INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

The Introductory Course is both a stand alone certificate course and an introduction to study at the PA. Students who complete the IC can apply to the one year Diploma in Community and Psychotherapy and the full Analytic Psychotherapy Training. 

OVERVIEW

The course takes place on Tuesday evenings at our premises in Hampstead, north London, and consists of a weekly seminar and an experiential group. Each student will be allocated a personal tutor.

You will be invited to study  past and current psychological theories and treatments of human suffering taught in conjunction with philosophy and phenomenology as well as ideas drawn from art, literature, the politics of psychiatry, power and lived experience. 

REQUIREMENTS

The Introductory Course benefits from groups of students who have a mix of backgrounds – the PA has never prized academic qualifications over other skills and experience. Sometimes people who never intended to become psychotherapists find that the Introductory Course inspires them to follow this path after all. 

Being a student at the PA means you will have access to our small library and you will also be invited to attend regular PA events and contribute to the PA newsletter.

APPLICATION AND FEES

Application is by interview. The course costs £840 plus a £50 interview fee. 

There are a limited number of bursaries available for students surviving on low income
 

To apply, please contact and

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