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Psychiatry for Psychotherapists

Psychiatric Simulation Workshop Format: Half-day or full-day workshop. In person at 37 Mapesbury Road, London NW2 4HJ. This highly interactive workshop offers psychotherapy trainees and qualified psychotherapists the opportunity to experience contemporary psychiatric practice through immersive clinical simulation. Led by Consultant Psychiatrist and experienced clinical educator Dr Michael Evison of Communicare Training, participants will encounter realistic situations across inpatient, community and psychotherapy settings, working with professional actors. Workshops are delivered in groups of up to…
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Work Discussion: Psychodynamic or Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy

Online Training Location: Online. Format: Part-time course. This group discussion space offers a thoughtful, containing psychoanalytic seminar for practitioners to discuss and receive supervision on their Parent infant work. It is intended for those who may in future be interested in joining our PPIP training (Psychodynamic or Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy), as well as current practitioners in PIP, Perinatal or Early Years roles who would benefit from additional psychoanalytic group supervision or reflective practice. Members of…
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Freud: Advanced Studies

Leading to PPA Training In-person programme: 37 Mapesbury Road, London NW2 4HJ. Part-time course. Freud: Advanced Studies is a new certificate course offered by the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association (PPA) of the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf), providing sustained, in-depth engagement with Freud’s core writings and concepts. The course runs annually from January to December, on Tuesdays from 6.30–8.00pm at the bpf house. The course is offered via two routes: as a standalone course leading to a…
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Certificate in Autism and Mental Health

Online Training Location: Online. 6 months (one Saturday per month). This certificate course in Autism and Mental Health: understand, assess and work with children with autism and their families, is designed for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, applied psychologists, trainee child psychotherapists, and others with relevant experience of working with children and young people with autism. The programme draws on psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, psychosocial, psychoeducational, and psychological perspectives. It enables students to critically engage with current research, developments…
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Certificate in Psychodynamic Couple Theory

Hybrid learning – London and Online Course length: 2 years Forming the theoretical component of the clinical qualifying training in psychodynamic couple psychotherapy. The British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) is now offering a more flexible route to training and qualification in psychodynamic couple psychotherapy. The theoretical and clinical components of the training can now be undertaken separately. The theory programme may also be taken as a standalone CPD course for qualified clinicians wishing to deepen their…
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Summer School: Foundations of Psychoanalytic & Jungian Psychotherapy

Intensive Online Programme Course length: 4.5 Days Course Dates: to be announced. Standard fee: £1350 This 4.5-day intensive summer school offers a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the essential concepts and cultural significance of psychoanalytic and Jungian psychotherapy, with a particular emphasis on the emotional and developmental life cycle. Participants will explore how psychoanalytic and Jungian ideas illuminate the unfolding of human development—from infancy through childhood and adolescence, into adulthood, couple relationships, and later life.…
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PPA Advanced Clinical Course

Leading to PPA Senior Membership The aim of the Advanced Clinical Course is to help colleagues deepen and intensify their clinical work. It is our intention that the requirements of the course fit comfortably within a pre-existing private practice. The extra work that is required is usually offset by the rewards of increased work satisfaction and the opportunity to meet with and learn about the work of new colleagues. It is also hoped that…
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PPA Reading Group

Online Reading Group The PPA (Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association) is one of the membership and training associations within the bpf, and offers an intensive clinical training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults. Our focus is underpinned by a theoretical framework derived from the rich, longstanding and well-founded psychoanalytic traditions of Freud, Klein, Bion, Winnicott and the British Object Relations School, as well as contemporary theory and practice. This online reading group will introduce you to important psychoanalytic thinkers…
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Psychoanalytic and Jungian Theory for Qualified Practitioners

Course length: 1 year. Delivery: Online (one Saturday per month). This one-year online certificate course is designed for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists and applied psychologists who have not previously trained in psychoanalytic or Jungian approaches but wish to incorporate these perspectives into their clinical work. Rather than asking you to adopt a new therapeutic identity or abandon your established modality, the course supports you in using psychoanalytic and Jungian ideas selectively, critically and creatively to deepen…
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Professional Senior Membership

Route to bpf Senior Membership Professional senior membership gives recognition to bpf members who work in settings other than private practice, or in private practice at varied frequencies. Successful applicants will receive the title of ‘Senior Professional Member’ of the bpf and can register with the BPC as a Senior Member. Applications accepted throughout the year.
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Work Discussion: Understanding Children and Families from a Psychoanalytic Perspective

Online Training Location: Online. Part-time course. This course offers the opportunity for those currently engaged in direct work with children or young people to discuss aspects of that work in a weekly seminar led by a senior child psychotherapist. The aim of the course is to develop and enhance psychoanalytic understanding of the emotional growth and behaviour of children and adolescents and to consider its application in current work. Currently accepting applications for September 2026.
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Jung Reading Group

Online Established in 2008, this successful reading group is open to those with a shared interest in Jung. It aims to carry out a systematic reading of C.G. Jung’s original works and explore their significance in academic and clinical contexts, including taking into account post-Jungian perspectives in analytical psychology. Email: [email protected] Applications for September 2026 are now closed. Please note: The Jung Reading Group is an ongoing study group of Jung’s primary works rather than a…
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