Past Events

  • Scientific Program featuring Anne Alvarez, PhD

    Saturday, January 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    The Rosenblitt Lecture Series Presents: Elements of Vitalization in Psychoanalytic Work with Empty or Dissociated Patients  Presented by Anne Alvarez, PhD   Registration Fee: $60* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health Counseling....

  • Fall Virtual Open House

    Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    via zoom
    Join us for a virtual open house hosted by the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas! Learn about our rich history, spanning decades of community impact and advocacy. Discover how our organization has evolved and continues to make a difference. Explore the benefits of membership, including access to resources and a supportive community dedicated to your...

  • The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: Loan Vo, PhD, LISW-S

    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    Psychodynamics as an Anchor: Navigating Personal, Social, and Political Turmoil in Clinical Treatment Presented by Loan Vo, PhD, LISW-S Program Description: Clients and clinicians alike are not immune from anxieties and conflicts in the interpersonal, social, and political world. In this presentation, Loan Vo will use multiple case vignettes to demonstrate the utility of psychodynamics...

  • Scientific Program featuring Allen R. Dyer, MD

    Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    9003 Weston Pkwy Cary 27513
    Professional Ethics in Clinical Context Presented by Allen R. Dyer, MD Hybrid via Zoom or In-Person (limited in-person seating available)     Registration Fee: $60* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health Counseling....

  • The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: Tyler Beach, MSW, LCSW

    Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP): A Brief History and Modern Day Application Presented by Tyler Beach, MSW, LCSW Program Description: In this lecture, Tyler Beach will provide a history of Intensive Short Term Dynamic Therapy (ISTDP), with an emphasis on its psychoanalytic underpinnings and also its evolution into today's world. This portion of the lecture...

  • Scientific Program featuring Jon K. Meyer, MD

    Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    Photographing What You Know: How a Psychoanalyst Became a Photographer Presented by Jon K. Meyer, MD *This program does not qualify for continuing education credits. Program Description: This is not your usual program and has been a very long time in the making. It is about a lifetime of experience in psychoanalysis at a personal...

  • Annual Meeting of Members

    Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    9003 Weston Pkwy Cary 27513
    Join us at the PCC Annual Meeting of Members at the Lucy Daniels Center in Cary, NC. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues and start new conversations with colleagues. Lunch will be served. PCC President Dr. Harold Kudler will convene our annual business meeting at noon, highlighting the...

  • Scientific Program featuring Dwarakanath G. Rao, MD

    Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Hybrid via Zoom or In-Person at 9003 Weston Pkwy Cary 27513
    Discovering Ideals and Identity: Culture as Character in the Consulting Room Presented by Dwarakanath G. Rao, MD Join us In-Person or via Zoom   Registration Fee: $50* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health...

  • The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: Marco Posadas

    Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Gender Polymorphism: Another Royal Road to the Unconscious Presented by Marco Posadas, PhD, MSW, RSW, FIPA Program Description: Dreams occupy a privileged position in psychoanalysis as the royal road to the unconscious par excellence. Psychoanalytic mental health clinicians tend to withhold their judgment and ask for the client’s associations with the hope of moving from the...

  • Virtual Open House

    Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    via zoom
    Join us for a virtual open house hosted by the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas! Learn about our rich history, spanning decades of community impact and advocacy. Discover how our organization has evolved and continues to make a difference. Explore the benefits of membership, including access to exclusive resources and a supportive community dedicated to...

  • Scientific Program featuring Charles E. Parks, PhD

    Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    9003 Weston Pkwy Cary 27513
    Therapeutic Action and Progress in Analysis: A Child Struggles With Death, Life, and Change Presented by Charles E. Parks, PhD     Registration Fee: $50* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health Counseling....

  • The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: Amy Olson

    Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    I Want You to Want Me: Understanding desire in the treatment of an eating disorder Presented by Amy H. Olson, LCSW, CEDS-S Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Approved Supervisor, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Program Description: Finding, articulating, and elaborating desire are cornerstones of recovery from an eating disorder. For patients with an...

  • Scientific Program featuring David Tuckett, PhD

    Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    Knowing What Psychoanalysts Do and Doing What Psychoanalysts Know Presented by David Tuckett, PhD   Registration Fee: $50* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health Counseling. Dr. David Tuckett will discuss core issues...

  • Scientific Program featuring Martha Stark, MD

    Saturday, January 20, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
      A Heart Shattered, the Impenetrable Self, and a Life Unlived: An Existential-Humanistic Approach to Relentless Despair Presented by Martha Stark, MD   Registration Fee: $50* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health...

  • The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: Marvice Marcus

    Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    The Linchpin of Connection: How Identity, Meaning-Making, and the Therapeutic Relationship Alleviate Human Suffering Presented by Marvice Marcus, PhD, LP, HSP-P Program Description: Psychotherapy–both an art and a science–is a fascinating endeavor composed of two or more people. Psychoanalysts, psychologists, and clinical social workers, among other allied professionals, have long argued that the therapeutic relationship is...

  • The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: Heather Craige

    Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    Keys to Building Secure Attachment: An Introduction to Attachment Theory and the Circle of Security Presented by Heather Craige, MSW, Psychoanalyst Program Description: Heather Craige will present key concepts from attachment theory and illustrate how these ideas can be simply and powerfully conveyed to parents using the Circle of Security ® Parenting™ video and graphics. This talk...

  • Scientific Program featuring Amy Levy, PsyD

    Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    via zoom
    The Phone as a Subject Presented by Amy Levy, PsyD  with discussant Todd Essig, PhD Registration Fee: $50* *Free admission and CE/CME credits for PCC members, LDC staff and board, full-time students with ID, and trainees in the Departments of Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health Counseling. In her paper, “The Phone as a...

  • Scientific Program featuring Dr. Boris Thomas

    Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    325 Pittsboro Street Chapel Hill 27516
    The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas and the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work - NC Chapter present a Scientific Program featuring Boris Thomas, JD, PhD

  • Scientific Program Featuring Dr. Harold Kudler

    Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    9003 Weston Pkwy, Cary 27513
    Trauma and Trance: From Shamanism to Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy   Dr. Harold Kudler will discuss the burgeoning interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD that has prompted a review of current science and the intertwining history of trauma and trance.  For more information and to register, click here