Alan Karbelnig

A Bit About Me

Dr. Karbelnig practices psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Pasadena, California, working with individuals, couples, and families. He earned two PhDs, one in Counseling Psychology from USC in 1986, and another one in Psychoanalysis from the New Center for Psychoanalysis (NCP) in 1996. Shortly thereafter, he achieved Certification in Psychoanalysis by the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), ultimately earning the status of a Supervising and Training Psychoanalyst. He founded, serves on the Board of Directors of, and teaches at Rose City Center—a not-for-profit psychoanalytic psychotherapy clinic serving the economically disadvantaged throughout California.

An award-winning teacher, Dr. Karbelnig lectures locally, nationally and internationally including in Hong Kong and Beijing, China, in Delhi and Ahmedabad, India, and in Tel Aviv, Israel. A scholar in psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, mental health law and ethics, Dr. Karbelnig also enjoys writing. He has published some 15 scholarly articles and six book chapters. Also, writes a weekly Substack newsletter titled, Journeys to the Unconscious Mind. His first book, Lover, Exorcist, Critic: Understanding Depth Psychotherapy (Karnac Press), was released in September 2023. His second book, The Psychoanalyst as Revolutionary, is coming soon.

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