Overview

The Psychotherapy course from Auckland University of Technology enables you to apply for interim registration with the Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand and for provisional membership of the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists.

Master of Psychotherapy (Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy) graduates are eligible to join the New Zealand Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists as student members and once qualified will be eligible to register with the Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand.

What You Study:

• You complete a number of psychotherapy courses and research methods courses to prepare you for your research dissertation in the final part of the programme. 

• At the heart of the programme is the dissertation, your chance to advance professional knowledge in the area of psychotherapy.

• The programme includes participation in clinical work at a placement and at the campus psychotherapy clinic. It also has a requirement for the undertaking of personal psychotherapy. There is an additional fee for individual supervision in the second year of the programme.

You can choose from:

• Master of Psychotherapy

• Master of Psychotherapy (Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy)