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WELCOME TO THE NEW WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PSYCHIATRY
Grow your skills. Deepen your
impact. Love your work.
Transform your clinical presence, strengthen your insight, and do deeper, more meaningful work with your clients – all in a learning community of mental health professionals that feels like home.
It's not just about what you learn, it's about how we learn together
Become more confident, connected, and clinically effective
The New Washington School of Psychiatry (NWSP) offers relationship-centered psychodynamic training led by attentive and supportive faculty and grounded in decades of clinical wisdom.
Whether you're early in your career or years into practice, NWSP gives you the tools and support to grow – in what you do, and in how you show up in the room. Our small group programs are built around connection, reflection, and clinical rigor that respects the whole person.
You'll deepen your presence, sharpen your insight, and learn how to navigate the complexity of clinical work with more confidence and clarity.
EXPERIENCE OUR APPROACH IN REAL TIME
Join a live seminar, workshop, or educational program
Whether you're looking to deepen your skills, earn CEUs, or simply reconnect with the heart of your work, our live programs are a powerful and thoughtful way to engage.
Educational Programs, Upcoming Events
The Ear, the Eye, and the Heart: Listening for Unconscious Communication in Psychotherapy
Educational Programs, Upcoming Events
Psychiatric Medications: A Practical Primer for Psychotherapists
Educational Programs, Upcoming Events
The National Group Psychotherapy Institute (NGPI) presents Basic Principles of Group Therapy
Educational Programs, Upcoming Events
Inside the Lacanian Clinic: Seminars on the Symptom
Educational Programs, Upcoming Events
An Approach to Couple’s Therapy Through the Lens of Nervous System Response
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The National Group Psychotherapy Institute (NGPI) presents What Large Group Experience Teaches Us About Group Therapy and Ourselves as Therapists
Educational Programs
National Group Psychotherapy Institute (NGPI)
Educational Programs
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
Educational Programs
Core Concepts in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (CCPP)
Educational Programs
Clinical Program on Psychotherapy Practice (CPPP)
Educational Programs
Center for the Study of Aging & Clinical Applications (CSACA)
Educational Programs
Exploring Collective Trauma and Collective Healing
sharpen your insight, deepen your impact
Go beyond theory and training to a new way of thinking
NWSP's education programs are intentionally designed to stretch your thinking, strengthen your clinical skills, and anchor your work in a vibrant, supportive professional community.
Led by widely respected faculty dedicated to passing on the skills and theories of dynamic thinking, each course creates space for theoretical depth, dialogue, real-world application, and meaningful connection with colleagues.
Whether you're expanding your training, returning to the foundations, or deepening a specific area of practice, we are a trusted home base for lifelong learning in psychotherapy and psychodynamic therapies.
Find your professional home
Become a Member of NWSP
An NWSP membership means more than a mailing list or a discount code. It means joining a living community of clinicians who think deeply, practice relationally, and value personal and professional growth.
Our members are psychotherapists and other mental health professionals at every stage of their careers. What unites us is a commitment to doing meaningful work with fellow clinicians – with access to leading-edge training, ongoing conversations, and a space where ideas and relationships are equally valued.
Membership includes:
Membership is open year-round.
Whether you're local to the greater Washington, DC area or joining us from afar, you’re welcome here.
