Brabo Silva Class Registration

Hope and Dread in Psychoanalysis:
Reading Stephen A. Mitchell

October 2nd, 16th, 30th and November 13th, 2026

Join us for a close reading of Stephen A. Mitchell's Hope and Dread in Psychoanalysis, one of the foundational texts of the relational psychoanalytic movement. We will explore Mitchell's articulation of a relational model that places the wishes, needs, and emotional lives of both therapist and client at the center of the therapeutic process.

Through careful engagement with Mitchell's theoretical arguments and clinical case illustrations, we will explore the major ideas that define his vision of psychoanalysis. Core topics include the dialectics of hope and the presence of dread as the emotional engine of therapeutic change, the ambiguity of authenticity and the contested meanings of true and false selves, the rethinking of aggression as a relational rather than drive-based phenomenon, and the constructive nature of psychoanalytic interpretation.

Purchase or borrowing of Hope and Dread in Psychoanalysis required.

Dates and Time:

1. Friday, October 2, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

2. Friday, October 16, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

3. Friday, October 30, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

4. Friday, November 13, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Online via Zoom (a link will be sent to you upon completion of your registration form in a confirmation email).

Cancellation Policy:

If you need to cancel your purchase, please do so before September 16, 2026 by emailing admin@nwaps.org to request a refund minus a 30% cancellation fee. We are unable to process or offer any refund for cancellations made after September 16, 2026. Allow 2-3 weeks to process your refund request. Note that participation in the entire event is required to obtain CE credits.