Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Course Overview
Our MA Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy provides you with significant theoretical knowledge needed to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a specialist focus on working with couples. The course is offered in collaboration with Tavistock Relationships, a leading training and research centre in therapeutic and psycho-educational approaches to supporting couples.
Key areas of study include:
- psychoanalytic models of the mind
- complex theoretical concepts and how they are applied to the couple relationship
- psychosexual development and sexuality through the life cycle
- causes of violence and aggression within couple relationships
- issues around separation, divorce, conflict and the impact on family life.
Working with experienced practitioners in the helping professions, you will attend tutorials, weekly clinical seminars and supervision, and personal therapy, and undertake in-person clinical work.
This course provides you with the clinical requirements leading towards accreditation with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BCP).
Teaching and clinical work is based at the Tavistock Relationships' premises in central London, close to Liverpool Street station, with occasional sessions at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Course Overview
Our MA Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy provides you with significant theoretical knowledge needed to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a specialist focus on working with couples. The course is offered in collaboration with Tavistock Relationships, a leading training and research centre in therapeutic and psycho-educational approaches to supporting couples.
Key areas of study include:
- psychoanalytic models of the mind
- complex theoretical concepts and how they are applied to the couple relationship
- psychosexual development and sexuality through the life cycle
- causes of violence and aggression within couple relationships
- issues around separation, divorce, conflict and the impact on family life.
Working with experienced practitioners in the helping professions, you will attend tutorials, weekly clinical seminars and supervision, and personal therapy, and undertake in-person clinical work.
This course provides you with the clinical requirements leading towards accreditation with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BCP).
Teaching and clinical work is based at the Tavistock Relationships' premises in central London, close to Liverpool Street station, with occasional sessions at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus.
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