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PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY STUDY CENTER INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133459531 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B50 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · ppsc.org
revenue
$576K
expenses
$558K
net assets
$-130K
employees
46
volunteers
50
program ratio
67%
mission · from form 990

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, SEMINARS, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

profile · synthesized from sources

PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY STUDY CENTER INC (PPSC) is a New York-based psychoanalytic training institute founded in 1986 to advance inclusive, multi-theoretical education in psychoanalysis. It trains psychoanalysts and psychotherapists with an emphasis on diversity, integrating diverse schools of thought including relational, intersubjective, and attachment theories. The organization also provides clinical services through supervised candidates and offers continuing education, conferences, and community initiatives focused on trauma, addiction, gender, and social justice.

named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

One-Year Programs
Intensive training tracks including the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program and Clinical Journeys, designed for non-analysts seeking specialized clinical skills.
PPSC Annex™
Continuing education series offering workshops for mental health professionals on integrative approaches including EFT, DBT, ACT, and somatic therapies.
PPSC Learning Lab
Professional development initiative hosting workshops on contemporary clinical topics such as trauma, ADHD, and family systems.
PPSC Refugee Support Program (RSP)
Program providing trauma-informed care and linguistic-cultural sensitivity training for clinicians working with refugees, in partnership with Guide to Personal Solutions (GPS).
PPSC Treatment Service
Low-cost therapy service provided by supervised candidates, offering accessible psychoanalytic treatment to clients in New York.
Psychoanalytic Training Program
Accredited program offering full- and part-time tracks for candidates pursuing careers as psychoanalysts, featuring a pluralistic curriculum and culminating in a graduation paper.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Professional Training and Certification in Mental Health 5 activities
    • Maintains faculty and educational infrastructure for psychoanalytic training
      Employs a faculty of licensed and doctoral-level psychoanalysts and psychotherapists to teach, supervise, and administer training programs; provides educational classes, seminars, supplies, and services as part of its operational mission.
    • Offers certificate and continuing education programs for licensed mental health practitioners
      Provides multiple one-year certificate programs including Child and Adolescent Therapy (awarding 48–60 CE credits) and Clinical Journeys (introducing psychoanalytic models and personal clinical development), delivered remotely or in hybrid format with weekly sessions; offers additional Continuing Education workshops through the PPSC Annex and Learning Lab.
    • Offers structured psychoanalytic training programs for mental health professionals
      Offers a four-year psychoanalysis program and a three-year psychoanalytic psychotherapy program requiring extensive coursework, personal analysis (405 hours with specific frequency requirements), clinical supervision (360 hours), 810 clinical control case hours, and a clinical case presentation with written paper; open to applicants with doctoral or master's degrees in licensed mental health fields.
    • Provides psychoanalytic training for non-licensed and allied mental health professionals
      Offers the Psychoanalysis License Program and a license-qualifying track enabling graduates with non-clinical or non-licensed degrees to meet requirements for the New York State psychoanalyst licensing exam; includes academic training, personal analysis (225 hours with 90 at twice-weekly frequency and 45 pre-admission), 135 hours of individual supervision, and 400 clinical control case hours.
    • Trains MSW and advanced social work students in psychoanalytic practice
      Provides MSW interns with clinical training through the Treatment Service, including a caseload of 2–5 clients per week, weekly individual and group supervision, didactic seminars on psychoanalytic theory, and participation in administrative tasks; supports integration of multi-theoretical psychoanalytic perspectives into clinical work.
  • Direct Mental Health Counseling and Support Services 1 activity
    • Provides affordable mental health treatment services
      Operates a moderate-fee Treatment Service staffed by training candidates under faculty supervision, providing psychotherapy to clients; has served over 10,000 clients since 1986.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Conducts research and publishes in psychoanalysis and mental health
      Produces scholarly research in psychoanalysis, mental health, and social work; has published over 250 works since 1986, with candidate reflection papers and graduation theses contributing to award-winning and peer-published literature.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$576K
Contributions & grants$20K4%
Program service revenue$554K96%
Investment income$1970%
Other revenue$1K
expenses
Total expenses$558K
Program expenses67%
Admin / overhead29%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$255K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$53K
Cash$49K
Investments$0
Liabilities$183K
Net assets$-130K
Liquid reserves1.1 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -28.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 7
  • DOROTHY GLOSTER LCSW — TRUSTEE
  • JOAN BRADY LCSW — TRUSTEE
  • JUDY LEVITZ PHD — FOUNDING DIRECTOR
  • PANTHEA SAIDPOUR LCSW — TRUSTEE
  • RICHARD DANIELE PHD — TRUSTEE
  • VALERIE FRANKFELDT PHD — TRUSTEE
  • WENDY JUSTUS LCSW — TRUSTEE
relationships · 15

