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Founded in 1911, American Psychoanalytic Association is the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the nation. APsaA focuses on education, research and membership development among its members.  APsaA’s membership includes 33 approved training institutes and 38 affiliate societies throughout the United States. Since its founding, APsaA has been a part of the International Psychoanalytical Association, which is the largest worldwide psychoanalytic organization.

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This treatment method is based on the theory and technique of psychoanalysis. The primary difference is that the patient and analyst meet less frequently, usually once a week. As with psychoanalysis, the frequency of sessions can be customized to the needs of the patient. Another difference is that the patient usually sits upright and opposite the therapist instead of reclining on a couch with the therapist out of view.

Besides these differences, psychoanalytic psychotherapy  makes use of free association, the emphasis placed on the unconscious, and the centrality of the patient-therapist relationship.

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Membership offers a quarterly magazine, members-only discussion forums, and opportunities for networking with senior analysts and candidates.

APsaA Membership Eligibility

Membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association is currently available to psychoanalytic candidates and psychoanalytic graduates of APsaA approved training institutes, new training facilities, members of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), or graduates of an institute of an IPA component society. APsaA does have a pathway to membership for individual psychoanalysts who have fully trained outside of APsaA/IPA approved Institutes.

If a background does not match APsaA's membership criteria, Associate Programs offer plenty of opportunities for those interested in psychoanalysis to become involved in the Association.

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APsaA is the oldest and largest professional organization for psychoanalysts in North America. The organization represents 3,000 members, 33 approved training institutes, and 39 affiliate societies throughout the United States. For over 100 years, the association has issued professional statements on critical social issues.

"As part of its mission, the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) contributes thoughtful perspectives on important health and social issues. This prominent group calls for honest campaigning and fair elections that will restore faith in our democracy and provide moral leadership in uniting the country.
Psychoanalysts are scientists of the mind, and science itself is currently under assault by those leaders who attack or deny scientific evidence, and who politicize medical and scientific knowledge. Denial of the risks of the coronavirus, of racial and gender inequity, of extremes of inequality, of climate change, endangers us all. Assaults on truth and science deprive us of a basic human right - the right to health, including mental health." An excerpt from their most recent post on the election.