Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center

Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center provides affordable holistic mental health care to people

The Blanton-Peale Institute and Counseling Center is an accredited post-graduate educational institute and mental health service organization founded in 1937 by Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale of New York City’s Marble Collegiate Church and psychiatrist Dr. Smiley Blanton who had trained in analysis in Vienna with Sigmund Freud. The Institute was established to bring together the insights of psychology and psychiatry and the wisdom of the great spiritual traditions to address the spiritual and psychological problems of contemporary life. To this end the Institute offers both licensure and non-licensure qualifying training programs that incorporate a lively dialogue between psychology and spirituality in a manner that is non-sectarian and open to multiple faith traditions.

Curiosity is where growth begins. As Smiley Blanton reminds us, a questioning mind is the first classroom of emotional i...
03/31/2026

Curiosity is where growth begins. As Smiley Blanton reminds us, a questioning mind is the first classroom of emotional insight, resilience, and self-understanding. At Blanton-Peale, we believe nurturing curiosity about your inner world is a powerful step toward healing and transformation.

03/19/2026

Voices that built the foundation. Stories that carry the mission forward.

At Blanton-Peale, it’s more than an institute, it’s a space where purpose meets people, and where every conversation has the power to change a life.

Grateful to learn from those who continue to shape what this work looks like every day.

Celebrating the women who helped shape modern psychology and psychoanalysis. From understanding childhood development to...
03/12/2026

Celebrating the women who helped shape modern psychology and psychoanalysis. From understanding childhood development to challenging traditional theories and expanding conversations around culture, identity, and mental health, pioneers like Anna Freud, Karen Horney, Margaret Mahler, Beverly Greene, and Inez Beverly Prosser transformed the field and opened doors for more inclusive and compassionate approaches to mental well-being. Their work continues to influence how we understand the human mind today. 🤍💚💜

Celebrating the women who helped shape modern psychology and psychoanalysis. 🧠✨ From understanding childhood development...
03/12/2026

Celebrating the women who helped shape modern psychology and psychoanalysis. 🧠✨ From understanding childhood development to challenging traditional theories and expanding conversations around culture, identity, and mental health, pioneers like Anna Freud, Karen Horney, Margaret Mahler, Beverly Greene, and Inez Beverly Prosser transformed the field and opened doors for more inclusive and compassionate approaches to mental well-being. Their work continues to influence how we understand the human mind today. 🤍💚💜

Celebrating the women who helped shape modern psychology and psychoanalysis. 🧠✨ From understanding childhood development...
03/12/2026

Celebrating the women who helped shape modern psychology and psychoanalysis. 🧠✨ From understanding childhood development to challenging traditional theories and expanding conversations around culture, identity, and mental health, pioneers like Anna Freud, Karen Horney, Margaret Mahler, Beverly Greene, and Inez Beverly Prosser transformed the field and opened doors for more inclusive and compassionate approaches to mental well-being. Their work continues to influence how we understand the human mind today. 💭🌱 #

03/05/2026

Join us on A brief insight into our origins and the mission that guides us. We’re proud to highlight the leaders and community members who help uphold the values of Blanton-Peale. Together, we continue to grow, learn, and create new ways to talk about and support mental health.🧠✨

“Each generation must discover its mission.” Frantz Fanon taught us that liberation is not just political, it is psychol...
02/17/2026

“Each generation must discover its mission.”
Frantz Fanon taught us that liberation is not just political, it is psychological. As a psychiatrist and revolutionary thinker, he revealed how colonialism and racism shape identity, self-worth, and mental health, showing that oppression does not only control land but also the mind. His legacy lives in every movement that challenges structural racism and reclaims dignity, reminding us that healing is inseparable from justice and that to decolonize is to restore our full humanity.

Snowed in, but still here for you. ❄️🌨️💙While our offices are closed in person today, our clinicians remain available fo...
01/26/2026

Snowed in, but still here for you. ❄️🌨️💙
While our offices are closed in person today, our clinicians remain available for teletherapy appointments.
Your care doesn’t pause just because the weather does. Stay safe, stay warm, and we’ll see you online.

London calling 🧠🇬🇧Join us June 24–26, 2026 for Blanton-Peale’s Clinical Training Conference at the Freud Museum.In-perso...
01/12/2026

London calling 🧠🇬🇧

Join us June 24–26, 2026 for Blanton-Peale’s Clinical Training Conference at the Freud Museum.
In-person + virtual options available. Limited seats for London attendance.

Scan to register ✨

Hello and Happy New Year! We are very pleased to announce that Blanton-Peale has launched our new website! The marketing...
01/06/2026

Hello and Happy New Year!

We are very pleased to announce that Blanton-Peale has launched our new website!

The marketing and development team put a lot of work into creating this new online home for us and those who seek our services, training, and community activities. We hope this new site serves as a reflection of our great team, work, mission, and history. It was also designed with the intention of making it easy for visitors to access information and services.

Please take a look when you have a chance…. www.blantonpeale.org

We’ll be in your inbox at least monthly for 2026 to highlight news and events to support healing, growing, and flourishing.

Our recent Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center Holiday Party was filled with good company, cozy moments, and ple...
12/30/2025

Our recent Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center Holiday Party was filled with good company, cozy moments, and plenty of festive cheer.
 
From smiling faces to sweet connections, these photos capture the warmth of our community and the spirit of the season.
 
Take a moment to relive the fun (or spot yourself and friends!). Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening so special.
 
Wishing you continued warmth, connection, and care this season and beyond,
Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center

“Desire is the essence of man.” — Jacques LacanOur Certificate in the Foundations of Lacanian Psychoanalysis invites cli...
10/29/2025

“Desire is the essence of man.” — Jacques Lacan

Our Certificate in the Foundations of Lacanian Psychoanalysis invites clinicians and scholars to explore the intersections of language, desire, and the unconscious — where Freud meets modern thought.

📩 For more information: wmesias@blantonpeale.org

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7 W 30th Street Fl 9
New York, NY
10001

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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Blanton-Peale Institute & Counseling Center provides affordable holistic mental health care to people representing the full diversity of New York City. Blanton-Peale further amplifies our impact by training mental health professionals, community- and faith-based leaders, and other caring people with the tools of psychology, mental health, and spirituality.

Many New Yorkers today face devastating mental health challenges. Whether it be sexual assault, domestic violence, school shootings, teen anxiety, racism or poverty, mental health is in the news every day. We face a mental health crisis, but Blanton-Peale is doing something about it.

In December 2017, we opened a new second floor, and began doubling our support for New Yorkers who need affordable, holistic mental health care. The new second floor also provides classroom space for our training programs to thrive.