In order to undertake this course, we ask that you:

• have had at least two years of weekly personal psychotherapy with a BPC accredited psychoanalytic psychotherapist

• have an initial psychodynamic clinical training in psychotherapy, comparable to our Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (D58)

• have two years supervised psychotherapy work with a patient

Please note that due to the nature of this course, personal suitability for the work is an important factor.

All students are required to attend twice weekly personal psychotherapy with a BPC-registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist for the duration of their training, until the completion of clinical work. 

Home

£6,930 per year (2024/25)

International

£13,860 per year (2024/25)

For more information about financing your studies and your fee status, please see our fees and funding area.

Please note that course fees are subject to an annual uplift of 3% or the Consumer Price Inflation as at 1 September, whichever is the greater. At its discretion, the Trust may determine a figure between these two rates.

We are happy to offer a range of ways to pay your fees, as well as some funding for specific courses.

Assessment

Progress during the course is assessed at the progression board which takes place three times a year. This is guided by feedback through written reports submitted each term by your seminar leaders and supervisors. Subject to satisfactory progress, you will be given permission to take on clinical work (first case, second case etc.) until your progress is finally approved for qualification.

There is no assessed written work during the course but students are required to prepare presentations for clinical applications and theoretical seminars and provide case summaries.

Attendance

Theoretical and clinical applications seminars take place between 10 and 1pm on Monday mornings. Supervision takes place on Monday afternoons, whereas there is flexibility during the week regarding direct clinical work.

Graduates of this course have found the training useful in achieving positions in a wide range of settings. These include secondary mental health/complex needs services, therapeutic communities, personality disorder services, custodial and secure mental health facilities and the voluntary sector. Graduates have also taken roles providing reflective practice to forensic teams. Many have set up a private practice for patients with more generic difficulties, to balance their workload.

Graduates of this course have gone on to pursue further training in areas such as psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, group analytic therapy, organisational consultancy, couples psychotherapy, and mentalization-based therapy (MBT), as well as in reflective practice and supervision.