Clinical Training

IPI offers a range of clinical training options for those who wish to practice from a psychodynamic perspective. Clinicians may focus on in-depth or short-term treatments with individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents in varied treatment settings. Our programs provide didactic instruction on classical and contemporary psychoanalytic theory and technique combined with clinical applications to facilitate the development of clinical skills and dynamic understanding.

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Distance Learning

Online Option: Single Session, Semester Courses, Weekend Videoconferences

Open Enrollment Videoconference Series

2025-2026 Master Speaker Series

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Open Enrollment Couple and Family Training

Foundations of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy: Special Topics in Theory, Technique & Practice

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Open Enrollment Guest Lectures

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Open Enrollment Individual Psychotherapy Training

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PPP) Videoconference

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Open Enrollment Introduction to Couple Therapy

Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy One-day Course

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Open Enrollment Basics of Psychodynamics

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in Everyday Terms

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Wednesdays at 10:00am US ET

Free Town Hall Discussion

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IPI Distance Learning

Certificate Programs

Object Relations Theory and Practice

The Two-Year Certificate Program in Object Relations Theory and Practice located in the Washington D.C area, provides a concentrated immersion in object relations theory and therapy.

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Infant Observation

The Infant observation program focuses on early child development, primary relationships, primitive anxieties, defenses and implications for child and adult psychotherapy later in life. APPLY by Aug 1st

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Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

A post-graduate program in contemporary psychodynamic theory and therapeutic technique designed to develop clinical competency in working with patients from an object relations/intersubjective approach. APPLY by Aug 1st or Dec 1st

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Psychoanalytic Training (IIPT)

Four-year psychoanalytic training program, online and in-person including seminars, case presentations, group affective learning.

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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Consultation Program

Consultation and supervision skills: online course includes readings, discussions, case examples, individual and group supervision settings, CE credits, and integration of the learning using the group affective model. APPLY by Aug 15th

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Combined Child Training

A two-year program in either child psychotherapy or child psychoanalysis, this program combines weekly videoconferencing seminars with twice yearly in-person conferences, featuring presenters invested in child work.

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Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy

This program is geared for 2-year Object Relations Theory and Practice program graduates (or the equivalent) who desire advanced training in couple treatment. APPLY by Aug 1st or Dec 1st

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Looking for weekend conferences?

Many of IPI's training opportunities are available to participants who can't enroll in one of the full training programs. Students are welcome to come to one, or several, of the events at a level of participation that suits you.

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IPI In-person Conferences

Weekend Conferences

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Weekend Conferences

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Overseas Programs

Overseas Program

China Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

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