Saturday, March 28, 4:00 p.m. The Dreamland Cinema, 1901 P St., Sacramento Register Here Aftersun (2022) is a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of an 11-year-old girl named Sophie. The film centers on a seaside vacation Sophie spends together with her young father, Calum. At first glance,
Starting the new year right with a happy hour, plus now soliciting proposals for talks.
Saturdays, February 21st and 28th, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Online via Zoom Register Here Late in his career, Jacques Lacan worked to articulate how writing may represent that which is experienced beyond sense, and so indicate a frontier between the Symbolic Order (that of language) and what he called
Saturday, February 7th, 1:00-3:30 p.m. 422 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento Register Here Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Bret Fimiani on the ethics of psychoanalytic treatment with patients who are hearing voices and/or experiencing extreme states. While the focus of this conversation is on treating
🗓 Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 🕕 6:15–7:45 PM 📍 422 Alhambra Blvd. Join us as we continue the 2025–26 Training Case Conference series—an interdisciplinary forum for clinicians-in-training from all mental health fields (psychology, psychiatry, social work, MFT, counseling, and related disciplines). No matter where you are in the
🗓 Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 🕕 6:15–7:45 PM 📍 422 Alhambra Blvd. The Trainee Case Conference had a great start and we are looking forward to our first trainee presentation of the year! Join us as we continue the 2025–26 Training Case Conference series—an interdisciplinary forum for clinicians-in-training
Friday, December 5th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Shepard Garden & Art Center 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento Interpersonal process groups work in the “here-and-now” and yet have the uncanny ability to bring about each group member’s personal and historical attachment wounds and relational patterns, both conscious and unconscious. Our
When: First Wednesday of the month, starting November 5th, 5-6:3o p.m. Facilitator: Nathan Lupo Location: Online via Zoom In anticipation of Dr. Fimiani's talk on February 7th, SPS is hosting a reading group to explore and discuss his book, "Psychosis and Extreme States: An Ethic
SACRAMENTO PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY Trainee Case Conference — Fall 2025 Kickoff 🗓 Tuesday, October 14, 2025 🕕 6:15–7:45 PM 📍 422 Alhambra Blvd. Welcome to the First Trainee Case Conference of the Academic Year! Join us as we open the 2025–26 Training Case Conference series—an interdisciplinary forum for clinicians-in-training from
Friday, October 10 6:00-8:00 p.m. 422 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento In this presentation, Gestalt Therapist Peter Cole, LCSW will discuss his recent article I Am Here: A Gestalt Perspective on Navigating Through Troubled Times (co-written with Charlie Bowman and scheduled to appear in Gestalt Review, Spring 2026 ). He
Coffee Meet Up đź“… Date: Saturday October 4th đź•’ Time: 9-11:00 AM đź“Ť Location: Old Soul at The Weatherstone, 812 21st St, Sacramento, CA 95811 Start off your morning with Sacramento Psychoanalytic Society at our first ever Coffee Meet Up! Join us on Saturday, October 4, 9am-11am, at Old Soul at The
Can psychoanalysis help us engage films differently? We think so! You are invited to join us at The Dreamland Cinema on Sunday, September 28th at 1:00 PM to watch Pedro AlmodĂłvar's "The Room Next Door." Moving, dream-like, hopeful, "The Room Next Door" explores
Membership survey reminder! Please complete by the end of the month
Events
Friday May 30th hear from Nicole Pardo, MD on "Borders, Bad Objects, and Psychoanalysis."
Can psychoanalysis help us engage films differently? We think so, and we'd like to invite you to join us for a private screening at The Dreamland Cinema on Wednesday May 14th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM to watch the movie "Godzilla minus One."
Events
Join us on May 30 at 6 PM to hear Nicole Pardo, MD on Borders, Bad Objects, and Psychoanalysis.
What's happening at SPS during the month of May? * Trainee Case Conference * Movie Night: "Godzilla Minus One" * Wine, Cheese, & Bad Objects ✏️Don't forget the ongoing SPS Membership Survey! We want to hear from YOU about what you want to see from SPS in
Want to win a $25 Temple Coffee gift card? Complete this quick survey so we can learn about how best to serve you!
Have you ever wanted to watch a movie with people who think psychoanalytically? The Sacramento Psychoanalytic Society is proud to announce a private screening of Godzilla Minus One (2023) at The Dreamland Cinema on May 14th at 6 PM. The movie will start promptly at 6:10 PM, run for
Monthly Roundup
What's happening in the SPS community during the month of April
Events
At this event, clinician and analyst-in-training Nathan Lupo LMFT will present two brief case-vignettes, using them as springboards for a discussion of Lacanian theory and its clinical applications.
Join us on Saturday, March 29th from 4 PM to 6 PM for a very special continuation of last year's popular event "Wine, Cheese, & the Therapist's Body." SPS board member Jen Vera will host out of town colleagues for a panel discussion titled
đź“ŁIt's March! This is the SPS monthly roundup. Learn about what's happening and how you can get involved this month. See you there! Here's the TL;DR * Trainee Case Conference on Tuesday, 3/11 at 6:15 PM * "My Body is Here, Too:
Save the 388 in Québéc City, Canada, a center which has successfully treated many patients with the psychoanalytic cure.