The home of psychotherapy
The bpf is a charity, membership organisation, and training provider for psychoanalytic psychotherapy and Jungian analysis.
Welcome to the British Psychotherapy Foundation
We’re a leading psychotherapy training and membership organisation based in London and Newcastle. Whether you’re new to psychotherapy, considering further training or have a number of years working as a therapist, we will support you on your career path.
We provide membership and training for Jungian, psychoanalytic, and child and adolescent psychotherapy practitioners nationwide.
Our professional qualifications are accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP).
Our academic qualifications are run in partnership with University College, London, Exeter University and Birbeck, University of London.
Wherever you are on your journey, our training and memberships will help you progress your career and fulfil your potential in psychotherapy.
We’re proud to partner with:
Free Online Course
Into the Depths: A Psychoanalytic and Jungian Introduction to the Mind
Starts 2 November 2026 on FutureLearn
Explore love, family, dreams, trauma and death with seven bpf psychotherapists from the psychoanalytic and Jungian traditions. This free six-week online course, designed by the bpf for FutureLearn, offers an introduction to the psychology of the unconscious for anyone curious about how the mind works.
Apply to start in 2027
- Freud: Advanced Studies Taught in London from Sep 2027
- Certificate in Autism and Mental Health Online from Jan 2027
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Supervision Online from Mar 2027
- Summer School: Foundations of Psychoanalytic & Jungian Psychotherapy Online, Summer 2027
- Experiential Weekend: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic and Jungian Thinking In-person, November 2027
- Experiential Weekend: Deepening Analytic PracticeIn-person, October 2027
- Work Discussion: Understanding Children and Families from a Psychoanalytic Perspective Online, September 2027
- Psychiatry for Psychotherapists In-person, 2027
Upcoming Events
Hierarchies and Fragmentations in Psychoanalysis: In-person Conference – 21 November 2026 | 10.00am – 5.00pm. Location: London (LIFT Islington). A conference exploring how psychoanalysis and Jungian analysis can evolve, adapt and thrive in the 21st century. Click here to register.
Make a £10 Donation – Receive a Psychoanalytic Reading List
Donating supports our mission to make our psychotherapy training, clinical services, and public events affordable, accessible, and more inclusive.
Reading List: Introduction to Psychoanalytic & Jungian Theory
Receive a curated list of 67 essential texts – covering psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and Jungian theory – ideal for both newcomers and those wanting to deepen their knowledge.
Psychotherapy Access Programme
Your donation helps make sure cost is not the reason someone goes without psychotherapy.
Your gift will help fund free and reduced-cost psychotherapy for up to 20 adults on low incomes who have longer-term, complex mental health needs, with each person supported for 12 months.
Psychotherapy Bursary Fund
Your donation helps remove financial barriers to training, building a more diverse psychotherapy workforce that reflects the people it serves.
Your gift will help create bursaries so that trainees from underrepresented and financially disadvantaged backgrounds can afford to train, and will offer short-term support to trainees facing financial hardship.
Building Improvements Fund
Your donation helps us provide accessible teaching rooms and a professional home for the next generation of psychotherapists.
By improving our building, we can create a modern, inclusive space that is fit for purpose, where psychotherapists train and continue to develop throughout their careers. Every psychotherapist we train goes on to help many people, so your gift reaches far beyond our walls.
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Learn with us
Develop your knowledge with our comprehensive and highly respected courses and training.
Pre-training & Foundation Courses
Comprehensive courses to provide a foundation in psychotherapy.
Qualifying Training
Become a qualified therapist.
Professional Development
Specialist training courses designed for professional therapists.
Accredited degrees
Study for a bpf accredited degree.
Looking for a therapist?
All bpf therapists undertake comprehensive training before qualifying. Those listed in the bpf directory are fully qualified and registered with the BPC or ACP. We also offer low-fee therapy sessions to the public.
Why choose the bpf?
All of our therapists are members of at least one professional therapy body, meaning they adhere to a strict code of conduct. We, the bpf, also have a strict code of conduct which all members must follow.
