Rose City is an IPA Allied Centre
In July of 2025, Rose City was honored with approval as an IPA Allied Centre for the Development of Psychoanalysis, a designation that reflects our commitment to promoting awareness of psychoanalysis through clinical work, education, and outreach, while creating opportunities for those new to the field to explore its theory and practice, and serving our community by offering affordable, high-quality psychotherapy.
WHAT IS THE IPA?
The International Psychoanalytical Association is a membership organization and exists to advance psychoanalysis. Founded by Freud in 1910, it is the world’s primary accrediting and regulatory body for the profession. Its mission is: to specify foundational training principles for psychoanalysts; to develop and accredit psychoanalytical societies; to establish ethical standards for its members; and to strengthen the vitality of research and transmission of psychoanalysis.
Its central aims are to foster and enhance members’ sense of belonging to an international psychoanalytic community, and to ensure the vigorous development of clinical psychoanalysis and theoretical pluralism.
The IPA is committed to understanding the impact of the contemporary world on individuals, groups and communities and to intervening psychoanalytically in social issues.
WHAT IS AN ALLIED CENTRE?
Allied Centres are groups which exist to support the development and spread of psychoanalysis – they are not concerned with the regulation or support of the clinical practice of psychoanalysis. Although some Allied Centres have gone on to form Study Groups, the wish to become an IPA entity is not a requirement of an Allied Centre. They are not authorised to train or accredit psychoanalysts or Members of the IPA.
Allied Centres exist to foster a beneficial educational and professional relationship with the IPA. Their primary functions include:
Supporting educational initiatives and awareness surrounding psychoanalysis.
Providing a collaborative community for individuals and groups with psychoanalytic interests.
Laying the groundwork for future development, as some centres may eventually evolve into official IPA Study Groups or Societies.