Who they work with

  • AAPCSW Network — Faculty and graduates present at AAPCSW conferences and receive awards from the organization.
  • American Psychoanalytic Association Network — Faculty member co-received the 2020 Ralph Roughton Paper Award from the American Psychoanalytic Association.
  • Anatolian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists of Turkey Partner — Graduate presented on relational practice with LGBTQ patients for this association.
  • Eventbrite Partner — Partners with Eventbrite to host and manage Open House events for prospective applicants.
  • International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Network — Faculty member received the 2023 Sandor Ferenczi Award from ISSTD.
  • Learning Lab Partner — Hosts events that are part of the educational programming available to MSW interns.
  • National Association of Social Workers New Jersey Chapter Partner — Graduate presented on relational practice with LGBTQ patients for this chapter.
  • New York City Psychoanalytic Training Institute Network — PPSC is associated with the New York City Psychoanalytic Training Institute as indicated by shared branding and institutional context.
  • New York State Government — Regulates licensing for psychoanalysts; PPSC programs qualify graduates to sit for the state licensing exam.
  • PPSC Annex Partner — Provides webinars that are part of the educational programming available to MSW interns.
  • PPSC Refugee Project Partner — Hosts the PPSC Refugee Project as an initiative serving vulnerable populations.
  • Ruth Wyatt Partner — Co-coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Therapy Program and recipient of program applications.
  • Sue Sherman Partner — Co-coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Therapy Program and recipient of program applications.
  • Vichara Center Partner — Co-administers the Clinical Journeys 2 program, including application processing and communications.
  • Vichara Center Partner — Collaborates on the application process, with a faculty member from Vichara Center conducting interviews and co-receiving applications.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Anti-Racist and LGBTQ+ Affirming Training Framework
    methodology: anti-racist_lgbtq_affirming_education
    By integrating anti-racist and LGBTQ+ positive perspectives into curriculum and training, the center improves clinicians’ capacity to serve marginalized communities because identity-affirming education reduces harm and strengthens therapeutic alliance with historically underserved populations.
  • Developmentally-Sequenced, Expert-Led Curriculum
    methodology: developmental-sequencing
    By organizing psychoanalytic training around a developmental sequence from infancy through adolescence, led by topic-specific experts, the center ensures deep, clinically relevant understanding because developmental progression mirrors patient growth and enables targeted, evidence-informed intervention.
  • Integrative Psychoanalytic Training Triad
    methodology: psychoanalytic_training_triad
    By combining theoretical study, personal psychoanalysis, and supervised clinical practice, the center builds foundational competence in psychoanalytic psychotherapy because this triadic model deepens self-awareness, clinical skill, and theoretical integration simultaneously.
  • Multitheoretical and Integrative Clinical Development
    methodology: multi-theoretical_integration
    By teaching a broad range of psychoanalytic and non-psychoanalytic theories and encouraging synthesis, the center prepares clinicians to engage complex and marginalized patient populations because no single theoretical framework fully captures clinical reality and flexibility enhances therapeutic effectiveness.
  • Relational and Affectively-Engaged Pedagogy
    methodology: affective-integrative_pedagogy
    By using collaborative, experiential seminars that incorporate emotional and countertransference reactions, the center fosters deeper clinical learning because affective engagement and relational dynamics are central to psychoanalytic understanding and therapeutic growth.