Introduction to Couple Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training

Our Course Director for the couple training, Leezah Hertzmann, will describe the BPF’s two year post graduate training in couple psychodynamic psychotherapy, the first to be accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).

This is a high quality, robust training, where suitably qualified psychotherapists can gain BPC registration as a couple psychotherapist. There are no written requirements for the course.

The course covers both contemporary and classical psychoanalytic theory as it applies to couples, and foregrounds thinking about the diverse range of adult partnerships, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, living together or apart, with or without children, and throughout the life cycle. Central to this is addressing the conscious and unconscious impact of discrimination within relationships e.g. homophobia, racism, ageism, class, disability etc. You will hear about as some fictional clinical case examples that demonstrate how powerful couple psychotherapy is as an intervention and unique treatment of choice for some patient populations

There will be an opportunity to ask questions about the course and discuss the case examples.