MONDAY NIGHT SEMINAR
April 6th, 2026
 on Zoom

The Mirror and the Couch: Lacan in Dialogue with Other Schools

Presented by:  Yeshim Oz, MS, LPC, &
Mindy Duncan, PhD
 
What does it mean to say that the unconscious is structured like a language? How does desire take shape through the Symbolic order? This seminar offers an accessible introduction to key ideas in Lacanian psychoanalysis, including the mirror stage, the registers of the Imaginary, Symbolic, and Real, and Lacan’s reformulation of subjectivity and desire. Participants will explore how Lacanian theory converges with—and sharply diverges from other psychoanalytic schools. Through didactic overview and interactive discussion, attendees will have the opportunity not only to understand fundamental Lacanian concepts, but to test them against their own theoretical commitments and clinical experience.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After attending this session, participants should be able to:
1. Describe three core ideas in Lacanian psychoanalysis.
2. Compare and contrast ideas from the Lacanian school with other schools of psychoanalytic thought.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
About the Presenters
 
Yeshim Oz, MS, LIMHP, is a Personal and Supervising Analysts at the Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. She started her career as a Special Education teacher for autistic children in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1992 she moved to Vienna, Austria and worked with Turkish teenagers that were involved in minor criminal activities. In 1998, she immigrated to the United States and received her Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She graduated from the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute as an analyst in 2019, and, since then, she has served on different committees, including co-chairing the Curriculum and Faculty Committee. Her area of interest within psychoanalysis is French Psychoanalysis, especially the ideas of Lacan, and the contributions of Laplanche and Andre Green to psychoanalytic theory.
 
Mindy Duncan, PhD is the President and Director of the Center for Psychosocial Organization Studies in Columbia, Missouri and an Academic Candidate at the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. She is provisionally licensed as a professional counselor in the state of Missouri. She offers psychoanalytic psychotherapy in person in Columbia, MO and online in Missouri. She has an MA in anthropology and a PhD in Public Affairs. Her research interests include the psychodynamics of management, organizational culture and change, and behavioral health organizations, and she is an experienced organizational analyst. She has published papers in Parenting, Psychodynamic Practice, Organization, and the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies.
 
Monday, April 6th, 2026
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Time
 
This seminar is free and open to the public.
 
 
or
visit our website www.gkcpsa.org
  
The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants on April 3rd, 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 and remain on camera. 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.
 

About the Center

The Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Center is a nonprofit organization which provides a forum for discussion of theoretical, cultural, and clinical ideas regarding psychoanalysis, as well as networking opportunities for professionals, through community forums, professional workshops and annual film series. Membership is open to any person with a serious interest in psychoanalysis. The Center is the parent organization of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute, which provides post graduate training in the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. More information about the Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Center is available at www.gkcpsa.org.
 
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