8-week introductory cert in psychoanalysis w/psychoanalyst-tutors, Oct & Nov, Thursdays 19:00-20:30 (Dublin), Hybrid - In Person & by Zoom

Certificate in the Foundations of Psychoanalysis (8 Weeks)

8 Thursdays: Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29, Nov 5, No 12, Nov 19 (19:00-20:30 Dublin-GMT)

This is a hybrid course at the FLi rooms at 18 Fitzwilliam St., Dublin 2 offering in person attendance and distance attendance for those who wish to attend remotely. In person attendance however is limited due to space, so early booking is advised. The course runs weekly for 8 consecutive weeks in Oct-Nov 2026. Open to all with an interest in delving into psychonaalytic concepts and practice. With advance readings and CPD awarded.

Note: TO REGISTER SELECT A TICKET. THAT WILL BE A TICKET FOR THE FULL COURSE OF 8 SEMINARS. FOR THOSE ATTENDING REMOTELY, THE ZOOM LINK WILL BE SENT IN DUE COURSE.

Overview

The short certificate program is an 8-week public seminar open to all with an interest in psychoanalysis. It introduces participants to the major pioneers, fundamental theories, and the relevance of psychoanalytic work in contemporary times. With accessible everyday examples, the seminars showcase how psychoanalysis shines a unique light on how we think, feel and behave as individuals and as members of groups; from our families of origin to our chosen workplaces; as well as our thoughts and opinions as members of local, national and international communities and societies. In studying unconscious processes, the defining feature of psychoanalysis, participants assess how these processes impact every aspect of our lives including love, sex, work, grief, enjoyment, dreams, and fantasies as well as our religious, political, creative and social aspirations.

With practising psychoanalysts as tutors, participants will explore what analytic listening is and through the exploration of concepts such as the unconscious, dreams, transference, repetition, group psychology, sexuality, symptoms, hysteria, obsessional neurosis, culture and the arts, participants will develop a robust understanding of the relevance and application of psychoanalysis in the 21st century. The course can be taken for general interest purposes, and it addresses practical questions in relation to training for the profession and is a gateway to further studies and training in psychoanalysis. A certificate of attendance and completion is available.

Course Fee: €350 Cert/€280 Student rate. Fees to be paid in full before the course begins.

***Advance Readings for each seminar are provided to all participants. Assessment is a short reflective essay on one of the seminar topics and is chosen by participants at the course conclusion. Due Dec 12th.

Enquiries: coursedirector@freudlacaninstitute.com, admin@freudlacaninstitute.com

OVERVIEW

Oct 1 - Introduction to Psychoanalysis and “Structuring” of the Subject

Oct 8 - The Unconscious in Everyday Practice

Oct 15 - Working with Dreams, the Royal Road to the Unconscious

Oct 22 - Hysteria Today in Clinical Practice

Oct 29 - Obsessional Neurosis in Clinical Practice

Nov 5 - Psychology of Groups, Organisations, and Institutions

Nov 12 - Psychoanalysis, Literature, and Film

Nov 19 - Psychoanalysis of Sexuality and Gender

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COURSE SPECIFICATION (Seminar descriptions and tutor bios below)

Oct 1 - Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Its Structuring of Neurosis & Psychosis

Description: The seminar offers insights into psychoanalytic thought beginning with an overview of the life and work of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan, and introduces its unique delineation of psychical structure in terms of neurosis and psychosis, alongside fundamental concepts such as “the unconscious, “transference,” and the “drive” as gateways into how we think about the human psyche both clinically and in everyday life.

Tutor: Eve Watson (PhD) is involved in psychoanalytic practice, training, education, and research. She is a co-director of a busy Dublin city centre practice, and has published more than forty essays on psychoanalysis, sexuality, film, culture, and literature. Her co-edited books are Freud’s Principal Case Studies Revisited: Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysts Reconsider the Legacy (Routledge, 2025), Critical Essays on the Drive: Lacanian Theory and Practice (Routledge, 2024), and Clinical Encounters in Sexuality: Psychoanalytic Practice and Queer Theory(2017, Punctum). She is the academic director of the Freud Lacan institute (FLi), and was the Editor of Lacunae, the International Journal for Lacanian Psychoanalysis from 2016-2024. In 2022, she was the Erikson Scholar-in-Residence at the Austen Riggs Centre in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She was the Burns Scholar in Irish Studies at Boston College in the Fall of 2025.

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Oct 8 – The Unconscious in Everyday Practice

Description: The seminar delves into the unconscious, the backbone of psychoanalysis, and how it manifests in everyday life. As a phenomenon expressed in speech,

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