A.A.P.E.

American Association for Psychoanalytic Education

November 16, 2025 Webinar Event

Analysis of Childhood Sins in an Adult Treatment:

Multiple Theoretical Perspectives

November 16, 2025

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Eastern Time

Patients with behavioral inhibitions may present with rigid defenses that seem analytically impenetrable. This webinar offers psychoanalytic frameworks to inform effective interventions that promote developmental progress and intrapsychic change. An in-depth case presentation will be complemented with conceptual lenses presented by two discussants, and there will be opportunity for audience participation and group dialogue.

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PRESENTER

Christian Maetzener, MD

New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Christian Maetzener, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry, as well as a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He completed his psychoanalytic training at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, where he currently serves as a Training and Supervising Analyst. He previously held the role of Associate Dean of Education in Child Analysis at the Institute.

    DISCUSSANTS

    Kathy Reicker, LCSW

    Oregon Psychoanalytic Institute

    Kathy Reicker, LCSW is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Oregon Psychoanalytic Institute. She completed her psychoanalytic training at the institute while it was affiliated with the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, graduating as part of the second class in 2006. Actively engaged in teaching, supervision, and committee work, she recently completed her term as Director. Kathy is also a reviewer for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Quarterly and maintains a deep interest in all aspects of psychoanalysis. She has a private practice in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Portland, Oregon.
    Theoretical Perspectives: Kathy takes a pluralistic approach, drawing from various theoretical perspectives, with particular interest in modern conflict theory and contemporary Kleinian theory.

      Vic Sedlak, PhD

      British Psychoanalytical Society

      Vic Sedlak, PhD is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytical Society and currently serves as its President. He is also an Honorary Member of the Polish Psychoanalytic Society. Initially trained as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic in London, he now works in private practice in the North of England.

      Vic has published papers on countertransference and supervision, and in 2019, Routledge released his book, The Psychoanalyst’s Superegos and Ego Ideals: The Emotional Development of the Clinician, in their New Library of Psychoanalysis.

        STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

        AAPE meetings are intended to bridge the practice gaps in the professional knowledge of attendees by exploring new and recent developments in research, theory, technique, clinical knowledge and by offering opportunities to review essential psychoanalytic knowledge. After attending AAPE’s webinar, participants should be able to:

        1. Explain the defense of inhibition from an ego psychological perspective and a contemporary object relations perspective.
        2. Apply two theoretical understandings of sexual inhibition to effective interpretive strategies for working through this defensive structure.
        3. Discuss the relationship between sexual inhibition and superego functioning, from both an ego psychological perspective and a contemporary object relational perspective.

        CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CREDITS

        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 American Association for Psychoanalytic Education. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

        The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.