Our Philosophy
Mission of the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute
Since its inception in 1956, the mission of the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute has been to promote mental health through psychoanalytic education, treatment, and investigation. The Institute's primary goals are to:
- Train talented mental health professionals via a wide range of psychoanalytically focused education programs. These are designed to substantially strengthen the participants' effectiveness in treating patients to help them work through their difficulties and lead more fulfilling, productive lives.
- Provide child educators and care givers an in-depth understanding of the issues and challenges of child and adolescent development in order for them to be more effective positive forces in every aspect of their work with children and families.
- Enrich individual and community life in the region through timely Lectures and Seminars that bring psychoanalytic insights to bear on core dilemmas and dimensions of human experiences.
- Minimize the costs to patients and expand the psychotherapeutic services provided by the Herbert S. Schiele Clinic to segments of the community that are underserved but greatly in need of therapeutic services.