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Cost of Participation: $499 until Nov 20 · $599 from Nov 14 · $700 from Dec 19. Installment payments available.
Otto Kernberg’s Three-Part Clinical Seminar Series · 20 Hours of Clinical Training
Self-Esteem, Severe Affect Pathology, and Mechanisms of Therapeutic Change.
Key Issues in Psychotherapy:
January 9 · February 13 · March 20, 2027 · Online
"What do individuals with narcissistic personality disorder look for in therapy,
and what factors facilitate therapeutic change?"
and what factors facilitate therapeutic change?"
from a colleague’s survey response
Three Saturdays with Otto Kernberg—focusing on the mechanisms of change, self-esteem, the pathological grandiose self, and working with envy, rage, and hatred. Each seminar features a live supervision of a real clinical case.
What truly drives structural change in the therapy of severe disorders: transference analysis and interpretation, or a new emotional experience?
How are narcissistic defenses of self-esteem structured?
Why might a patient hate someone they need help from?
«DO YOU RECEIVE SUPERVISION AND ARE YOU IN PERSONAL THERAPY?»
«ABRUPT TERMINATION OF THERAPY, EVEN THOUGH THE FRAMEWORK HAD BEEN MAINTAINED FOR TWO YEARS.»
— from a colleague’s survey response
Three quotes
from colleague surveys
from colleague surveys
«We use protocols to treat the very thing that maintains the system’s internal equilibrium—this calls for a different approach»
Devaluation of the Therapist
THERAPY GOES ROUND IN CIRCLES OR SUDDENLY COMES TO AN END — AND IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Abrupt Termination
The patient devalues both the therapy and the therapist, and maintaining the stance becomes harder with every session.
Therapy Stagnation
Saturday 1 of 3
Three Seminars —Three Questions
«To watch him supervise... to follow the course of his clinical thinking»
Therapeutic Factors in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Three seminars—three of the hardest questions we face in the consulting room. Answered by Dr. Otto Kernberg, a pioneer of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP).
09
January
What exactly facilitates structural change in the psychotherapy of severe disorders: transference analysis and interpretation, technical neutrality, containment, the therapeutic relationship, or the new emotional experience it provides?
Mechanisms of Structural Change
Time:
8:40 AM - 3:00 PM New York time
Saturday 2 of 3
Self-Esteem Regulation and Pathology in Personality Disorders
13
February
Self-esteem and its disturbances in personality disorders. The different strategies of defense against self-esteem fluctuations across types of personality disorder, including the formation of the “pathological grandiose self” in NPD.
Saturday 3 of 3
Severe Affect Pathology
20
March
An in-depth analysis of aggressive affects, their transformations, and role in destroying internal and external object relations. Specific features of the primary envious attacks on the good object. Working through envy, hatred, and resentment in therapy.
The Dynamics of Rage, Resentment, Envy, and Hatred in Personality Disorders and How to Work Them Through in Psychotherapy
Two Lectures
by Otto Kernberg
by Otto Kernberg
150 minutes of lectures.
Live Supervision
90 minutes of live clinical supervision with Otto Kernberg.
Questions & Answers
A 60-minute live Q&A session.
Video Recordings
12-month access to the recordings of all three seminars—in Ukrainian and in the original English.
Dual-Language Audio
Simultaneous interpretation into Ukrainian, plus the original English in the recording.
Handouts
Patient history and session transcript.
What each Saturday looks like
A personalized certificate in English and Ukrainian after completing all three lectures
personalized certificate
Time
8:40 AM - 3:00 PM New York time
A pioneer of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP).
Author of seminal works that laid the foundation for the modern understanding of severe personality disorders, borderline personality organization, pathological narcissism, love, and aggression.
In these meetings, you will hear his insights on these critical issues and will be able to follow his clinical thinking during live supervisions.
In these meetings, you will hear his insights on these critical issues and will be able to follow his clinical thinking during live supervisions.
OTTO KERNBERG,
Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst
Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst
Practitioners seeking to deepen their psychoanalytic understanding of personality, the therapeutic relationship, and clinical work with severe disorders.
