Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis

Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis An online educational platform for all who’re interested in psychoanalytic ideas . Founded by Aisha Abbasi, M.D. , Psychoanalyst/ Educator/ Public Speaker.

04/21/2026

Where do you go to actually talk about your clinical work?

Not present. Not perform. Not sit quietly in a webinar.

Talk.

At Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis, our seminars are small by design. You’re not one of hundreds—you’re part of a conversation. You hear how other clinicians think, and they hear you.

That kind of exchange changes how you practice. It’s immediate, and it stays with you.

Under the leadership of Dr. Aisha Abbasi, these spaces remain thoughtful, grounded, and genuinely collaborative.

Membership isn’t access to content—it’s access to each other.

Join us:
https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/join

04/21/2026

Dr. Aishs Abbasi ( the Founder of LTP) reading here from her paper “Surprising Lessons from a Long-Distance Analysis.”

Published in JAPA ( in April 2019) this paper reflects on the subtle but profound adaptations of analytic work conducted across physical space.

💡 What she discovered:
-That distance does not diminish the therapeutic encounter—it can deepen it.
-That the container of analysis is not bound by walls, but by intention, consistency, and reverence for the inner

🌀 In times when therapy must shift forms, this paper reminds us:
The analytic frame travels.
And presence—true, sustained presence—can be felt, even across a screen.

🔔 Jojn the LTP community as a member- take part in lively, small group conversations on a regular basis, about this and other important topics in contemporary psychoanalysis and psychotherapy-
LINK IN BIO!


The above excerpt is from our Founder Dr. Aisha Abbasi’s 2012 paper, A Very Dangerous Conversation: The Patient’s Intern...
04/16/2026

The above excerpt is from our Founder Dr. Aisha Abbasi’s 2012 paper, A Very Dangerous Conversation: The Patient’s Internal Conflicts Elaborated Through the Use of Ethnic and Religious Differences between Analyst and Patient. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 93:515-534

On Thurs. April 23rd, Dr. Abbasi will be discussing this paper, and others, sharing her ideas about working with patients across profound differences in culture, religion, and political viewpoints, with attendees at Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute, New Haven, CT.

This will be a hybrid meeting .

In Person:
(255 Bradley St., New Haven 06510):
Lustman/Gardiner Rooms
There will be signs to direct you; Immediately to the left after entering through the front door.
Parking available in rear of building

Zoom Meeting – Meeting ID: 819 7886 5998 ; Passcode: 977904

When:
Thursday, April 16th, food served from 6:30PM,

Time:
Presentation from 7:30-9:00PM EST/ 4:30 -6:00 pm PST


“I always learn when I teach,” Dr. Abbasi says. “Even re-visiting a paper I wrote several years ago, and discussing it w...
04/15/2026

“I always learn when I teach,” Dr. Abbasi says. “Even re-visiting a paper I wrote several years ago, and discussing it with early career therapists, will make me think about the clinical material in a new and fresh way, I know. Often, come away from such teaching experiences with thoughts about what I had done in my work with the patient that was useful, and what I could have done differently or better. Young people can teach us so much.”




Our Founder, Dr. Aisha Abbasi, on a relaxing 😎 hike through the forest, after leading a discussion on Zoom this morning...
04/13/2026

Our Founder, Dr. Aisha Abbasi, on a relaxing 😎 hike through the forest, after leading a discussion on Zoom this morning, on the topic of Money in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Very interesting and useful contributions were made by all who attended the seminar.

If you’re a therapist in Portland, Oregon ( or elsewhere), and would like to learn more about the helpful tips Dr. Abbasi shared today, join the Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis community as a member - link to that in our Linktree in the bio. Or visit our website www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com to explore membership options! Members get to see all the seminars or courses they’ve missed, because we record and store them on our website 😎

04/10/2026

Psychoanalysis is sustained by a particular kind of curiosity.

In this excerpt, Dr. Dwarakanath Rao reflects on the importance of “wondering” as an ongoing stance—one that resists premature conclusions.

Clinically, this has profound implications. The capacity to remain open, to tolerate not knowing, allows the analytic process to unfold in unexpected ways.

At Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis, this orientation is cultivated through sustained dialogue, where questions are not quickly resolved, but deepened over time.

For clinicians, this form of engagement becomes part of professional development, supported by CME opportunities embedded within a broader intellectual community.

Continue the inquiry: https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/join

04/09/2026

What are we really setting when we set a fee?

In psychoanalytic work, money is never just a logistical matter. It can function as a boundary, a container, a point of tension—or even a site where unconscious dynamics quietly emerge. And yet, many clinicians are left to determine their fee structures in relative isolation, guided by fragments of training, institutional norms, and personal uncertainty.

This Sunday, we open that question.

Our upcoming seminar—Money, S*x, and Politics in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy—invites clinicians and curious participants alike to examine how fees are actually determined, how they are experienced in the consulting room, and how they shape the analytic process itself.

The conversation is open to the public for a $65 registration fee, creating a rare opportunity to hear directly from practicing clinicians and to engage in dialogue about one of the least-discussed, yet most structurally significant, aspects of clinical work.

This is not a settled topic. It is one that unfolds through sustained discussion, across cases, contexts, and theoretical perspectives.

Under the leadership of Dr. Aisha Abbasi, Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis has become a space where these conversations continue beyond a single event—where clinicians return not just for answers, but for ongoing inquiry. CME opportunities (APsA) are available as part of that longer arc of engagement.

If this question feels alive in your work, you are welcome to join us for the seminar—or continue the conversation as a member:

Seminar: https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/events/p/money-sex-and-politics-in-psychoanalysis-and-psychotherapy-money

Membership: https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/join

04/07/2026

In psychoanalysis, thinking and writing are not identical processes.

In this excerpt, Dr. Salman Akhtar distinguishes between the scientific work of developing an idea and the literary work of expressing it.

Clinicians are often trained extensively in the former, but less so in the latter. Yet both are essential for contributing to the field.

This distinction has broader implications. The ability to communicate complex clinical ideas requires sensitivity not just to accuracy, but to language, tone, and narrative.

At Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis, these dimensions are explored through ongoing engagement, where clinicians refine both their thinking and their expression over time.

CME opportunities support this continued development as part of a larger intellectual process.

Join us: https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/join

04/07/2026

What does money mean—not only for our patients, but for us as clinicians?

In psychoanalytic training, we are often taught to attend closely to the conscious and unconscious meanings of money in our patients’ lives. But far less attention is given to how we, as analysts and therapists, negotiate money in our own practices: how we set fees, how we respond to cancellations, how we reconcile the value of our work with questions of access and responsibility.

As this upcoming seminar suggests, these are not merely logistical concerns. They are deeply entangled with questions of identity, ethics, and the analytic frame itself.

This Sunday’s conversation—“Money, S*x, and Politics in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: Money”—opens these tensions rather than resolving them, inviting clinicians into a more reflective engagement with the realities of practice.

Led by Dr. Aisha Abbasi, whose work continues to model intellectual rigor and clinical depth, the discussion situates these questions within a broader analytic dialogue that unfolds over time.

2.0 CME credits (APsA) are available as part of sustained participation in this work.

Registration for the seminar is open here: https://www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com/events/p/money-sex-and-politics-in-psychoanalysis-and-psychotherapy-money

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