Our members invite you to discover what makes our institute unique.
We provide training that fulfills the New York State license requirements in Psychoanalysis.
For the benefit of students and the community, the Institute offers a grant-supported Psychotherapy Service.
Our training program is distinguished by its eclectic nature with roots in existential
analysis, offering candidates both breadth and depth as they seek to to develop their unique professional identity.
The present Institute owes its initiative to the energy and vision of Herbert Holt, M.D. It was his dream to create
an analytic institute open to individuals from various disciplines, and devoted to an appreciation of the human spirit.
The training program is open to physicians, psychologists, social workers, clergy, teachers and others who are interested
in the mental health field.
Programs of Training Leading to Licensure and Certification in:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Psychoanalysis with a Specialty in Jungian Studies or Group Psychotherapy
For the benefit of students and the community, the Institute offers a grant-supported Candidate Referral Service
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Welcome to the Westchester Institute online. When I first came to the Institute this year, people from the city began asking
why I would want to come from Manhattan to Bedford Hills each week. "I come here for oxygen," I said. Having recently been
part of a conference on Global Warming and Human Freedom organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
(www.naap.org), I thought my response was more than anecdotal. According to one report, there is now 30% less oxygen in the
city compared to the past. Besides, Bedford Hills is only one hour from Grand Central on the Metro North Harlem Line, which
isn’t much more than most commutes around the city and its boroughs.
While the city has its own attractions, so does Bedford Hills with its trees and forests where a group of committed students
and faculty meet each week to work together to make a difference in the lives of those they serve spanning the New York Metropolitan
area through Connecticut.
It may be that same attraction to nature that inspired our colleague Jean Fitzpatrick to create this website showing the beauty
of nature that surrounds the Institute and reminds us of life in all its diversity of color and form.
Something to keep in mind during this time of year when the winter blues can too often rob us of our zest for life: the secret
of one woman's vitality at 91 going on 92 as she described during our conversation at a conference held at Hofstra University
in the fall.
As we cross the threshold of another year, may we each and all be blessed with good health, prosperity and a renewed spirit
in all that we do.
Best wishes,
Rob Marchesani, MSSc, LP
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The Westchester Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
is a free standing, not-for-profit educational training Institute chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. It is
a member Institute of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP). Westchester Institute is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution
and admits students of any race, color, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.
To learn more about the Westchester Institute or to arrange a visit,
please call us at at (914) 666-0163 or click here to send an email.
Contact information:
The
Westchester Institute
66 Main Street
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914-666-0163
www.westchesterinstitute.org
email
witpp@verizon.net
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