The home of psychotherapy
The bpf is a charity, membership organisation, and training provider for psychoanalytic psychotherapy and Jungian analysis.
Welcome to the British Psychotherapy Foundation
We’re a leading psychotherapy training and membership organisation based in London and Newcastle. Whether you’re new to psychotherapy, considering further training or have a number of years working as a therapist, we will support you on your career path.
We provide membership and training for Jungian, psychoanalytic, and child and adolescent psychotherapy practitioners nationwide.
Our professional qualifications are accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP).
Our academic qualifications are run in partnership with University College, London, Exeter University and Birbeck, University of London.
Wherever you are on your journey, our training and memberships will help you progress your career and fulfil your potential in psychotherapy.
We’re proud to partner with:
Psychotherapy Access Programme
Your donation helps ensure cost is not the reason vulnerable people go without psychotherapy.
Helping remove financial barriers to therapy for people with longer-term complex mental health needs by offering fully funded and subsidised psychotherapy places for up to 20 low-income adults over 12 months.
Psychotherapy Bursary Fund
Your donation removes financial barriers to training, supporting a more diverse, representative psychotherapy workforce
Creating bursaries so that trainees from underrepresented and financially disadvantaged backgrounds can afford psychotherapy training or receive short term financial help during times of hardship.
Building Improvements Fund
Your donation helps us maintain functional and accessible teaching facilities and professional home for the next generation of psychotherapists.
By improving the building, we can provide an environment that is modern, inclusive, and fit for purpose, supporting the training and continued development of psychotherapists who will collectively reach thousands of patients over their careers.
New Courses & Reading Groups
- Intensive Summer School: Foundations of Psychoanalytic & Jungian Psychotherapy – (Taught Online, Thursday 16th to Monday 20th July, 2026)
- Psychodynamic and Jungian Theory for Qualified Practitioners (Taught Online, October 2026)
- Reading Group – ‘Reading Bion’ – (Taught Online, Commences January 2027)
- Reading Group – ‘Reading Freud’ – (Taught Online, Commences January 2027)
- Reading Group – Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association – (Taught Online, Rolling Entry)
bpf North:
- Foundation Course (Taught in Newcastle, October 2026)
- Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training (Taught in Newcastle & Online, October 2026)
Upcoming Events
- Hierarchies and Fragmentations in Psychoanalysis – Date(s) 23rd April, 14th May, 2nd July & 12th September, 2026. Venue: Online and In Person. Event series + conference, in collaboration with CPJA and UKCP. Find out more.
- bpf Annual Lecture with Juliet Rosenfeld (Public) – Date(s) 6th June, 2026. Venue: Online and in-person at The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT. Buy tickets here.
Make a £10 Donation – Receive a Psychoanalytic Reading List
Donating supports our mission to make our psychotherapy training, clinical services, and public events affordable, accessible, and more inclusive.
Reading List: Introduction to Psychoanalytic & Jungian Theory
Receive a curated list of 67 essential texts – covering psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and Jungian theory – ideal for both newcomers and those wanting to deepen their knowledge.
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Learn with us
Develop your knowledge with our comprehensive and highly respected courses and training.
Pre-training & Foundation Courses
Comprehensive courses to provide a foundation in psychotherapy.
Qualifying Training
Become a qualified therapist.
Post-qualification
Specialist training courses designed for professional therapists.
Accredited degrees
Study for a bpf accredited degree.
Looking for a therapist?
All bpf therapists undertake comprehensive training before qualifying. Those listed in the bpf directory are fully qualified and registered with the BPC or ACP. We also offer low-fee therapy sessions to the public.
Why choose the bpf?
All of our therapists are members of at least one professional therapy body, meaning they adhere to a strict code of conduct. We, the bpf, also have a strict code of conduct which all members must follow.
