Overview

At Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck, University of London you will gain both an academic qualification and the clinical training requirements for accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

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Through experiential learning and your own experience of personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy, you will develop an analytical understanding of self and other, and interpersonal dynamics. A diverse range of family structures are also studied on this course and we encourage an inclusive approach to couple relationships through reading, discussion groups and self-reflection.
Key areas of study include: how to assess the core issue that can be presented by clients, the principles of working psychodynamically with a focus on unconscious processes and transference, key psychoanalytic models of the mind, the historical development of psychoanalytic thought, and complex theoretical concepts and how they are applied to the couple relationship.
Working with experienced practitioners in the helping professions, you will attend tutorials, weekly clinical seminars, online seminars and supervision, and undertake in-person clinical placements. 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.
You will be required to undertake clinical placements in Years 2 and 3 and be in a minimum of once-weekly personal therapy within two months of starting the course.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Couple and Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Development of Psychoanalytic Thought
Couple and Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy: Skills
Couple and Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy: Couple Theory 1
Couple and Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy: Couple Theory 2
Theory, Practice and Research of Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-14 00:00:00 , International

More details

The university recommends that applicants apply as early as possible and at least six weeks before the start of term.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.
If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa.

Tuition Fees

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12300 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

8340 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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