Training FAQs

If you have little experience, take a look at our pre-qualification courses here.

If you have some experience and/or training, our professional courses will help you become a psychotherapist. Take a look at these here. For practicing psychotherapists who are fully qualified, we have specialist courses to help you boost your skills (and learn some new ones).

Take a look here.

For many of our courses, it is essential that students undertake private therapy.

In doing so:

• Students get far more from their training;
• Become more confident therapists;
• Increase self-awareness and knowledge;
• Students discuss issues in safe, secure environment.

If you’ve been accepted on a bpf course, we can help with sourcing an appropriate therapist. To find out more, please contact the course administrator for the course you are interested in. You can contact the relevant course administrator via our contact page here.

• If you are considering a pre-qualification course, you will need to become a Foundation Member.
• If you are studying a professional qualification, you will need to join as a Training Member.
• Qualified, practicing individuals who take a post-graduate course, will need to join as either a Professional Member or, as a Pre-retirement, Teaching and/or Supervisory Member (depending on their level of experience).
• You can view all of our membership options here.

This varies according to the course and depends on the course. We recommend a minimum for all professional level qualifications of twelve to fifteen hours per week. For more advanced courses, around twenty to thirty (dependent on the course level, as a doctorate would require more hours than some other post-qualification courses).  

You can find out about the application deadlines by contacting the administrator for the course you are interested in via our contact page, here.

This varies according to the course. You can find out how long by contacting the administrator for the course you are interested in via our contact page, here.

This depends on the course. You can find out the course application process by visiting the course page you are interested in and clicking ‘Entry Requirements’ tab.

Alternatively, you can contact the course administrator for the course you are interested in via our contact page, here.

This varies according to the course. You can find out about the application deadlines by contacting the administrator for the course you are interested in via our contact page, here.

Please see our detailed guide about DBS checks for trainees below:

DBS – FAQs

See here for a visual guide on completing the online ID verification:

Visual guide to completing TrustID digital ID verification process

You can also see our full DBS policy below:

DBS Policy for Trainees 2025

If you have any questions about DBS checks, you can contact your relevant course coordinator, or send them to [email protected]

View Student Policies and Regulations

The bpf building has limited access. We want to accommodate as much as we can. If you do have accessibility requirements, please do contact us on 0208 452 9823 or via [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate.

Yes, we can provide advice and support for students.  Please refer to our Learning Support Agreement Guidance for more information. Please do contact us on 0208 452 9823 or via [email protected] and we can discuss your individual learning needs.

Yes, we can provide advice and support for students. Please refer to our Learning Support Agreement Guidance for more information. Please do contact us on 0208 452 9823 or via [email protected] and we can discuss your individual learning needs.