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Membership

Your career can be enriched by membership in APsaA which offers a broad range of member benefits from quarterly newsletters and members-only email discussions to opportunities for networking with senior analysts and candidates. Membership supports APsaA's advocacy efforts for privacy as well as initiatives to advance psychoanalysis - issues that are important to the psychoanalytic profession.

Am I eligible for membership in APsaA?

Membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association is currently available to candidates and graduates of APsaA Accredited Training Institutes and New Training Facilities and members of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) or graduates of an institute of an IPA component society. APsaA and IPA graduates can click on the Active Member link below for information on joining and candidates can click on the Affiliate Member link.

If your background does not match APsaA's membership criteria, our Associate Programs offer many opportunities for those interested in psychoanalysis to become involved in the Association.

What categories of membership are available?

Currently, there are three types of memberships: