Foundation Course in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

PG Dip/MA Foundation Course in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (D58L)

Part One: Qualifying Course in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (for work with adults)

The Foundation Course in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is a long established programme of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. It is aimed at professionals working in adult mental health services.  The course is now available in the north of England through collaboration between NSCAP, Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust and the Tavistock Clinic.  The programme is validated by the University of Essex.  

This course is for you if you work in the helping professions and want to begin to train as a psychotherapist using psychoanalytic principles.  This involves being aware of the unconscious communications of the patient and in particular the developing relationship between therapist and patient.

The programme consists of 3 components on a weekly basis, over the 3 academic terms of each year. This is in addition to seeing patients and attending personal therapy, neither of which activities conform to our academic terms. The course takes place on a Wednesday in Leeds and requires a commitment of 2 - 3 years.

Successful completion of the Foundation Course can lead to progression onto the Inter-cultural Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Part Two: Qualifying course in psychodynamic psychotherapy (D59)  to training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.  Some individuals will wish to simply take the Foundation Course to enhance current practice whilst for others this may be the beginning of an escalator to a full training.

Online application process

Applications for the course (code: D58) must be made online. Please click on the link below which will take you to the applications webpage for courses run by NSCAP with the Tavistock and Portman. You will need to register as a new applicant before completing the application.

Apply Online

For further course information on the Tavistock website, click here.

For information on the British Psychoanalytic Council, please click here.