August 2025

 

A diverse, welcoming community of mental health professionals—advocating deep, empathetic care and collaborating to study and share the life-giving benefits of psychoanalytic treatment.

 
 
 

Female Sensuality, Sexual Subjectivity, Arousal Regulation, Orgasmic Functioning, Intersections and Women's Healthcare: How Contemporary Neuroscience Affects Ethical Psychoanalytic Understanding and Practice

Presented by Beverly Simmons,

PhD, LCSW

September 20, 2025

10 am to 12 pm ET

Hybrid: Zoom or In-Person

Registration ends September 17

Save the Date:

The Body Keeps the Score

Join renowned trauma expert and bestselling author Dr. Bessel van der Kolk on November 15, 2025, for an impactful program exploring trauma, attachment, and neuroscience.

Sponsorships available.

Contact Vann Pearsall for more information.

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Benefits of PCC Memberships

Consider joining the PCC to enrich your professional life. Visit our membership page and member perspectives to learn more. 

Our study groups, which meet monthly to discuss readings and relevant (anonymized) clinical work, are a popular member benefit. Five of these groups are currently open to new participants beginning in September:


Race and Othering in Psychoanalysis

Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy Study Group

Bion Study Group

Lacan Study Group

Relational Psychoanalytic Theory 


Visit Study Groups on the PCC website for more details.

Final Call to Register!

How Do We Know What We Know? Considering Knowledge, Power, and the Self in the Practice of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Presented by Kate Leslie, MSW, LCSW


August 23, 2025



10 am to 12 pm ET

via Zoom

Registration ends

August 20

Welcome New Members

Tricia Coleman

Chapel Hill, NC


Kirsten Chang, MSW

Raleigh, NC


Erin Bell

Durham, NC

How Cis?: Examining Transphobic Countertransference in Therapeutic Work

Presented by Tobias Wiggins, PhD

September 13, 2025


12 pm to 2 pm ET

via Zoom

PCC Calendar

August 23: Seasoned Clinician's Notebook with Kate Leslie, MSW, LCSW


September 1: Labor Day - PCC Office Closed


September 8: PCC Board Meeting


September 13: Seasoned Clinician's Notebook with Tobias Wiggins, PhD


September 20: Scientific Program featuring Beverly Simmons, PhD, LCSW

Congratulations to the 2025-2026

Pearsall Fellows!

Emily Aarons, MD

Elise Abken, MD

Gabriel Brotzman, DO

Adriana "Dree" Kavoussi, MD

Yi Ting Liu, MD

Thomas Mayer, MD

Joyce A. Meza Venegas, MD

Joseph Munoz Dayaa, MD, MS

Saagar Patel, DO

Julia Rothschild, MD, ScM

To view individual photos and bios for each recipient,

please meet the Pearsall Fellows.


 

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