Potential Space : D. W. Winnicott Study Group
A Winnicott study group, reading slowly in the order he wrote.
Winnicott is often encountered in fragments: a phrase about the good-enough mother, a reference to the transitional object, a line quoted in supervision. This study group offers something different. We read his work from the beginning, paper by paper, in the order it was written, allowing each text the time it asks for, and following his thought as it developed from pediatric observation to a theory of psychoanalytic treatment itself.
For psychoanalysts and candidates, he offers a way to hear the infant within the adult, and to understand how deeply the earliest years of care shape who we become.
Format
One paper or chapter each week, read closely. Discussion is open and associative, with room for clinical material and no written assignments: a holding environment for thought.
Who should attend
Psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, clinicians in psychodynamic practice, and candidates in psychoanalytic training. Prior familiarity with Winnicott is welcome but not required.
When
Sundays, 8:30–10:00 AM Pacific Time, beginning January 17, 2027. Weekly for about a year, with breaks for holidays.
Local start times in January: 10:30 AM Mexico City · 1:30 PM São Paulo and Buenos Aires · 4:30 PM London · 5:30 PM Berlin · 7:30 PM Istanbul · 10:00 PM India
Fees (Monthly)
Registering here simply reserves your place. To make the group accessible worldwide, fees are set by region. Please choose the rate for the country where you live and practice. After you register, we'll be in touch about the monthly fee and how to pay.
To make the group accessible worldwide, fees are set by region. Approximate monthly ranges:
Tier 1 (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Eurozone): about US$165–200
Tier 2 (Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Turkey): about US$60–80
Tier 3 (India, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and other countries): about US$35–50
If the fee is a barrier, please write to us at interapeople@gmail.com.
Facilitator: Chandra Rai is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Palo Alto, California. She is an Analyst Member of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA), the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP), and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC). She serves as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Stanford Medicine and Adjunct Faculty at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis.
Continuing Education: CEUs are not offered for this study group.
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Intera People Co is a psychoeducation practice and does not provide therapy or clinical treatment.