Dr. Joseph M. Jones

read moreWe are a nonprofit membership organization and training center. We provide a variety of postgraduate programs in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for licensed mental health professionals and distinguished academics. Our programs have earned a national reputation for offering comprehensive exposure to the full range of psychoanalytic ideas and practice. We also offer a wide variety of continuing education programs and special events to the mental health community in greater Los Angeles.

read morePsychoanalysis is a method of treatment that offers a way of understanding ourselves, our relationships, and how we conduct ourselves in the world. Psychoanalysis helps people learn how they became who they are, and why they do and feel the things they do. This understanding can lead to emotional freedom and substantive changes. Psychoanalysis is based on the observation that individuals are unaware of many of the underlying factors that determine current emotions and behavior. Working with an analyst helps to uncover unconscious determinants that contribute to unhappiness and inhibition.