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The Austen Riggs Center provides clinicians, researchers, scholars, and members of the general public with free access to a large array of articles, videos, courses and other resources related to mental health care.
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Austen Riggs Center: Fostering Self-Direction through Understanding and Connection
Library and Archives
The Austen Fox Riggs Library and Archives is a unique resource, providing clinicians, scholars, and researchers with access to specialized psychological texts and medical archives.
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In Evidence: Measurement-based Care Can Guide Clinical Practice in Psychoanalysis
October 6, 2023
Accreditation Manager Steven Ackerman, PhD, and Director of Research Katie Lewis, PhD, talk about measurement-based care in the treatment of patients in a psychoanalytic residential treatment setting.
Special Events
Online Information Series for Referring Clinicians
June 17, 2026
Join our Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing for a live, open Q&A on our treatment model, clinical fit criteria, and the referral process. Multiple dates available—registration required.
Join our Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing for a live, open Q&A on our treatment model, clinical fit criteria, and the referral process. Multiple dates available—registration required.
Conferences
Psychosis Care and Connection 2026: A Retreat on Humanistic Approaches
June 25, 2026
A roundtable retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue, sharing approaches to working with psychosis, and nurturing community.
A roundtable retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue, sharing approaches to working with psychosis, and nurturing community.
Special Events
Online Information Series for Prospective Patients & Families
July 1, 2026
Join us for a free, live online information session about the Austen Riggs Center—our open therapeutic community, our approach to intensive psychiatric treatment, and how the admissions process works.
Join us for a free, live online information session about the Austen Riggs Center—our open therapeutic community, our approach to intensive psychiatric treatment, and how the admissions process works.
Educational Events
Authenticity: An Ethical Core for Clinical Practice
July 10, 2026
Dr. Marilyn Charles explores the ethical foundations of mental health practice, emphasizing authenticity, integrity, and respect for difference in an increasingly AI-driven world. Using clinical illustrations, it highlights the importance of reflective, human-centered care grounded in the principle of doing no harm.
Dr. Marilyn Charles explores the ethical foundations of mental health practice, emphasizing authenticity, integrity, and respect for difference in an increasingly AI-driven world. Using clinical illustrations, it highlights the importance of reflective, human-centered care grounded in the principle of doing no harm.
Educational Events
Links Between Childhood Trauma, Psychosis, the Bayesian Predictive Processing Model of Brain Function, Transference, and the Mind Conceived as a Self-Organizing System
July 17, 2026
Dr. Michael Garrett's presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person's emotional ailments.
Dr. Michael Garrett's presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person's emotional ailments.
Educational Events
Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy
July 24, 2026
Dr. Robert J. Gregory, will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory, research, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
Dr. Robert J. Gregory, will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory, research, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
Educational Events
How We Conceptualize Disability and Why it Matters Clinically
August 7, 2026
Dr. Rhoda Olkin covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions.
Dr. Rhoda Olkin covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions.
Educational Events
Out of Sight, Still in Mind: Intersession Processes and Suicidal Ideation in Psychodynamic Treatment
September 4, 2026
Dr. Mareike Ernst introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective.
Dr. Mareike Ernst introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective.
Educational Events
A Disorder of Diffusion: Contemporary Perspectives on Borderline Personality Disorder
October 30, 2026
Dr. Kriss explores borderline personality disorder (BPD) through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens, challenging stigma by focusing on the patient’s lived experience and developmental history. He also highlights key treatment approaches, including Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Dr. Kriss explores borderline personality disorder (BPD) through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens, challenging stigma by focusing on the patient’s lived experience and developmental history. He also highlights key treatment approaches, including Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Educational Events
Interpretation and the Elaborative Function
January 8, 2027
In this lecture, Dr. Neal Vorus explores connections between Hans Loewald’s model of therapeutic change and contemporary Italian Field Theory, highlighting a relational, process-oriented view of psychoanalysis. Through theory and clinical examples, the talk examines how therapeutic interaction fosters analytic change beyond traditional interpretation-focused approaches.
