Fred Pine Award Plenary Address: Time and Timelessness in the Unconscious

  •  January 13, 2026
     8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

***This meeting is virtual and will be held on ZOOM.***

Fred Pine Award Plenary Address

Time and Timelessness in the Unconscious

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026

8:00 – 9:30 PM (EST)

Presenters: Kenneth Feiner, Psy.D. &

Deborah Waxenberg, Ph.D.

 

Kenneth Feiner, Psy.D. & Deborah Waxenberg, Ph.D. will present on the influence of temporality on people’s mind and lives. They reconsider Freud’s assertions that time belongs exclusively to the system Cs. and is absent from the unconscious (UCS), highlighting the inconsistencies in Freud’s own clinical observations and theorizing. Time and timelessness are coexistent, interrelated dimensions of experience, rather than binaries. The past, present and future coexist in both unconscious and conscious mentation. Psychoanalytic literature, contemporary chronobiological and developmental research, recent work in neuroscience, and clinical observations will be drawn upon. As psychoanalytic practitioners and educators, they want to expand recognition of the role of temporality in the workings of unconscious processes and contribute to a revised theory of the unconscious.

1.5 Contact Hours. 1.5 CME/CE credits will be offered. See details below.

General Admission: $50

Student Admission: $35

Free Admission for current NYPSI members/students and HFI Candidates

REGISTRATION LINK HERE

*Registration will close at 2PM on Tuesday, January 13th*

THIS MEETING IS VIRTUAL; READ INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:

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OPTIONAL READINGS
    1. Cairo, I. (2017). It’s about Time: Temporality in Analysis. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 65:317-326.
    2. Scarfone, D. (2016) Enactive Cognition, the Unconscious, and Time. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 36(5):388-397.
    3. Steiner, J. (2018). Time and the Garden of Eden Illusion. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 99(6), 1274–1287.
BIOGRAPHIES
Kenneth Feiner, Psy.D. a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, is the co- author (with Danielle Knafo) of the book, Unconscious Fantasies and the Relational World. He is a clinical consultant at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and a faculty member at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He has published articles on child development, empathy,
unconscious fantasy, and sexual abuse. Dr. Feiner is in private practice in New York City where he sees adults, teenagers and couples.
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Deborah Waxenberg, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. She is Teaching Faculty, Clinical Consultant, and served for 6 years as Co-Chair of the Relational Track at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. She is also Faculty at the Stephen Mitchell Relational Study Center and the National Training Program of NIP. Dr. Waxenberg maintains an office practice in NYC working with individuals and couples.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify instances in which Freud’s descriptions of the unconscious included time, contradicting his claim that the unconscious is timeless.
  2. Describe how time and timelessness coexist in unconscious processes in their work with patients and discuss the ramifications of this for a psychoanalytic theory of the unconscious.

Psychologists

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY – 0073.

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. DISCLOSURE: None of the planners and presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Social Workers

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW – 0317.

Physicians
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 New York Psychoanalytic Society & 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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