About Our Programmes & Courses, & How to Apply

From this page you can access the information you need to apply to become a student at the Trust. As well as the information that you need to choose the best course for you. 

You will also need information on the entry requirements, which is available under each of the links or the online prospectus for which you can download and print a copy yourself.


The Trust has a number of different types of programmes and courses:

A. INTRODUCTION TO THE EXPERIENCE AND THEORY OF PSYCHOSYNTHESIS

The basic course is the ESSENTIALS course, run six times a year as either a 5-day intensive or over two long weekends. This may be followed by the FOUNDATION YEAR consisting of ten weekends, and validated by the University of East London. This is a prerequisite for professional training.

B. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

The POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOSYNTHESIS COUNSELLING lasts two years and is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as being validated by UEL. This may be followed by the two-year psychotherapy training leading to the MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOSYNTHESIS PSYCHOTHERAPY, also validated by UEL and accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. The Trust also offers a year-long ‘conversion’ programme for counsellors and psychology professionals trained in other therapeutic modalities: the POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PSYCHOSYNTHESIS STUDIES.


C. TRAINING FOR OTHER PROFESSIONALS

This includes a parallel POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED PSYCHOSYNTHESIS and the MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED PSYCHOSYNTHESIS, both awarded by UEL, intended for those whose vocation or field of expression might include social change, education, management coaching and the arts. Additionally, the Trust offers two other specialist programmes awarded by UEL, each lasting a year: the UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE IN MEDIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION and the UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE IN PSYCHOSYNTHESIS YOUTH WORK AND GROUP FACILITATION

D. POST-QUALIFICATION TRAINING FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY PROFESSIONALS

This includes a variety of short weekend courses forming a GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAMME. There are two year-long programmes, validated by UEL, for experienced counsellors and psychotherapists: the POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TRANSPERSONAL AND INTEGRATIVE SUPERVISION and the POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TRANSPERSONAL AND INTEGRATIVE COUPLE COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.

E. SHORT COURSES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

This includes a variety of short weekend courses forming a PUBLIC PROGRAMME.