Become a SIP member
We welcome applications for membership from psychotherapists who have completed a training in psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapy equivalent to our own training.
Members of other Membership Institutes of BPC can also join us as a Clinical Associate, allowing you to receive referrals via our Consultation & Referral Service (CRS), attend our CPD events, participate in the delivery of SIP’s training, subscribe to various journals and publications at a discounted rate, and join SIP’s Committees.
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Direct Entry Membership
Psychodynamic Membership
Eligibility:
- You have undertaken 3 – 4 years of twice-weekly psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a BPC registered and approved training therapist
- You have worked at least 200 hours of psychodynamic psychotherapy (this total must include having worked with two patients, at a frequency of once or twice weekly sessions, for a minimum of one year)
- You have received a minimum of 120 hours of supervision with a BPC registered and approved psychoanalytic or psychodynamic training therapist
Psychoanalytic Membership
Eligibility:
- You have had psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy with an approved therapist at a minimum frequency of three times weekly throughout training.
- You have worked with two patients for intensive psychotherapy, at least three times weekly.
- One patient will have been seen for at least two years, and the other for at least eighteen months. Therapy with these patients would need to have been supervised by approved supervisors throughout training
Clinical Associates
Clinical Associate membership is available to any adult-trained Psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapist who is registered with the BPC through a different member institute or, exceptionally, to psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapists registered with other equivalent organisations.
Why join SIP?
You will be joining a well established Institute that since 1986 has trained and professionally supported hundreds of psychotherapists in the south west region. We are the only independent institute outside of London that holds both psychoanalytic and psychodynamic traditions.
We nurture a reflective, collegial culture with an emphasis on careful clinical thinking, ethical responsibility, continuity of tradition, and the resilience of psychotherapy in challenging times.
You will join an community of like minded professionals in the region. Members participate in CPD activities that foster disciplined attention to clinical process and theory. Members get access to the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing platform (PEP-Web) at no extra cost and have access to significant discounts on industry leading journals and online learning material, as well as receive our monthly Members newsletter, with the option to contribute content and circulate notices.
We are committed to widening thoughtful access to psychoanalytic ideas and practice. Members may support this work through supervised reduced-fee arrangements, public events and contributions to the life of the Institute. Members can also contribute to teaching, present clinical material, supervise trainees, and support the training of future practitioners.