In this lecture, Dr. Neal Vorus explores connections between Hans Loewald’s model of therapeutic change and contemporary Italian Field Theory, highlighting a relational, process-oriented view of psychoanalysis. Through theory and clinical examples, the talk examines how therapeutic interaction fosters analytic change beyond traditional interpretation-focused approaches.
Resource
In Evidence: Measurement-based Care Can Guide Clinical Practice in Psychoanalysis
October 6, 2023
Accreditation Manager Steven Ackerman, PhD, and Director of Research Katie Lewis, PhD, talk about measurement-based care in the treatment of patients in a psychoanalytic residential treatment setting.
Special Events
Online Information Series for Referring Clinicians
June 17, 2026
Join our Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing for a live, open Q&A on our treatment model, clinical fit criteria, and the referral process. Multiple dates available—registration required.
Join our Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing for a live, open Q&A on our treatment model, clinical fit criteria, and the referral process. Multiple dates available—registration required.
Conferences
Psychosis Care and Connection 2026: A Retreat on Humanistic Approaches
June 25, 2026
A roundtable retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue, sharing approaches to working with psychosis, and nurturing community.
A roundtable retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue, sharing approaches to working with psychosis, and nurturing community.
Special Events
Online Information Series for Prospective Patients & Families
July 1, 2026
Join us for a free, live online information session about the Austen Riggs Center—our open therapeutic community, our approach to intensive psychiatric treatment, and how the admissions process works.
Join us for a free, live online information session about the Austen Riggs Center—our open therapeutic community, our approach to intensive psychiatric treatment, and how the admissions process works.
Educational Events
Authenticity: An Ethical Core for Clinical Practice
July 10, 2026
Dr. Marilyn Charles explores the ethical foundations of mental health practice, emphasizing authenticity, integrity, and respect for difference in an increasingly AI-driven world. Using clinical illustrations, it highlights the importance of reflective, human-centered care grounded in the principle of doing no harm.
Dr. Marilyn Charles explores the ethical foundations of mental health practice, emphasizing authenticity, integrity, and respect for difference in an increasingly AI-driven world. Using clinical illustrations, it highlights the importance of reflective, human-centered care grounded in the principle of doing no harm.
Educational Events
Links Between Childhood Trauma, Psychosis, the Bayesian Predictive Processing Model of Brain Function, Transference, and the Mind Conceived as a Self-Organizing System
July 17, 2026
Dr. Michael Garrett's presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person's emotional ailments.
Dr. Michael Garrett's presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person's emotional ailments.
Educational Events
Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy
July 24, 2026
Dr. Robert J. Gregory, will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory, research, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
Dr. Robert J. Gregory, will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory, research, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
Educational Events
How We Conceptualize Disability and Why it Matters Clinically
August 7, 2026
Dr. Rhoda Olkin covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions.
Dr. Rhoda Olkin covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions.
Educational Events
Out of Sight, Still in Mind: Intersession Processes and Suicidal Ideation in Psychodynamic Treatment
September 4, 2026
Dr. Mareike Ernst introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective.
Dr. Mareike Ernst introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective.
Educational Events
A Disorder of Diffusion: Contemporary Perspectives on Borderline Personality Disorder
October 30, 2026
Dr. Kriss explores borderline personality disorder (BPD) through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens, challenging stigma by focusing on the patient’s lived experience and developmental history. He also highlights key treatment approaches, including Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Dr. Kriss explores borderline personality disorder (BPD) through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens, challenging stigma by focusing on the patient’s lived experience and developmental history. He also highlights key treatment approaches, including Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Educational Events
Interpretation and the Elaborative Function
January 8, 2027
In this lecture, Dr. Neal Vorus explores connections between Hans Loewald’s model of therapeutic change and contemporary Italian Field Theory, highlighting a relational, process-oriented view of psychoanalysis. Through theory and clinical examples, the talk examines how therapeutic interaction fosters analytic change beyond traditional interpretation-focused approaches.
In this lecture, Dr. Neal Vorus explores connections between Hans Loewald’s model of therapeutic change and contemporary Italian Field Theory, highlighting a relational, process-oriented view of psychoanalysis. Through theory and clinical examples, the talk examines how therapeutic interaction fosters analytic change beyond traditional interpretation-focused approaches.
