 20, 2024
10 am to 12 pm ET
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $50*