Membership Benefits
More Than Membership. A Community of Lifelong Learning.
Membership of GRASP is about far more than attending a monthly reading group. It is an invitation into a community of clinicians committed to thoughtful enquiry, sustained professional development and the ongoing study of psychoanalytic thinking.
Alongside your reading group, you'll gain access to educational resources, internationally recognised speakers, professional development opportunities and a trusted network of colleagues who continue learning together year after year.
What Membership Includes:
Monthly Reading Groups
The heart of GRASP is its small, facilitated reading groups. Meeting once a month over ten months of the year, each group provides a consistent space to explore psychoanalytic theory through close reading, discussion and shared reflection.
Because membership remains within the same group over time, conversations deepen, relationships strengthen, and learning becomes an ongoing process rather than a series of isolated events.
PEP-Web Access
GRASP members receive access to PEP-Web—the world's most comprehensive psychoanalytic literature archive—at a significantly reduced annual rate.
With more than 150 years of psychoanalytic literature, classic texts, journals and multimedia resources available online, members can continue their reading well beyond each monthly meeting.
HPCSA-Accredited CPD Opportunities
Professional development is integrated naturally into the GRASP experience.
Members earn HPCSA-accredited Continuing Professional Development points through their participation in reading groups, workshops and selected educational events, allowing ongoing learning to contribute directly to professional requirements.
Workshops & Educational Events
Throughout the year, GRASP hosts workshops, lectures and educational events exploring contemporary psychoanalytic themes.
These events provide opportunities to engage with new ideas, revisit important texts and learn from respected local and international contributors.
Many workshops are also open to non-members, offering an accessible introduction to the wider GRASP community.
International Perspectives
Psychoanalytic thinking continues to evolve across the world, and GRASP actively connects members with these conversations.
Through visiting analysts, international collaborations and educational partnerships, members gain exposure to contemporary developments from leading voices within the psychoanalytic community.
A Trusted Professional Community
Perhaps the most valuable aspect of GRASP cannot be measured.
Over time, members become part of a collegial network of clinicians who support one another through thoughtful discussion, shared learning and professional referrals.
For many, these relationships become one of the defining benefits of membership.
The Member Experience: Membership That Grows With You
GRASP was never intended to be a course completed over a few months. It was created as a community that clinicians could return to throughout their professional lives.
Some members join as newly qualified psychologists seeking to deepen their theoretical foundations. Others arrive after decades in practice, looking for a space where psychoanalytic thinking remains alive, challenging and intellectually generous.
Regardless of where someone begins, the experience is remarkably similar.
Over time, familiar conversations become richer. Reading takes on new meaning. Clinical work becomes more nuanced. Trusted colleagues become lifelong professional relationships.
That is why many members remain part of GRASP for years, and in some cases decades.
Membership is not simply access to resources or events.
It is participation in an ongoing conversation about psychoanalysis, clinical practice and what it means to continue thinking together.
"The greatest benefit of membership is not a single event or resource—it's belonging to a community that continues to shape your thinking throughout your career."
Continue the Conversation
Whether you're taking your first steps into psychoanalytic thinking or have spent years in clinical practice...
GRASP offers a place to continue learning alongside colleagues who value thoughtful discussion, intellectual curiosity and the slow development of clinical understanding.
If you'd like to explore joining a reading group, attending a workshop or simply learning more about the community, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
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Michael Benn is a Clinical Psychologist and IPA-registered Psychoanalyst in private practice in Johannesburg. He is the Chair and Convener of GRASP and the founder of the Psychoanalytic Thinking digital community.
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