IPI Indy

03/23/2026

Registration for the May 4th Object Relations study group is now live! We hope you will join us from 7:30-9pm at the CTS Counseling Center. Kathy Harting, LMHC, Psychoanalyst, will facilitate a conversation integrating contemporary neurobiological and psychoanalytic perspectives on relational development, focusing on the capacity to engage in love versus patterns of refusal. Drawing on current scholarship and the work of Otto Kernberg on love and aggression, the course examines how these dynamics manifest in clinical practice.

Click the link below to register!
https://www.ipiindy.org/events/may4

03/03/2026

Please save the date for the IPI Study Group on Monday, May 4 from 7:30 to 9. Kathy Harting will present on the topic of Love and Aggression, and the challenges of those who come to us with a refusing love orientation to life, exhibiting chronic anger, contempt, hatred on a spectrum from subtle to obvious. We will view our topic from the vantage point of recent research published in Neuropsychoanalysis, Otto Kernberg’s incorporation of Mark Solm’s theories into an object relations framework, and our clinical experiences shared together to help us think about chronic anger, hatred, contempt, and other forms of refusing love, as well as case material to bring life to the material and
the lived experiences of participants as they treat such clients and perhaps wrestle with some of these challenges themselves.

02/03/2026

Don't forget to register for our February 16th Study Group! We hope to see you there! 1.5 Ethics CE's will be available
7:30 - 9pm at the CTS Counseling Center
Click the link for more info!

Liz Kennedy, LMHC, will facilitate a seminar that will examine ethical challenges in the termination phase of psychotherapy and explore the clinical elements of a “good enough” ending. The course will begin with a review and discussion of Glen O. Gabbard’s paper titled, “What is a Good Enoug...

01/16/2026

Registration is live for the next Object Relations Study Group - February 16th, 7:30 - 9:00pm at the CTS Counseling Center! Liz Kennedy, LMHC, will facilitate a conversation around ethical termination and "good enough" endings. Cost to attend will be $32.50 (full-time student rate is $16.25 with discount code “STUDENT”). Price includes all credit card processing fees. 1.5 Ethics focused CEs are available.

11/12/2025

We just wanted to post another quick reminder to register for the IPI Indy Study Group on November 17th!

Historically, psychoanalytic theory has often pathologized homosexuality, conceptualizing it through distorted developmental formulations. Following the 1973 decision by the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the DSM, psychoanalysis has continued to evolve in its understan

10/29/2025

Just a reminder to register for our next Object Relations Study Group, "Anti-homosexuality, Shame and Condemnation," November 17th, 7:30 - 9pm at the CTS Counseling Center . Anne Taylor, LCSW, Psychoanalyst, will facilitate a conversation addressing issues of sexuality, identity, and internalized oppression within a psychoanalytic framework and Zach Burck, LMHCA, Resident Psychotherapist, will present case material. Registration is live at the link below!

Historically, psychoanalytic theory has often pathologized homosexuality, conceptualizing it through distorted developmental formulations. Following the 1973 decision by the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the DSM, psychoanalysis has continued to evolve in its understan

10/17/2025

We hope you make plans to join us November 17th, 7:30 - 9pm at the CTS Counseling Center for our next Object Relations Study Group, "Anti-homosexuality, Shame and Condemnation". Anne Taylor, LCSW, Psychoanalyst, will facilitate a conversation addressing issues of sexuality, identity, and internalized oppression within a psychoanalytic framework. Registration is live at the link below!

Historically, psychoanalytic theory has often pathologized homosexuality, conceptualizing it through distorted developmental formulations. Following the 1973 decision by the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the DSM, psychoanalysis has continued to evolve in its understan

09/24/2025

It was great to see many of you at study group this week! Make sure you mark your calendars to join us for the next one on November 17th!

09/18/2025

Don't forget to register for Monday's study group! We hope to see you there!

We invite you to join us as Kelsey Hanlon, LMHC, Psychoanalyst, facilitates a discussion on the role of shame and its impact on clinical material in the consulting room. Kelsey will be exploring selections from the book edited by Salman Akhtar; “Shame; Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms....

09/10/2025

Registration is live for our first study group, Sept. 22nd from 7:30-9pm at the CTS counseling center! We hope to see you there!

We invite you to join us as Kelsey Hanlon, LMHC, Psychoanalyst, facilitates a discussion on the role of shame and its impact on clinical material in the consulting room. Kelsey will be exploring selections from the book edited by Salman Akhtar; “Shame; Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms....

09/06/2025

We had a lovely gathering last night. It was nice to see everyone before study groups start.

We made several announcements, which we will be sharing here as well. Special thank you to our IPI Indy Founders who compiled and read the History of IPI Indy with everyone who attended. The history is published on the website as well.

Thank you to all who attended.

08/25/2025

Today is the final day to RSVP for our Sept. 5th social gathering. We hope to see you there! Click the link for more info or to RSVP!

Please join us as we gather together to begin the academic year with a social gathering at the home of one of our local faculty members on the north side of Indy. Food will be provided (but BYOB!), and there is no cost to attend. Spouses and significant others are welcome! Please RSVP via the regist