Target Audience
Psychotherapists
dealing with personality disorders:
dealing with personality disorders:
Colleagues
from other psychotherapeutic modalities
from other psychotherapeutic modalities
To deepen your understanding of the mechanisms of change, self-esteem regulation, and severe affects.
Alumni
of previous programs with Otto Kernberg & TFP training
of previous programs with Otto Kernberg & TFP training
To advance your expertise in these topics and offer a chance to observe an originator of the method at work.
What You Gain Upon Completion
Anna Lil-Bezak
Q&A Sessions
3
Live Supervisions
3
Bilingual Certificate
Months of Video Access
3
Seminars
1
«Learning from Dr. Otto Kernberg felt like a fortunate encounter with something profound and significant—far beyond the mere acquisition of knowledge»
12
THE BIG PICTURE
Clinical reference points for understanding countertransference reactions, including as possible manifestations of projective identification in the therapeutic relationship.
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
A comprehensive understanding of how the pathological grandiose self operates and why the devaluation of the therapist is a defense—providing you with a solid foundation to maintain your analytic stance.
THE GRANDIOSE SELF
Clear clinical guidelines for understanding what drives change in therapy and which dynamics may stall its progress.
«Dr. Kernberg's sense of humor is amazing! I’m always captivated from start to finish»
A participant in the year-long program with Otto Kernberg
«Dr. Kernberg's supervisions are priceless.»
Yuliia Stadnyk
«A chance to learn from a living legend!»
Iryna Rozina
«You are hands down the best psychology training organizers.»
Anna Polyakova
«Dr. Kernberg's course became a definitive 'before and after' turning point for my practice.»
Rafael
Testimonials
Harry
«The depth of the knowledge I gained exceeded my expectations, as did the exceptional quality of the program's organization.»
Olga Puziichuk
Natalia Egorova
«What a broad thinker, what a courageous and honest person. Far more than just a lecture»
«Dr. Kernberg is 98 years old... A role model for life!»
Maxym Romensky
Feedback on the lectures, supervisions, and overall organization from colleagues who have trained under Otto Kernberg.
«Everything was beautifully organized; this is top-tier psychotherapy education»
Secure Your Seat for Three Saturdays
The price covers online participation and 12 months of access to video recordings. The price rises incrementally: $499 until Nov 20, $599 from Nov 14, $700 from Dec 19.
Saturdays · 12 months of access
3
Key Issues in Psychotherapy
Lecture | Supervision | Q&A
Online pass · until Nov 20
$499
Until November 20
Payment by instalments is available.
November 21 – December 18
Payment by instalments is available.
From December 19
Payment by instalments is available.
$499
The original audio—nothing gets lost in translation
$700
Original English audio
Current Rate
$599
Video access
Personalized certificate
Awarded upon meeting the program requirements
12 months of video access
Also included
What's included
Jan 9 · Feb 13 · Mar 20
live
live
6 lectures by Otto Kernberg
3 Q&A sessions
3 supervisions of real clinical cases
3-Month Installment Offer from our Institute:
Contact our administrator for terms.
QUESTIONS WE WERE ASKED
We offer flexible payment options, including an internal 3-month installment plan provided by the Institute.
Our administrator will be happy to guide you through the details.
The lowest price of $499 is available until November 21.
Our administrator will be happy to guide you through the details.
The lowest price of $499 is available until November 21.
No. All three topics are new: Therapeutic Factors, Self-Esteem Regulation & the Pathological Grandiose Self, and Severe Affect Pathology.
The material is deeply rooted in psychoanalytic Object Relations Theory but is specifically framed around working with patients who devalue, attack, and abruptly terminate therapy. The supervisions demonstrate exactly how these concepts apply to real-world cases in real time, and you will have 12 months of recording access to master the concepts at your own pace.
There will be two separate recordings for each seminar: with the Ukrainian interpretation and the original English audio. You can go back and listen to any fragment at your own pace.
The clinical cases are not confined to the lecture topics. This allows participants to observe the author of the method dynamically analyze complex clinical material in real time.
Otto Kernberg · Key Issues in Psychotherapy: Self-Esteem, Severe Affect Pathology, and Mechanisms of Change.