MONDAY NIGHT SEMINAR

February 9th, 2026

 on Zoom

 

Making a Case for Analytic Couple Therapy in the Treatment of Symptom Disorders

Presented by:  Dr. Richard M. Zeitner, PhD, FABP, ABPP

In general couples who present for therapy are seeking help with their communication difficulties, sexual problems, or other problems related to the relational aspects of their partnership. It is less common for a couple to present when one of the partners is simultaneously experiencing a symptom disorder, especially when that symptom is intricately tied to the couple’s conflicts. Instead, the one partner will most typically be referred for individual therapy, which may run concurrent with the couple therapy. The presenter will provide clinical material of a case which demonstrates his work with a couple, addressing his focus on the structure of the one partner’s symptom, while simultaneously working with the couple’s difficulties in relating. 

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After attending this session, participants should be able to:

  1. Participants should be able to discuss how certain symptoms—particularly those embedded within a couple relationship—can be treated within the context of couple therapy rather than solely within individual therapy.
  2. Participants should be able to discuss relationship dynamics, symptom dynamics, and basic treatment strategies that address both within couple therapy.

 

 

 

 

Richard M. Zeitner

 

 

 

 

About the Presenter

 

Richard M. Zeitner, PhD, FABP, ABPP, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who has been in practice for more than forty years, specializing in psychoanalysis, couple, and family therapy. He is a faculty member of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute, where he is also a training and supervising analyst.

 

 

Monday, February 9th, 2026

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Time

 

 

This seminar is free and open to the public.

 

 

Click HERE to Register

or

visit our website www.gkcpsa.org

  

The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants on February 6th, 2026.

 

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1.5 CMEs/CEUs are available for this seminar.

Certificates of attendance are FREE for Center members,

$30 for non-Center members.

 

(Details about how to receive CMEs/CEUs will be provided during the seminar.)

 

Helpful Information to Access and Participate in the Center Seminar

 

·     We strongly recommend that you use your PC or Mac for this meeting rather than phone or tablet, as the reception and functionality is much better.

 

·     When you enter the meeting, you will be on mute. You are free to unmute yourself during the event during discussion

 

. We ask that you plan to attend the event with your personal video camera on so that you may be seen by the other participants on screen.  This is necessary for CME/CEU attendance tracking purposes.

 

 ·     Make sure you have labeled your first and last name in the box with your video picture. If you have not done so, or if you want to change your name, place your mouse on your video image. In the right corner, you will see three dots (…). Click the dots, then click “rename” and insert your name as you want it to read.  This is also necessary for CME/CEU attendance tracking purposes.

 

 

 

Continuing Medical Education Credits

 

ACCME Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Disclosure Statement

The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Center.

1000 E. 24th St., 2E-61

Kansas City, MO 64108

816-512-7438

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