OUR MISSION

Inspired by the spirit of collegiality, openness, and diversity, the Tampa Bay Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies, Inc (T-BIPS) offers training programs, workshops, seminars, and discussion groups to clinicians and academicians interested in learning more about psychoanalytic ideas. TBIPS also provides community outreach via The Veterans Family Initiative, Inc (VFI) and an interface with the arts through events and discussions of local theater productions, films, literature, and television.

TBIPS is a not for profit organization incorporated in 2005 with the dual mission to 1) provide expert mental health services to populations who cannot usually afford them [please click on ‘Donor Opportunities’ for details on how you can help], and 2) to train mental health professionals in the in-depth form of psychotherapy known as psychoanalysis [please click on ‘Application for Training’ or ‘Course Registration Form’ for details on how you can learn with us].   

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Understanding that the capacity to think analytically best develops in an atmosphere of inquiry, open dialogue, and active participation, TBIPS seeks to integrate these values into our structure and into the process of training. Collaboration and mutual respect for the contributions of faculty, candidates, and participants infuses our endeavors.