seminars
Louise Nevelson, Cascade VII
The Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis provides an unstructured opportunity to study the Lacanian psychoanalytical approach for anyone who is interested in learning more. The School’s purpose is to transmit psychoanalytic theory and offer a school within the historical context of the psychoanalytic movement to conduct education, research, and treatment for the benefit of the community.
Unless specifically noted, LSP Seminars and Events are open to the general public with no commitment to or enrollment in the School. The fee for a Seminar or Event that requires one is split 50/50 between LSP and the facilitator(s), and a symbolic donation to the School is requested in the case of a Seminar or Event that is free. If the fee of a Seminar or Event is prohibitively expensive for you, please contact the facilitator(s) to see if an accommodation can be made. For Seminars and Events, this is determined on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the facilitator(s).
While there is no formal application to attend the many seminars and conferences open to the public, most seminars or events require registration, often simply by sending an email request to the facilitator. You will find registration, fees, and contact information in the description of each event or seminar below. All payments or donations for seminars and events are accepted on the Payments page.
If you are interested in analytic formation through the School, please review the different tracks of formation available through LSP on the page regarding Psychoanalytic Formation.
Mark Tobey, Untitled
LSP Seminars and Events are open to the general public with no commitment to or enrollment in the School unless otherwise indicated.
ONLINE SEMINARS
Psychoanalytic Training in the School of Lacan - Part 7
Faculty: Marcelo Estrada
Dates and Times: 5:30– 8:00pm Pacific Time, last two Thursdays each month, September 2025 to June 2026; no classes in December 2025
Contact: Marcelo Estrada marcelo.estrada@gmail.com
Fee: $500 or School Tuition
Four Lessons of Psychoanalysis
Faculty: Robert K. Beshara, Ph.D., M.F.A., Candidate Analyst
Dates and Times: 09/04, 09/11, 09/18, 09/25, 5 – 7 pm (Pacific Time)
Contact: besharaster@gmail.com
Fee: Donation to the School encouraged.
Reading Lacan’s Seminar Book VIII: Transference
Faculty: Yang Yu & Hong Zhou
Dates and Times: 8:30-11:00 am every second and fourth Wednesday each month from September to May (Beijing time, break for December and February)
Contact: celavieglove@126.com; cissyhongzhou@126.com
Fee: US $400 or School Tuition
Lacan Seminars XXIII and XXIV (1975—‘77 ): On love, unknown knowing and the failure that takes flight
Faculty: Benjamin Davidson
Dates and Times: Online and biweekly, Wednesdays 5—7 pm Pacific Time beginning 7 January, 2026.
Contact: benjamdavidson@me.com
Fee: Free-of-charge (voluntary donation to LSP encouraged).
Intersubjectivity, Otherness and the (Irreducible) Position of analyst
Faculty: Ruonan Liu
Dates and Times: 8:30-11:00 am (The Fourth Saturday every month, Beijing Time, From September to April, no sessions in February)
Contact: immanuelliu006@gmail.com
Fee: 2000 Yuan (RMB) / US $300 or School Tuition
Secretaries to the Psychotic Subject – Seminar III
Faculty: Casey Butcher
Dates and Times: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 8:00pm EST, January through May 2026.
Contact: butcher.casey@gmail.com
Fee: A suggested donation of $150 is encouraged or School Tuition
Introduction to the Big Other: The closing portion of Seminar II
Faculty: Casey Butcher
Dates and Times: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 8pm EST, September through December 2025.
Contact: butcher.casey@gmail.com
Fee: A donation to LSP of $150 is encouraged or School Tuition
Graphing Desire, Writing Dreams
Faculty: Diana Cuello, PhD, Analyst of the School
Contact: dianacuellophd@gmail.com
Dates & Times: Monthly, September to May, 1st Fridays, 12-2pm Eastern Standard time
Fee: $500.00 or School Tuition
Note: CE Credits are available for this seminar (2 per meeting)
Faculty: Christopher Meyer, Analyst of the School
Dates and Times: Every 4th Saturday of the month except December, September 27, 2025 through June 27 2026, 10:00 am-12 noon Pacific Standard Time
Contact: Christopher Meyer, PhD (323) 930-9662 at cmeyerwoeswar@gmail.com
Fee: $60.00 per session/$40.00 students, or School Tuition
Lacanian Clinical Practice, Dream, Symptom, Fantasy: a Clinical Cases Seminar
Faculty: Christopher Meyer, PhD, Analyst of the School
Dates and Times: Second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, October 14, 2025 through June 9, 2026, 7-8:20 pm Pacific Time, with a break from December until classes resume January 13, and no class April 8. Classes resume April 22.
Contact: Christopher Meyer, PhD, (323) 930-9662, cmeyerwoeswar@gmail.com
Fee: $40.00 per meeting or School Tuition
Introduction to Lacan: Basic Concepts
Faculty: Marcelo Estrada and Diana Dopchiz de Martin
Dates and Times: Saturday 11/1/25 and Saturday 11/8/25, 10-12 PT
Contact: Marcelo Estrada, marcelo.estrada@gmail.com and Diana Dopchiz de Martin, ddmartinmft@gmail.com
Don’t see your LSP seminar listed above? See an error or need to make an update to your course? Reach out to the current website coordinator at website@lacanschool.org.
For LSP members interested in helping to shape the curriculum and program for future years of LSP, reach out to the Program Committee at programcommittee@lacanschool.org to see how you can get involved.