Institute of Psychotherapy & Social Studies

Contextualizing psychoanalytic psychotherapy within contemporary cultures, languages and social identities

Course Fees

Application Fees

The fee for the application process is £80.00. This fee is payable at the time of application and covers the costs of registration. It is non-refundable except in the case where applicants are not called for interview.

Taster Course

Fees for the Autumn 2010 Taster Course are £90.

The Cost of the Diploma Course

Fees for 2010-2011 are as follows:

Years 1, 2 and 3:

Diploma Fee £3250.00 per year.

Diploma fee covers all tuition, lectures, seminars, essay marking, personal and academic tutorials

Year 4 onwards until completion:

Diploma Fee £631.00 Year 4.

Diploma fee covers tuition through academic/clinical seminars including the mandatory Saturday Forums, personal and academic tutorials.

Supervision and Personal Psychotherapy Fees Both supervision (36 sessions in Year 4) and personal therapy are paid for by the trainee direct to the supervisor/analyst for all years. Fees are in the region of £40-£45 per session.

Planning the cost of your training:

We will keep our annual raising of fees for the years 2010-12 to a minimum; it should however be noted that fees will be subject to a yearly adjustment in line with inflation. Fees are payable either before the beginning of the year, or before the beginning of each term. Fees paid termly will incur a small surcharge. Trainees’ liability for fees for the course are as stated in the Trainee Declaration which is signed by all incoming students.

Psychotherapy can help with problems such as:

  • addiction,
  • bereavement,
  • anger management,
  • eating disorders,
  • sexual problems,
  • family & relationships,
  • effects of abuse,
  • depression.

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