Resource
In Evidence: Measurement-based Care Can Guide Clinical Practice in Psychoanalysis
October 6, 2023
Accreditation Manager Steven Ackerman, PhD, and Director of Research Katie Lewis, PhD, talk about measurement-based care in the treatment of patients in a psychoanalytic residential treatment setting.
Special Events
Online Information Series for Referring Clinicians
June 17, 2026
Join our Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing for a live, open Q&A on our treatment model, clinical fit criteria, and the referral process. Multiple dates available—registration required.
Join our Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing for a live, open Q&A on our treatment model, clinical fit criteria, and the referral process. Multiple dates available—registration required.
Conferences
Psychosis Care and Connection 2026: A Retreat on Humanistic Approaches
June 25, 2026
A roundtable retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue, sharing approaches to working with psychosis, and nurturing community.
A roundtable retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue, sharing approaches to working with psychosis, and nurturing community.
Special Events
Online Information Series for Prospective Patients & Families
July 1, 2026
Join us for a free, live online information session about the Austen Riggs Center—our open therapeutic community, our approach to intensive psychiatric treatment, and how the admissions process works.
Join us for a free, live online information session about the Austen Riggs Center—our open therapeutic community, our approach to intensive psychiatric treatment, and how the admissions process works.
Educational Events
Authenticity: An Ethical Core for Clinical Practice
July 10, 2026
Dr. Marilyn Charles explores the ethical foundations of mental health practice, emphasizing authenticity, integrity, and respect for difference in an increasingly AI-driven world. Using clinical illustrations, it highlights the importance of reflective, human-centered care grounded in the principle of doing no harm.
Dr. Marilyn Charles explores the ethical foundations of mental health practice, emphasizing authenticity, integrity, and respect for difference in an increasingly AI-driven world. Using clinical illustrations, it highlights the importance of reflective, human-centered care grounded in the principle of doing no harm.
Educational Events
Links Between Childhood Trauma, Psychosis, the Bayesian Predictive Processing Model of Brain Function, Transference, and the Mind Conceived as a Self-Organizing System
July 17, 2026
Dr. Michael Garrett's presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person's emotional ailments.
Dr. Michael Garrett's presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person's emotional ailments.
Educational Events
Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy
July 24, 2026
Dr. Robert J. Gregory, will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory, research, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
Dr. Robert J. Gregory, will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory, research, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients.
Educational Events
How We Conceptualize Disability and Why it Matters Clinically
August 7, 2026
Dr. Rhoda Olkin covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions.
Dr. Rhoda Olkin covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions.
Educational Events
Out of Sight, Still in Mind: Intersession Processes and Suicidal Ideation in Psychodynamic Treatment
September 4, 2026
Dr. Mareike Ernst introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective.
Dr. Mareike Ernst introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts, feelings, fantasies, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective.
Educational Events
A Disorder of Diffusion: Contemporary Perspectives on Borderline Personality Disorder
October 30, 2026
Dr. Kriss explores borderline personality disorder (BPD) through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens, challenging stigma by focusing on the patient’s lived experience and developmental history. He also highlights key treatment approaches, including Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Dr. Kriss explores borderline personality disorder (BPD) through a contemporary psychoanalytic lens, challenging stigma by focusing on the patient’s lived experience and developmental history. He also highlights key treatment approaches, including Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Educational Events
Interpretation and the Elaborative Function
January 8, 2027
In this lecture, Dr. Neal Vorus explores connections between Hans Loewald’s model of therapeutic change and contemporary Italian Field Theory, highlighting a relational, process-oriented view of psychoanalysis. Through theory and clinical examples, the talk examines how therapeutic interaction fosters analytic change beyond traditional interpretation-focused approaches.
In this lecture, Dr. Neal Vorus explores connections between Hans Loewald’s model of therapeutic change and contemporary Italian Field Theory, highlighting a relational, process-oriented view of psychoanalysis. Through theory and clinical examples, the talk examines how therapeutic interaction fosters analytic change beyond traditional interpretation-focused approaches.